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TOP 25 ALBUMS OF 2014 – #2: FOO FIGHTERS – SONIC HIGHWAYS…
Sonic Highways is the most ambitious project the Foo Fighters have pulled off yet. Rather than just repeat what they know, the band set out to do a documentary series about making an album in eight cities. An album fueled by the stories and interviews collected for the documentary. A documentary that ties the rich […]
TOP 25 ALBUMS OF 2014 – #3: PINK FLOYD – THE ENDLESS RIVER…
I had to think long and hard about this one. Pink Floyd is a band that is way up at the top of the list in many respects for me. Yes, The Endless River is essentially a collection of outtakes from The Division Bell that have been embellished with better sounding guitar and drums, and […]
TOP 25 ALBUMS OF 2014 – #4: U2 – SONGS OF INNOCENCE…
Hopefully now that the frenzy over the iTunes fiasco has died down, people can appreciate Songs of Innocence for what it is: one of the best albums U2 has recorded in a long time. All OF those things that make U2 great are here. They are tight still as a four piece. They use atmosphere, […]
TOP 25 ALBUMS OF 2014 – #6: WEEZER – EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT IN THE END…
2014 brought the triumphant return of Weezer! Their new album Everything Will Be Alright In The End is a return to all the things I love about Weezer. The most important of these is their tightness as a rock & roll band. Sure when you are this far into your career, you are allowed to […]
TOP 25 ALBUMS OF 2014 – #7: LILY ALLEN – SHEEZUS…
Lily Allen’s return to pop music, after nearly calling it quits, was one of the most exciting pieces of news to me in 2013. She had hinted about being apprehensive about a return, but there was no need to worry at all. Rather than repeat what she did on her first two albums, Lily moves […]
TOP 25 ALBUMS OF 2014 – #9: PIXIES – INDIE CINDY…
After a 20+ year wait, the Pixies came stomping back this year with a brand new album. Even though founding member Kim Deal is missing this time around, the band rock as loud and as crazy as ever. Songs like “Blue Eyed Hexe”, “Bagboy” and “Another Toe In The Ocean” haven’t left my playlists all […]
TOP 25 ALBUMS OF 2014 – #10: SEMI PRECIOUS WEAPONS – AVIATION…
This year put an end to a long wait to hearing new music from what has been one of my favorite “best kept secret” bands, Semi Precious Weapons. In 2007, this band released one of my favorite albums of the entire decade, We Love You. With only one album between then and now, it was […]
TOP 25 ALBUMS OF 2014 – #12: MACY GRAY – THE WAY…
One album that really stood out from the rest this year was Macy Gray’s latest release The Way. Pop charts be damned, time after time Macy proves that the knows how to do it right. The album is full of catchy but heartfelt feelgood songs, ballads that pull at your heart strings, and above all […]
TOP 25 ALBUMS OF 2014 – #14: BLEACHERS – STRANGE DESIRE…
Most side projects of popular bands tend to get released and fizzle, with the exception of the die-hard fans of their original band paying attention. But in this case, Fun’s Jack Antonoff proves that he has lyrical and musical chops aside from just being the guitarist and backing vocalist of Fun. In fact, some of […]
TOP 25 ALBUMS OF 2014 – #17: you+me – rose ave….
This fall, P!nk released a new album sort of under the radar. This project is rose ave. For this album, P!nk formed a duo called you+me with Dallas Green, a Canadian singer-songwriter also known under the moniker City and the Colour. She met Dallas through her husband, and planned a collaboration track that turned into […]
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