Album of the year?

[Dog Burger]

Just finished writing up our albums of the year at work, so I thought I'd ask in here, too. What was your favourite? Don't think it was a vintage year, but I've certainly made some new discoveries. My winner would be Are We There by Sharon Van Etten by a short head from Turn Blue by The Black Keys, who I've never had much time for in the past. Love that album, though. War On Drugs also worthy of a mention....What about you?

Edited November 28, 2014 by Dog Burger

[Winslow Leach]

The War on Drugs and Run The Jewels are my top two. Then an undercard of Aphex Twin, Caribou, Perfume Genius, St Vincent, Swans, Cloud Nothings and Lykke Li.

[Space Shanty]

War on Drugs album is definitely up there.

Caribou produced a great effort as well, as did Beck, SOHN, Objekt and St Vincent

Edited November 28, 2014 by Space Shanty

[jonodillieono]

Dfa1979s the best I've heard this year followed by caribou and todd terje but I haven't heard much this year in fairness

[Rose-Colored Boy]

Caustic Love and Trouble In Paradise are my favourites although with my fairly mainstream lifestyle I'm obviously in no position to say they're the 'best'

[Dog Burger]

Forgot Familiar by The Antlers! Also brilliant

[kalifire]

I'm holding out a lot of hope for this, released on Monday.

[Space Shanty]

Cheers for starting this thread.

It's going to give me plenty of stuff to catch up on over the next while.

My mate who is a bit of an anorak for this stuff (in a good way), has been urging me to check out Hookworms, Ought, Real Estate and Inventions from his own albums of the year list.

Edited November 28, 2014 by Space Shanty

[Dog Burger]

Cheers for starting this thread.

It's going to give me plenty of stuff to catch up on over the next while.

My mate who is a bit of an anorak for this stuff (in a good way), has been urging me to check out Hookworms, Ought, Real Estate and Inventions from his own albums of the year list.

I enjoyed Hookworms. Very noisy!

[ryan.smith]

Augustines' selft-titled new record for me. Absolutely phenomenal.

[The 38 year old virgin]

Hookworms, war on drugs, howie b and todd terje are all ace,

War on drugs probably wins though

[Space Shanty]

Augustines' selft-titled new record for me. Absolutely phenomenal.

Dammit they were in Belfast on Wednesday night too... missed opportunity

[Winslow Leach]

Surprised I'm the only person to pick Run The Jewels so far. Honestly, check it out, the more I listen to it the more I think it's one of the best hip hop albums I've ever heard.

[Space Shanty]

Surprised I'm the only person to pick Run The Jewels so far. Honestly, check it out, the more I listen to it the more I think it's one of the best hip hop albums I've ever heard.

I agree it's class... Only listened once right through and then individual tracks, but it's definitely the best hip hop album in years that I've heard

[CHRLY]

The War on Drugs and Run The Jewels are my top two. Then an undercard of Aphex Twin, Caribou, Perfume Genius, St Vincent, Swans, Cloud Nothings and Lykke Li.

Well this is pretty much exactly mine! I'd add Cymbals eat Guitars, Ex Hex & Tune-Yards though.

[Dog Burger]

Surprised I'm the only person to pick Run The Jewels so far. Honestly, check it out, the more I listen to it the more I think it's one of the best hip hop albums I've ever heard.

Cheers for the tip!

[merago]

War on Drugs, Warpaint, Run The Jewels, Alvvays, the second of the Eno/Hyde albums, Honeyblood, Caribou.

If I absolutely had to pick just one - It'd be tough but The War on Drugs just shades it from Warpaint

[merago]

Surprised I'm the only person to pick Run The Jewels so far. Honestly, check it out, the more I listen to it the more I think it's one of the best hip hop albums I've ever heard.

Was still composing my list when you posted this. Agreed, it's a blinder!

[Matt42]

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[kalifire]

I'd also echo Run The Jewels. I was hoping The Roots would produce another banger but I was a tad underwhelmed with their release this year.

[ryan.smith]

Dammit they were in Belfast on Wednesday night too... missed opportunity

Oh man! The venue they were playing looked incredible. They're also one of the best live acts I have EVER seen - that is a missed opportunity man, I'm sorry to say.

[ghandi]

Having not heard a lot of new stuff of late I'd have to say Jungle , the style of it took me back to when I was a jazz funk boy, it has that Sth American sort of feel to it that I like.

Edited November 28, 2014 by ghandi

[dcummin]

Royal Blood: Royal Blood & Future Islands: Singles......are my choices

I will now check out War on drugs - they've slipped under the radar fro me - and seem to be getting the votes here

[LondonTom]

U2- Songs Of Innocence

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My favourist has to go to Jack White - Lazaretto, likely my most played of the year to, beat my expectations and the vault package edition gives me great joy to own

The 2 Bears - The Night is Young, a close second and recent entry but suprisngly fantastic all the way through!

Honorable mentions for Wild Beasts - Present Tense, Metronomy - Love Letters which both lived up to expectations but didn't excede them I think.

The Horrors - Luminous and Jungle also impressed me, didn't expect at all to like them as much as I did!

Lots of other acts seemed to have some great tracks (Kasbian/Band of Skulls/Temples/Pixies/Chvches) but not many held me for an entire album really.

Edited November 28, 2014 by LondonTom

[renrutbor]

I'm holding out a lot of hope for this, released on Monday.

It's great, picked it up at the Manchester show on Sunday (which was just incredible) and haven't stopped listening to it since. His show at Gateshead tonight is being streamed online live tonight too.