Some disappointing records that I was looking forward to…

Phantogram - Voices
Karen O - Crush Songs
Alt-J - This is All Yours
First Aid Kit - Stay Gold
Metronomy - Love Letters
The Afghan Whigs - Do to the Beast
Imogen Heap - Sparks

Those worth a listen for a few good songs…

Zola Jesus - Taiga
2:54 - The Other I
Interpol - El Pintor
Esben and the Witch - A New Nature
Fear of Men - Loom
Honeyblood - Honeyblood
Caribou - Our Love
Nicole Atkins - Slow Phaser
Ramona Lisa - Arcadia
Cleft - Bosh!

Those…

Thursday:

The 1975
Imagine Dragons
Interpol
Daphni
Kelis

Friday:

Allen Stone
Russian Red
The Vicious Five
The Last Internationale
Parquet Courts
MGMT
Sam Smith
Au Revoir Simone
Sbtkt
Caribou

Saturday:

Bastille
Paus
The Libertines
A-trak

Top Albums

Some disappointing records that I was looking forward to…

Noah and the Whale - Heart of Nowhere
Islet - Released by the Movement
Sleigh Bells - Bitter Rivals
Lissie - Back to Forever
Best Coast - Fade Away
Janelle Monae - The Electric Lady
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege

Those worth a listen for a few good songs…

Future of the Left - How to Stop Your Brain in an Accident
Splash - Comfort
Kate Nash - Girl Talk
Mark Lanegan - Imitations
Goldfrapp - Tales of Us
Cults - Static
David Bowie - The Next Day
Nine…

Worst–>–>Best

29. Charlie Boyer & the Voyeurs
28. Drenge
27. Tribes
26. Swim Deep

25. Knife Party
24. AllunaGeorge
23. Crystal Fighters
22. Editors
21. Frank Turner

20. Deftones
19. Funeral for a Friend
18. City and Colour
17. Deap Vally
16. Chrvches

15. Cerebral Ballzy
14. The Computers
13. Biffy Clyro
12. Sonic Boom Six
11. Haim

10. Tame Impala
9. Surfer Blood
8. Quicksand
7. Kate Nash
6. The Bronx

5. Johnny Marr
4. Nine Inch Nails
3. System of a Down
2. British Sea Power
1. Tomahawk

Worst >>> Best

Kurt Vile
Everything Everything
Feathers
Chvrches
Dark Bells
Savages
Palma Violets
Splashh
Stealing Sheep
Animal Collective
Bat for Lashes
Gabriel Bruce
Francois & the Atlas Mountains
Fucked Up
Dark Dark Dark

Top Albums

Those worth a listen for a few good songs…

Pulled Apart By Horses - Tough Love
Future of the Left - The Plot Against Common Sense
Marina & the Diamonds - Electra Heart
Tame Impala - Lonerism
Sweet Billy Pilgrim - Crown and Treaty
Metric - Synthetica
First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar
Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory
Sleigh Bells - Reign of Terror

Those who just missed the cut…

Chairlift - Something
Cate le Bon - CYRK
Dog is Dead - All Our Favourite Stories
Lucy Rose - Like I Used to
The Mars Volta…

2013

39) Noah and the Whale - Heart of Nowhere
38) Islet - Released by the Movement
37) Sleigh Bells - Bitter Rivals
36) Lissie - Back to Forever
35) Best Coast - Fade Away
34) Janelle Monae - The Electric Lady
33) Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege

32) Future of the Left - How to Stop Your Brain in an Accident
31) Splash - Comfort
30) Kate Nash - Girl Talk
29) Mark Lanegan - Imitations
28) Goldfrapp - Tales of Us
27) Cults - Static
26) David Bowie - The Next Day
25) Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation…

Worst -> Best

41) Florence + the Machine

40) The Shins

39) Random Hand

38) Japanese Popstars

37) Ceremony

36) Green Day

35) The Flatliners

34) This is Hell

33) Hildamay

32) The Skints

31) Friends

30) Paramore

29) The Minutes

28) Polar Bear Club

27) Cancer Bats

26) The Cure

25) Every time I Die

24) Grimes

23) Clement Marfo and the Frontline

22) Turbonegro

21) Trash Talk

20) Pure Love

19) Foo Fighters

18) Dog is Dead

17) Mastodon

16) Less than Jake

15) Billy Talent

14) The Cribs

13) Fidlar

12) Me First & The Gimme Gimmes…

Worst -> Best

Mazzy Star
The Vaccines
Liars
Jessie Ware
Kindness
Metronomy
Summer Camp
R. Stevie Moore
Sleigh Bells
Revere
Blood Orange
Grimes
Friends

Que obligatory picture of hipster group:

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…because it was getting too far down my journal(s) to edit easily

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11 Paranoias!
The 1975
2:54 (3)
30 Seconds to Mars
80's Matchbox B-Line Disaster (2)

A

AFI
Alexisonfire (3)
Alkaline Trio (2)
Alessi's Ark
All American Rejects
All Time Low
Alt-J
AlunaGeorge
Amen
American Head Charge
Amplifier (7)
Animal Collective
Antemasque
Anthony & the Johnsons
Anthrax
Anti-flag
The Antlers
Anti-product
The Apples
Arcade Fire (2)
Archers of Loaf
Architects
Arctic Monkeys
The Art of Burning Water
Ash
A-trak
At the Drive-In (2)
Auf Der Maur
Au Revoir Simone
Avenged Sevenfold

B

Babyshambles (3)
Charlie Barnes (3)
Bass…