The 2014 music thread

[apsham]

I'm quite enjoying the new Say Anything - all I need to do is get over listening to Judas Decapitation on repeat so I can listen to the other songs more.

[GA!]

Lana Del Rey is hit or miss for me. Her first album had some good songs, some crap ones. The overriding problem with her is the concept of "female character in a David Lynch film set to pop music" has been done. Her name's Julee Cruise. She's awesome.

[RPS]

Damon Albarn's solo album was a snooze. Too bad.

Lone's Reality Testing is fantastic.

Ben Frost's A U R O R A was a great listen, though I don't think I'll listen to it much.

I didn't love the new Robyn/Royk EP, but Do It Again is probably Robyn's best song.

I listened to Mac Demarco's album a few times. Was nice and breezy. Would be a nice album for a beach party.

Keli's new album was a good experiment that didn't pan out. Some songs will probably stick around in my rotation for the year.

Hercules and Love Affair's new album is the most fun I've had listening to an album all year. I'd describe it as 'no-strings attached dance party'.

Le1f's new EP was awesome. Cities Aviv released a great LP. Hip hop has been a bit slow this year.

Soft Pink Truth's "Why Do The Heathens Rage?" is a gay couple reimagining black metal songs into gay club songs. They previously did it with punk songs on "Do You Want New Wave or Do You Want the Soft Pink Truth?" They are amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Irww9bTGVGM

[JasonM]

No idea where to toss this. But this ''joke song'' might become this years top summer hit.

Fuck that Pitbull/J-Lo song, and whatever else might be in the running this year.

This ''Spanish'' song by a bunch of Swedes is addicting as hell and sticks immediately.

Edited June 22, 2014 by Jasonmufc

[Roster Depth Sicko No. 2]

That Spanish thing is just... I don't even know. It's treading that line between genius and insanity very closely. But I think it's just about on the genius side.

[Maxx]

New Gaslight song from their upcoming album which features awful artwork...

[GA!]

The album artwork looks like a pair of gonads as done in MS Paint.

[LUKIE]

Russkaja does Get Lucky.

And it is lovely.

[tristy]

what the fuck

[SRN]

Bobby Womack died.

[GA!]

Lana Del Rey is hit or miss for me. Her first album had some good songs, some crap ones. The overriding problem with her is the concept of "female character in a David Lynch film set to pop music" has been done. Her name's Julee Cruise. She's awesome.

Her latest album is much better. They've toned down the melodramatic orchestral stuff, taken away the Lynch-isms, and added more guitars. No lyrics stood out as being fucking awful, which happened several times during 'Born to Die' and 'Paradise', so that's a bonus.

[livid]

New Death From Above 1979!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqBYHrw9_ys

Pretty impressive for a band that hasn't released anything in 10 years.

[apsham]

Now that I've had the chance, I have to say that I adore the whole of 'Hebrews' and Say Anything is damn glorious.

[RPS]

SBTRKT new track is very strange and so very amazing.

[Jimmy]

Think I'm gonna go see 'em in October, and it's really great to finally have new material. Really strange to have the guy from Vampire Weekend involved in that song, but it's working for me so far.

[Lint]

Very well Tom Green..for one moment, your ok in my book

[Rich]

I am currently loving:

The whole record is pretty wonderful (on spotify for those interested)

[METALMAN]

They were in the year below me at school.

[Rich]

Well, they are good, what happened to you?

[Gazz]

He's still working on his album.