Is it just me, or has 2014 really been lacking in good music?

mr-november · 11-23-2014, 05:55 PM

Last year, The National, Arcade Fire, Daft Punk, Kanye West, Chance the Rapper, Arctic Monkeys, Deafheaven, Vampire Weekend, and Chvrches all came out with incredible albums. To me, the best albums of 2014 are Salad Days - Mac Demarco, Here and Nowhere Else - Cloud Nothings, Rips - Ex Hex, and Benjamin Booker - Benjamin Booker, but none of these come anywhere close to the albums of 2013.

Is it just my music taste, or is there better stuff that I just haven't discovered yet? Or is 2014 just kind of a suckish year for music?

**Frownland** · 11-23-2014, 06:00 PM

I think it's been a great year for music. John Zorn, White Suns, Marc Ribot, Swans, B L A C K I E, Run the Jewels, and many other artists released great records this year.

Mondo Bungle · 11-23-2014, 06:02 PM

There's been some seriously great stuff for me. Of course it depends on what you're into.

Machine · 11-23-2014, 06:42 PM

Swans, Andrew Jackson Jihad, Primus made their best album since Pork Soda in my opinion, Sun Kil Moon, Weezer made their best album since Pinkerton, Run The Jewels, Madlib and Freddie Gibbs, Cloud Nothings, Julia Brown, and Clipping made CLPPNG.

Overcast · 11-23-2014, 07:19 PM

2014 has been nice for me so far

Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen, Swans, The Antlers, St. Vincent, FKA twigs, This Will Destroy You, Sun Kil Moon, Lana Del Rey, A Silver Mt. Zion, Grouper, Have A Nice Life, My Fictions, The Body, Karen O, Vashti Bunyan, Aphex Twin, The War on Drugs, Flying Lotus, Behemoth, Sólstafir, Spoon, Ariel Pink, Ben Frost, Cloud Nothings, Perfume Genius, La Dispute, Mac DeMarco, Iceage, Agalloch, Todd Terje, The Hotelier, Elbow, Joyce Manor, The New Pornographers, Prawn, Ben Howard, The Twilight Sad, A Sunny Day In Glasglow, Pharmakon, How to Dress Well, Real Estate

Key · 11-23-2014, 07:22 PM

You've gotta be kidding me. Another thread to discuss supposedly ****ty music?

As far as I can tell, this year and last year even have been amazing years for music.

Overcast · 11-23-2014, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ki

You've gotta be kidding me. Another thread to discuss supposedly ****ty music?

As far as I can tell, this year and last year even have been amazing years for music.

People don't take the time to dig... it really isn't hard.

Key · 11-23-2014, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Overcast

People don't take the time to dig... it really isn't hard.

These last two years have been very good to me, music wise. A lot of my favorite artists have released new stuff, as well as I have discovered artists that have released their debuts. You're right though. Digging is one of the best things to do when it comes to music.

~~James~~ · 11-23-2014, 07:34 PM

I think this has been the most potent year for music since 2010. Seriously good stuff.

bulbasaur · 11-23-2014, 07:39 PM

aye

11-23-2014, 05:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
mr-november Groupie Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Chicago Posts: 2	Is it just me, or has 2014 really been lacking in good music? Last year, The National, Arcade Fire, Daft Punk, Kanye West, Chance the Rapper, Arctic Monkeys, Deafheaven, Vampire Weekend, and Chvrches all came out with incredible albums. To me, the best albums of 2014 are Salad Days - Mac Demarco, Here and Nowhere Else - Cloud Nothings, Rips - Ex Hex, and Benjamin Booker - Benjamin Booker, but none of these come anywhere close to the albums of 2013. Is it just my music taste, or is there better stuff that I just haven't discovered yet? Or is 2014 just kind of a suckish year for music?

11-23-2014, 06:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	I think it's been a great year for music. John Zorn, White Suns, Marc Ribot, Swans, B L A C K I E, Run the Jewels, and many other artists released great records this year. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

11-23-2014, 06:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
Machine moon lake inc. Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Detroit Posts: 2,125	Swans, Andrew Jackson Jihad, Primus made their best album since Pork Soda in my opinion, Sun Kil Moon, Weezer made their best album since Pinkerton, Run The Jewels, Madlib and Freddie Gibbs, Cloud Nothings, Julia Brown, and Clipping made CLPPNG. __________________ boost my ego listen to me stroke my delay pedal ever wanted to hear death grips songs... but they're acoustic? me neither.

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bulbasaur ʕº̫͡ºʔ ʕº̫͡ºʔ ʕº̫͡ºʔ Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 790	aye __________________ last.fm

11-23-2014, 07:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
Overcast . Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: . Posts: 1,531	2014 has been nice for me so far Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen, Swans, The Antlers, St. Vincent, FKA twigs, This Will Destroy You, Sun Kil Moon, Lana Del Rey, A Silver Mt. Zion, Grouper, Have A Nice Life, My Fictions, The Body, Karen O, Vashti Bunyan, Aphex Twin, The War on Drugs, Flying Lotus, Behemoth, Sólstafir, Spoon, Ariel Pink, Ben Frost, Cloud Nothings, Perfume Genius, La Dispute, Mac DeMarco, Iceage, Agalloch, Todd Terje, The Hotelier, Elbow, Joyce Manor, The New Pornographers, Prawn, Ben Howard, The Twilight Sad, A Sunny Day In Glasglow, Pharmakon, How to Dress Well, Real Estate

11-23-2014, 07:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	You've gotta be kidding me. Another thread to discuss supposedly ****ty music? As far as I can tell, this year and last year even have been amazing years for music.

11-23-2014, 07:34 PM	#9 (permalink)
~~James~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 4,483	I think this has been the most potent year for music since 2010. Seriously good stuff.