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             Albums
       of the year
                   
2014

Last year my goal was to shorten the reviews in my annual top albums post, but I failed miserably. This year, however, time was more limited – in a good way luckily (maybe because I interviewed two of my favorite bands: Lush, and Slowdive!) – and I’ve finally reached my goal. That’s even with 20 albums reviewed, up four from last year. I think I’ll keep this introductory shorter as well. As you can see, to the left is a playlist of a song from each of the albums that I think represents what makes each album great. Oh, and it’s Spotify, so you may need to have an account or something, not entirely sure how that works. Figure it out, or check out the song titles to find them somewhere else. Lastly, note these are in no particular order. They’re all great in their own individual ways, and thus albums at the bottom are JUST as important as those at the top. Enjoy, and feel free to comment if you want – and thanks for reading! Or not.

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Beyoncé

Beyoncé

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Of course Beyonce’s self-titled fifth album came out, out of nowhere, at the very end of 2013, so it didn’t have time to make my tops of the year post, but it’s so good, it must be mentioned now. Never been a Beyoncé fan myself, as I’ve never connected with what she’s up to – her songs always felt jumpy, erratic and un-focused. Not my thing. But I saw this minimalistic album cover and it felt like a statement of simplicity, that she was pulling this back, so I was intrigued, and wow was I not disappointed. Her voice is more relaxed and stronger than ever. Her confidence just oozes right out of the speakers. The beats are dark, stark, & beautiful. Like a friend said, despite its simplicity, it’s dense. Perfection.

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