2014: First 1/4 Top 5

duckyboy · **Posted:** Fri May 09, 2014 9:38 pm

In no order, here's stuff I've liked:

Mac Demarco--Salad Days
Fear of Men--Loom
Nothing--Guilty of Everything
Bleeding Rainbow--Interrupt
Frankie Cosmos--Zentropy
Temples--Sun Structures
Malkmus and Jicks--Wig Out at Jagbags

thisotherkingdom · **Posted:** Sat May 10, 2014 9:47 am

No order here.

DBT
Black Lips
The Men
Thee Oh Sees
Eagulls
The Rich Hands
Sweet Apple
Sonic Avenues
OFF!

On the fence about these...

St. Vincent
War on Drugs
GBV
Nothing
The Fleshtones

Terrible...

The Hold Steady

thisotherkingdom · **Posted:** Sat May 10, 2014 2:09 pm

Lrr Wrote:

Coathangers
Lawrence Arms
Tweens

Haven't heard any of these but they sound interesting. Gonna give them a listen.

Radcliffe · **Posted:** Sat May 10, 2014 2:18 pm

thisotherkingdom Wrote:

The Rich Hands

Didn't know they had a new one out - thanks for the heads-up!

Also just bought the Nuclears "This Is How We Party" and it has immediately jumped into top 5 contention. Any fans of the Biters, Wyldlife, and the Bad Lovers will appreciate.

tentoze · **Posted:** Sat May 10, 2014 6:56 pm

1) St. Paul & The Broken Bones~ Half The City
2) Joseph Arthur~ Lou

Some other stuff:
Bare Jr.~ Undefeated
Sturgill Simpson~ Metamodern Sounds In Country Music
Eliza Gilkyson~ The Nocturne Diaries
John Gorka~ Bright Side Of Down

Somewhat disappointed in latest from Leon Russell.

two guns holla · **Posted:** Mon May 12, 2014 12:51 pm

Yail Bloor Wrote:

Radcliffe Wrote:

Yail Bloor Wrote:

Houndmouth - From The Hills Below The City (2013 release but its new to me in '14)

I've been sitting on the song "Casino (Bad Things)" for an upcoming monger mix.

Yeah, that's a good one for that.

Really enjoyed seeing these guys live. Need to listen to that album more.

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

#1: Doug Paisley - Strong Feelings

Others in no order that I like:

Eric Brace & Karl Strauss
The Iguanas
Rodney Crowell
Nickel Creek
Riley Etheridge Jr.
Phil Ajjarapu
Damon Albarn
Laura Cantrell
DBT's

I suspect whichever 4 of the above I chose to round out a top 5 wouldn't stay there long because new albums from perennial billy g favs John Fullbright, Joe Henry, Sturgill Simpson, Mary Gauthier, Zoe Muth, Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison and Luke Haines are all due out in the next month.

FT · **Posted:** Mon May 12, 2014 5:00 pm

thisotherkingdom Wrote:

Terrible...

The Hold Steady

Not terrible, but not great, either. There's two really good songs, a couple other OK ones, and lots of MEH.

mcaputo · **Posted:** Tue May 13, 2014 10:34 am

billy g Wrote:

#1: Doug Paisley - Strong Feelings

+ 1

Lrr · **Posted:** Tue May 13, 2014 4:58 pm

FT Wrote:

thisotherkingdom Wrote:

Terrible...

The Hold Steady

Not terrible, but not great, either. There's two really good songs, a couple other OK ones, and lots of MEH.

So it follows their recent pattern, huh?

FT · **Posted:** Tue May 13, 2014 7:12 pm

Lrr Wrote:

FT Wrote:

thisotherkingdom Wrote:

Terrible...

The Hold Steady

Not terrible, but not great, either. There's two really good songs, a couple other OK ones, and lots of MEH.

So it follows their recent pattern, huh?

hahaha I suppose it could be viewed that way

ptrck · **Joined:** Wed Oct 27, 2004 10:55 pm **Posts:** 5568

Nothing - Guilty of Everything
Future Islands - Singles
Peggy Sue - Choir of Echoes
I Was a King - Isle of Yours
Manchester Orchestra - Cope
Thee Sillver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra - Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light On Everything
The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream
Fanfarlo - Let's Go Extinct
The Casket Girls - True Love Kills the Fairy Tale
The Both - The Both

discostu · **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 1:53 am

1. Timber Timbre - Hot Dreams (this isn't going to move from this spot)

Others:
Real Estate - Atlas
The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream
Adam Faucett - Blind Water Finds Blind Water
Nothing - Guilty of Everything
TacocaT - NVM
Beck - Morning Phase
Fujiya & Miyagi - Artificial Sweeteners
Temples - Sun Structures
Lera Lynn - Lying in the Sun (EP)
Mt. Royal - s/t (EP)

Completely inexcusable that I've only listened to each of these once:
DBT - English Oceans
Bobby Bare Jr. - Undefeated

Need to hear more of:
St. Vincent - s/t
Angel Olsen - Burn Your Fire for No Witness

Need to hear:
Swans - To Be Kind
Morgan Delt - s/t
The Men - Tomorrow's Hits
Cheatahs - s/t
Hauschka - Abandoned Cities
Mark McGuire - Along the Way
Band of Skulls - Himalayan
Wooden Wand - Farmer's Corner
Gord Downie & the Sadies - Conquering Sun

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 9:16 am

billy g Wrote:

Sturgill Simpson

This is fantastic, BTW. Pacesetter.

discostu · **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 4:55 pm

Yail Bloor Wrote:

billy g Wrote:

Sturgill Simpson

This is fantastic, BTW. Pacesetter.

Yeah, I keep hearing great things.

bort · **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 7:32 pm

I heard some NPR thing with that guy from the Eels. Liked what I heard so I should probably check out the album.

Twilightkid · **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 8:24 pm

adding:

King Dude - 'Fear' to the list....

discostu · **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 10:08 pm

Twilightkid Wrote:

adding:

King Dude - 'Fear' to the list....

Oooh, yeah. Another one I need to listen to.

Radcliffe · **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 10:52 pm

Already had to reconfigure:

The Nuclears - This Is How We Party
The Both - The Both
Nicole Atkins - Slow Phaser
Rich Hands - Out Of My Head
Needles//Pins - Shamebirds

Next bunch:

The Men - Tomorrow's Hits
The Breakdowns - Rock 'n' Roller Skates
Sweet Apple - The Golden Age of Glitter
Dum Dum Girls - Too True
The Cry! - Dangerous Game
Chains of Love - L.P.
Pink Mountaintops - Get Back

Put together first volume of my Faves of 2014:

1. The Breakdowns - Sweet Pamela Jayne
2. The Cry! - Discotheque
3. The Both - Milwaukee
4. The Nuclears - Suburban Gurls
5. Stagecoach - 56k Dial-Up
6. Sweet Apple - Wish You Could Stay (A Little Longer)
7. Pink Mountaintops - New Teenage Mutilation
8. Penny Blacks - The Digital Age
9. J.J. & the Real Jerks - Out Of My Means
10. Needles//Pins - Only Call Me When You're Drunk
11. Tweens - I'm Gonna Steal Your Boyfriend
12. The Rich Hands - No Harm Blues
13. Chains of Love - It's a Shame
14. Secret Sisters - Black and Blue
15. Sleeper Agent - Me On You
16. Steve Conte - Dark in the Spotlight
17. Role Models - Saturday Night
18. Sky Pilots - Only When It Rains
19. Phonograph - California
20. The Fleshtones - Hipster Heaven
21. Cheap Girls - Short Cut Days
22. Petter Baarli - Don't Start Again
23. Honeyblood - Killer Bangs
24. The Men - Going Down

http://www26.zippyshare.com/v/87422580/file.html

Twilightkid · **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 11:05 pm

discostu Wrote:

Twilightkid Wrote:

adding:

King Dude - 'Fear' to the list....

Oooh, yeah. Another one I need to listen to.

been digging their older stuff for a few months or so....saw them last night open for Ghost, and they were great.....

'Fear' is instant catchy goodness

jsh · **Posted:** Mon May 19, 2014 12:25 pm

Ought - More Than Any Other Day

it's really good too

PopTodd · **Posted:** Wed May 21, 2014 10:13 am

billy g Wrote:

I suspect whichever 4 of the above I chose to round out a top 5 wouldn't stay there long because new albums from perennial billy g favs John Fullbright, Joe Henry, Sturgill Simpson, Mary Gauthier, Zoe Muth, Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison and Luke Haines are all due out in the next month.

Really excited for the new Luke Haines!
He seems to be getting into the whole concept album thing.
http://thequietus.com/articles/14708-lu ... -vega-says

FT · **Posted:** Wed May 21, 2014 10:25 am

I should mention the new Old 97's is also really good.

Twilightkid · **Posted:** Wed May 21, 2014 12:29 pm

FT Wrote:

I should mention the new Old 97's is also really good.

then go ahead...we are waiting!!

:rawk:

discostu · **Posted:** Wed May 21, 2014 12:32 pm

jsh Wrote:

Ought - More Than Any Other Day

it's really good too

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