♩ EMA – 3Jane [from The Future’s Void]
♩ The Echo Friendly – Fuck It and Whatever [from Love Panic]
♩ Little Daylight – Love Stories [from Hello Memory]
♩ Craft Spells – Nausea [from Nausea]
♩ The War on Drugs – Red Eyes [from Lost In The Dream]
Category Archives: best of 2014
(31) Days of Good//12.20.14
(31) Days of Good//12.19.14
One of my favorite discoveries of 2014. I love how this track continuously jumps around sections with a multitude of musical styles, influences, beats, and tempos.
Hands down one of the best debut albums and most catchy songs of 2014.
♩ Sylvan Esso – Coffee [from Slyvan Esso]
Right out of the gates, this song hooks me. It’s one of those songs i’ll never get tired of and the perfect addition to a road trip playlist. Roll down the windows and blast this gem.
♩ Eternal Summers – Gouge [from The Drop Beneath]
Lo-fi, fuzz pop, shoegaze, atmospheric, cinematic etc. All of these and more could be used to describe XO’s Heart. I highly recommend listening to this album beginning to end, but if your crunched for time, at least give “Coast” and whirl. And like Eternal Summers above, “Coast” is a must add to your road trip playlist.
“Eurydice’ sticks with the band’s early-’90s dream-pop aesthetic, but it’s got a big, glowing widescreen chorus, and it’s the sort of thing that some very smart director could use to soundtrack a romantic-comedy running-in-the-rain montage.” (via Tom Breihan, Stereogum)
♩ The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Eurydice [from Days of Abandon]
[thepainsofbeingpureatheart.com]
(31) Days of Good//12.18.14
His sophomore album may be closer to a release than expected and if the first few tracks are any indication, Kendrick will be holding onto his throne as hip hop’s new king.
♩ Kendrick Lamar – i [single]
I hope these two never stop making music. Some producers and MCs just click…similar to the vibes that Flying Lotus and Kendrick Lamar have, Freddie and Madlib keep old school gangster vibes going on Pinata. I love the sample on this track too (Thuggin is also on this record but that song has been out forever)
♩ Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – Shame (feat. BJ The Chicago Kid0 [from Piñata] (via soundcloud)
The T.D.E. crew continues to impress with every release. Obviously King Kendrick is still killing it with his various features and collabs with Flying Lotus, but his labelmates do not disappoint either. Schoolboy Q’s debut full length had features from fellow T.D.E. cohorts Jay Rock and Kendrick and other big names in hip hop like 2 Chainz and Tyler, The Creator.
♩ Schoolboy Q – Man of the Year [from Oxymoron] (via soundcloud)
I love when it’s obvious that rappers have beat envy. 0-100 was one of those tracks that every rapper wanted when they heard it because everyone soon released their own freestyles or remixes over that beat. Say what you want about Drake, but he can rap (sometimes) and he always gets dope production.
♩ Drake – 0 to 100 / The Catch Up [single] (via soundcloud)
(31) Days of Good//12.17.14
Throughout the year, i compile all my favorite tracks into an ever growing 31days playlist. This little rock diddy from Angel Olsen was the first track I added to the 31days2014 list (all the way back in Dec 2013). it’s remained a favorite of mine all year and a must listen.
♩ Angel Olsen – Forgiven/Forgotten [from Burn Your Fire For No Witness]
Having already teamed up with SOHN and Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, BANKS looked to LA producer Shlomo for “Brain”, which is the perfect pairing for the up-and-coming songstress’ powerhouse vocals.
♩ BANKS – Brain [from Goddess]
Short and sweet little diddy from the debut LP by Frankie Cosmos (aka Greta Kline, daughter of actors Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates. With “Birthday Song”, Cosmos “drops a hilariously frank birthday song that tells it straight about these annual celebrations of existence. While it may seem like Frankie is raining on the parade, it’s sometimes good to laugh at arbitrary rituals a bit. Plus, the instrumentation is pretty endearing as well.” (via Brooklyn Vegan)
♩ Frankie Cosmos – Birthday Songs [from Zentropy]
[ingridsuperstar.bandcamp.com]
Casablancas earned some of his rock street cred back with this side project. Very reminiscent of the first Strokes album.
♩ Julian Casablancas+The Voidz – Where No Eagles Fly [from Tyranny]