Best albums of 2014

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1
FKA TwigsLP1"Twigs superb vocal melodies anchor LP1's flights of experimentation. Were they to be stripped from the album's bizarre flourishes and dropped into a commercial R&B context, they would stun nonetheless."
Pretty Much Amazing
2
Sleaford ModsDivide And Exit"With Williamson delivering street-ranter streams of consciousness over Andrew Fearn's frigid post-punk/jip-hop productions, it's possibly not for the casual listener out for a few laughs but there's much to invigorate in its unaffected, defiant slagging of hated jobs, metropolitan hipsters, Twitter and more."
Q Magazine
3
Damon AlbarnEveryday Robots"Albarn has just unveiled quite arguably the best album of his career--solo or otherwise--with Everyday Robots."
Blurt Magazine
"Everyday Robots is a less ebullient, more intimate and reflective affair, as befits the tentative revelation of a man's soul." Uncut
4
Scott Walker + Sunn O)))Soused"Pairing the somber and overpowering baritone bravado of Walker not to mention his mad-poet mystique with the subterranean thunder and tumbling towers of holy-hell from the core duo of Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson seemed like the perfect marriage. And it is."
The A.V.Club
5
MetronomyLove Letters"Pushing away the froth and frivolity, they leave a darker, more satisfying, and ultimately superior record in their wake."
Under The Radar
"The sonic thinness which seems inherent to Mount remains his limiting weakness, and modest strength."
The Independent
6
CaribouOur Love"This is rich, strange, endlessly fascinating music: a subtle, beautiful triumph."
The Guardian
"Snaith has perfected his recipe for bite-sized psychedelia."
Uncut
7
SwansTo Be Kind"It might be the most accessible Swans album yet. The long stretches of abstract noise are draped over some surprisingly catchy hooks. A few moments might even qualify as singalong road trip anthems."
The Line Of Best Fit
8
Neney CherryBlank Project"The songs are sparky and Cherry is in excellent voice as she raps, sings and swings against the sparse, drum and bass-style backing orchestrated by Four Tet."
The Independent
9
Ja, PanikLibertatia
10
Aphex TwinSyro"Admittedly, Syro will probably not win over a new generation of fans like the Richard D. James album once did, but as a continuation of everything that has made Aphex Twin compelling, it's a triumph."
XLR8r
11
Flying LotusYou're Dead!
12
Fatima Al QadiriAsiatisch
13
WarpaintWarpaint
14
alt-JThis Is All Yours
15
The NotwistClose To The Glass
16
Sun Kil MoonBenji
17
Run The JewelsRun The Jewels 2
18
Kate TempestEverybody Down
19
Richard DawsonNothing Important
20
St. VincentSt.Vincent
21
BeckMorning Phase
22
BanksGoddess
23
ActressGhettoville
24
JungleJungle
25
SpoonThey Want My Soul
26
TemplesSun Structures
27
Future IslandsSingles
28
Lana Del ReyUltraviolence
29
SOHNTremors
30
Conor OberstUpside Down Mountain
31
Dean BluntBlack Metal
32
John SouthworthNiagara
33
Angel OlsenBurn Your Fire For No Witness
34
Ben WattHendra
35
Roddy FrameSeven Dials
36
Jens FriebeNackte Angst zieh dich an wir gehen aus
37
Von SparStreetlife
38
Chet FakerBuilt On Glass
39
Mac DeMarcoSalad Days
40
MutterText und Musik
41
TweedySukierae
42
Shabazz PalacesLese Majesty
43
Tom Petty (& The Heartbreakers)Hypnotic Eye
44
Parquet CourtsSunbathing Animal
45
Kasai AllstarsBeware The Fetish
46
WandaAmore
47
EarthPrimitive And Deadly
48
Erlend OyeLegao
49
Damien RiceMy Favourite Faded Fantasy
50
Steve GunnWay Out Weather
51
GrouperRuins
52
InterpolEl Pintor
53
The War On DrugsLost In The Dream
54
John FullbrightSongs
55
Valerio TricoliMiseri Lares
56
VesselPunish, Honey
57
Eliane RadigueNaldjorlak I II III
58
Joe HenryInvisible Hour
59
ArcaXen
60
Marc BaronHidden Tapes
61
Alexis TaylorAwait Barbarians
62
Kevin Drumm & Jason LescalleetThe Abyss
63
Niels FrevertParadies der gefälschten Dinge
64
SinkaneMean Love
65
TrümmerTrümmer
66
Amen DunesLove Letters
67
Cooly GWait 'Till Night
68
Rhodri DaviesAn Air Swept Clean Of All Distance
69
FinkHard Believer
70
Michael PisaroContinuum Unbound
71
U2Songs Of Innocence
72
AMMPlace sub. v.
73
Jamie TCarry On The Grudge
74
Mary Halvorson, Michael Formanek & Tomas FujiwaraThumbscrew
75
Owen PallettIn Conflict
76
Wild BeastsPresent Tense
77
Carla BozulichBoy
78
Foxygen… And Star Power
79
Puce MaryPersona
80
Marcus WiebuschKonfetti
81
SlogenDespairs Had Governed Me Too Long
82
The AcidLiminal
83
Robert EllisThe Lights From The Chemical Plant
84
FatimaYellow Memories
85
Freddie Gibbs & MadlibPinata
86
Annea LockwoodGround Of Being
87
La RouxTrouble In Paradise
88
The Black KeysTurn Blue
89
Sylvan EssoSylvan Esso
90
Wadada Leo SmithThe Great Lakes Suites
91
Call SuperSuzi Ecto
92
HozierHozier
93
Steve Gunn & Mike GangloffMelodies For A Savage Fix
94
Jenny Hval & SusannaMeshes Of Voice
95
Todd TerjeIt's Album Time
96
Mattew ShippI've Been To Many Places
97
Holly HerndonChorus
98
How To Dress WellWaht Is This Heart ?
99
Apartment HouseLaurence Crane Chamber Works 1992 – 2007
100
Die NervenFun
101
East India SouthTotal Strife Forever
102
AlvvaysAlvvyays
103
Peaking LightsCosmic Logic
104
ShackletonFreezing Opening Thawing
105
Die SterneFlucht in die Flucht
106
Klaus LangSAIS
107
Bitchin BajasBitchin Bajas
108
Der Nino aus WienBäume
109
Die HeiterkeitMonterey
110
Laetitia SadierSomething Shines
111
Ariel PinkPom Pom
112
Die Liga der Gewöhnlichen GentlemenAlle Ampeln auf Gelb!
113
DrcarlsonalbionGold
114
KindnessOtherness
115
OraclesStanford Torus EP
116
KelisFood
117
Mighty OaksHowl
118
Broken BellsAfter The Disco
119
HaftbefehlRussisch Roulette
120
MoNo Mythologies To Follow
121
SBTRKTWonder Where We Land
122
Wye OakShriek
123
DillonThe Unknown
124
Real EstateAtlas
125
ElbowThe Take Off And Landing Of Everything
126
MarteriaZum Glück in die Zukunft II
127
The Afghan WhigsDo To The Beast
128
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