With the New Year rapidly approaching there has been no shortage of Best Of lists to mark the greatest (and sometimes worst) music of the year. Pitchfork released their top 50 albums of 2014 countdown today and it is a compilation for the ages.
Indie favourites that made the list include St. Vincent’s self titled album at 16, Spoon’s They Want My Soul at 13, Mac Demarco’s Salad Days at 12, and Future Island’s Singles at 22. Representing Canada on the Pitchfork best of list are Owen Pallet’s In Conflict at number 42, and Caribou’s Our Love starting off the top 10 list.
Very best frenemies Sun Kil Moon and The War on Drugs also made the top ten, with The War on Drugs surpassing Sun Kil Moon by four spots-take that Mark Kozelek!
But the most exciting feature on the list goes to the number one pick which crowned Run The Jewels’ Run The Jewels 2 as album of the year. The album has no shortage of anger, profanity, and battling of wits-basically everything you would want from your hip hop and more. Read the full list below or catch the ranking here:
50. Ben Frost – Aurora
49. Mr Twin Sister – Mr Twin Sister
48. Clark – Clark
47. Shellac – Dude Incredible
46. Ariana Grande – My Everything
45. Andy Stott – Faith in Strangers
44. A Sunny Day in Glasgow – Sea When Absent
43. Madlib / Freddie Gibbs – Pinata
42. Owen Pallett – In Conflict
41. Leon Vynehall – Music for the Uninvited
40. Ty Segall – Manipulator
39. Ought – More Than Any Other Day
38. Hundred Waters – The Moon Rang Like A Bell
37. Perfect Pussy – Say Yes To Love
36. Tinashe – Aquarius
35. Shabazz – Lese Majesty
34. Cloud Nothings – Here and Nowhere Else
33. Rich Gang – Tha Tour Part 1
32. White Lung – Deep Fantasy
31. Taylor Swift – 1989
30. Iceage – Plowing Into the Field of Love
29. How to Dress Well – “What Is This Heart?”
28. Pharmakon – Bestial Burden
27. YG – My Krazy Life
26. Ex Hex – Rips
25. Azealia Banks – Broke With Expensive Taste
24. Parquet Courts – Sunbathing Animal
23. Lykke Li – I Never Learn
22. Future Islands – Singles
21. Brian Eno / Karl Hyde – High Life
20. Vince Staples – Hell Can Wait EP
19. Sharon Van Etten – Are We There
18. Arca – Xen
17. Flying Lotus – You’re Dead!
16. St. Vincent – St. Vincent
15. Angel Olsen – Burn Your Fire for No Witness
14. Real Estate – Atlas
13. Spoon – They Want My Soul
12. Mac DeMarco – Salad Days
11. Perfume Genius – Too Bright
10. Caribou – Our Love
9. Ariel Pink – Pom Pom
8. Todd Terje – It’s Album Time
7. Sun Kil Moon – Benji
6. Swans – To Be Kind
5. Grouper – Ruins
4. Aphex Twin – Syro
3. The War on Drugs – Lost in the Dream
2. FKA twigs – LP1
1. Run the Jewels – Run the Jewels 2
Until next year, folks.
