Urban75 Album of the Year 2014 revisited
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hitmouse
music obfuscation technology
An EP not an album so you can't vote for it, but I reckon there's a solid case Bodies and Control and Money and Power is the best thing Priests ever did, fantastic name for a fantastic record:
Most of the stuff on their proper albums just sounds like sensible grown-up new wave compared to the sheer frantic energy of that EP, at least imo.
Most of the stuff on their proper albums just sounds like sensible grown-up new wave compared to the sheer frantic energy of that EP, at least imo.
AverageJoe
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The Last Act of Defiance - Wikipedia
Awesome band - Sick Of It All
Spandex
A crazy bulbous punchbag of sound
After LCD Soundsystem split up in 2011 Nancy Whang was at a loose end, so she hooked up with labelmate John Maclean, who she'd done vocals for before (most notably on 2008s Happy House), and turned The Juan Maclean into a duo.
She really adds to his music. While he'd done some good songs, 2014s In a Dream was a huge improvement on his previous album.
She really adds to his music. While he'd done some good songs, 2014s In a Dream was a huge improvement on his previous album.
Indeliblelink
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There was a Lankum album in 2014, Cold Old Fire, released when they were calling themselves Lynched.
Spandex
A crazy bulbous punchbag of sound
And I'm having no struggle at all. I guess it depends if what you're into was having a good year or not.
2014 was a very good year for various flavours of synthpop, which is something I'm very into. I've already mentioned Void Vision, Tying Tiffany, Xeno & Oaklander, The Juan Maclean, shit even Taylor Swift went synthpop on 1989. To those I can add:
La Roux- Trouble in Paradise
Keluar - Keluar
Boy Harsher - Lesser Man
Röyksopp & Robyn - Do It Again
Hante - Her Fall and Rise
I can never get enough of this stuff.
Silas Loom
Man with glasses
Jakob - Sines. I might even go to the effort of voting for this.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
you struggled in 2014 too, nearly voted for a couple of things, but didnt...
redsquirrel
This Machine Kills Progressives
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Kiasmos _Kiasmos. Erased Tapes began to grow an interesting roster around this time and this mixture of piano, strings , beats with hints of a classical style was a good example of their support for new stuff. Comfortable to engaging to foot tapping.
Maybe I'll sit this one out then.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Penguin Cafe-The Red Book.
The second album by the band set up by Arthur Jeffes, son of the founder of The Penguin Cafe Orchestra. It follows the style and legacy but without any of TPCO members in it. A mixture of classical, world and folk . Mood music and dream like .
The second album by the band set up by Arthur Jeffes, son of the founder of The Penguin Cafe Orchestra. It follows the style and legacy but without any of TPCO members in it. A mixture of classical, world and folk . Mood music and dream like .
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Hundred Waters - The Moon Rang Like A Bell. Delicious downtempo pop.
Indeliblelink
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Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders - Playmates
If Nick Cave went synth-pop.
Love this video
If Nick Cave went synth-pop.
Love this video
braindancer
not for long
Not sure if I voted in 2014 but if I did my guess is that I would have voted for Andy Stott's Faith in Strangers... it's just had a tenth anniversary re-release which has prompted me to spin it again and yep, it fully holds up.
Knackered house was the daft microgenre used to describe his sound
Knackered house was the daft microgenre used to describe his sound
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Glass Animals - Zaba
Noir-pop. Gorgeous, playful and dark
Noir-pop. Gorgeous, playful and dark
hitmouse
music obfuscation technology
Glass Boys was...far from my favourite Fucked Up record, but they'd been a band for 13 years at that point and it's hard for even the greatest to keep a good streak going forever. It's a perfectly fine album, just not up there with the heights of Hidden World or David Comes to Life.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Bing and Ruth- From Tomorrow Was the Golden Age
"We are left at its end feeling reflective, yet somewhat lost as to how these feelings we just experienced could ever be rediscovered. It's something that only the power of music can create, and Bing & Ruth do it with style, elegance and tact."
As good as Atmos by Winged Victory was in 2014 this to me is just sublime Could be number 1.
"We are left at its end feeling reflective, yet somewhat lost as to how these feelings we just experienced could ever be rediscovered. It's something that only the power of music can create, and Bing & Ruth do it with style, elegance and tact."
As good as Atmos by Winged Victory was in 2014 this to me is just sublime Could be number 1.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
The Twilight Sad - Nobody Wants To be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave
Wow.
Wow.
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
Sean Lennon's Ghost of a Sabre Tooth Tiger project did the album Midnight Sun in 2014. Psych-rock revival stuff with no big surprises but lots of good tunes and impeccable production.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Soundcarriers - Entropicalia
I first came across this band on the OST to the cult Lodge 49 TV series. Psychedelia, with hints of Broadcast and Sterolab, 60s soundtracks. It's groovy baby
I first came across this band on the OST to the cult Lodge 49 TV series. Psychedelia, with hints of Broadcast and Sterolab, 60s soundtracks. It's groovy baby
Be best be tying this up pretty quickly in time for the big year end vote in December.
So get me your lists by Friday morning!!!! You can do it.
hitmouse
Spandex
nogojones
The39thStep
zahir
SpookyFrank
Indeliblelink
belboid
stavros
DaveCinzano
So get me your lists by Friday morning!!!! You can do it.
hitmouse
Spandex
nogojones
The39thStep
zahir
SpookyFrank
Indeliblelink
belboid
stavros
DaveCinzano
