Out of the thousands of albums we listened to in 2014, many of the ones that made this list seemed to satisfy a particular need. Some of them are aggressive; some of them are soothing. Sometimes we wanted them to ask hard questions — about rising oceans, global inequality, alienation and systemic injustice — that reflected the events around us. Sometimes we just needed them to show us something new. Exceptions abound, of course: There is lightness and melodrama, confidence and expertise, music composed decades ago and music that could have been beamed in from the future. Old needs surface in the midst of heavier times, too. We like to dance. NPR
A few highlights:
ALT-J
This Is All Yours
ANGEL OLSEN
Burn Your Fire For No Witness
GROUPER
Ruins
LULUC
Passerby
PERFUME GENIUS
Too Bright
ST. VINCENT
St. Vincent
SYLVAN ESSO
Sylvan Esso
THE WAR ON DRUGS
Lost In The Dream
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