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here are some off the top of my head....i reserve the right to flip through the stacks and edit as needed.

 

ten for now

mogwai - rave tapes

warpaint - warpaint

ty segall - manipulator

white fence - for the recently found innocent

shellac - dude incredible

real estate - atlas

lydia loveless - somewhere else

israel nash - rain plans

sleaford mods - divide and exit

agalloch - the serpent and the sphere

 

on the bubble and/or need more time to listen properly:

drive-by truckers - english oceans

thurston moore - the best day

tweedy - sukierae

courtney barnett - a sea of split peas

steve gunn - way out weather

reigning sound - shattered

 

i'm sure there are a bunch of others i'm forgetting at the moment.

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My baker's dozen:

 

Attica/Wussy

Night Surfer/Chuck Prophet

English Oceans/Drive-By Truckers

Colfax/The Delines

Metamodern Sounds in Country Music/Sturgill Simpson

Lateness of Dancers/Hiss Golden Messenger

Somewhere Else/Lydia Loveless

Sukierae/Tweedy

Strong Feelings/Doug Paisley

Dancin’ With Wolves/Natural Child

Take Pride in Your Long Odds/Centro-Matic

Benji/Sun Kil Moon

Do To the Beast/Afghan Whigs

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From what I could cobble together this afternoon:

 

Adult Jazz - Gist Is (might have to be my #1 of the year and "Spook" is my song of 2014, hands down)

St Vincent - s/t (this would be a crazy close #2)

New Pornographers - Brill Bruisers (and this is also way up there)

Tweedy - Sukierae

Ty Segall - Manipulator

Damien Rice - My Favourite Faded Fantasy

Beck - Morning Phase

Taylor Swift - 1989 (no, seriously)

Elbow - The Take Off and Landing of Everything

Tune-Yards - Nikki Nack

Gabriel Kahane - The Ambassador

Parquet Courts - Sunbathing Animal

Sylvan Esso - s/t

The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream

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9. Courtney Barnett -- A Sea of Split Peas

 

I do love that one. I"m pretty sure that came out in 2013 though, otherwise it would make my list too.

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North American release was 2014.  I'd say it's fair game for either list.  It's not much different than, say, a Moroccan movie made in 2012 that isn't released in the U.S. until 2014--it's a 2012 work, yes, but of course U.S. critics should consider it for their 2014 lists.

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North American release was 2014.  I'd say it's fair game for either list.  It's not much different than, say, a Moroccan movie made in 2012 that isn't released in the U.S. until 2014--it's a 2012 work, yes, but of course U.S. critics should consider it for their 2014 lists.

well to complicate matters more, it's a compilation.

 

 

does that mean the recent Dylan Basement tapes is fair game too?

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well to complicate matters more, it's a compilation.

 

And half the comp is from her 2012 e.p.

 

 

Nevertheless, good to see this release getting some more attention here.

 

(I met Courtney a few months back, after a show at a small club, where I'm pretty sure she caused me permanent hearing loss. Very down-to-earth and friendly girl, she deserves all the success she's getting.)

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For some reason my five year old always wants to watch the Avant Gardener video on our Roku.  It is a good tune, need to check out the rest of her stuff.

 

 

Just checked out her web-site --- you can doodle/color on it ---- no wonder why my five year old digs her.

 

 

http://viewtoagig.courtneybarnett.com.au/

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Thanks guys.  I had never heard of Courtney Barnett, but a quick sample right now has already convinced me to buy the album.  Sounds fantastic.B

 

 

Been listening to that one a bunch for the last month.  Really, really like it.

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Saw Courtney Barnett in concert here in Sydney a few weeks ago.  Great show.  'Sea of Split Peas' is actually a collation of her first two EPs. Her first real full-length studio album is due out early next year I believe.

 

Love this duet she did with Billy Bragg recently on an Australian TV rock quiz show - covering the Velvets 'Sunday Morning':

 

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Just ordered the new Tom Zé album.

I don't think that I am going to be able to complete my list until I hear that one.

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Saw Courtney Barnett in concert here in Sydney a few weeks ago.  Great show.  'Sea of Split Peas' is actually a collation of her first two EPs. Her first real full-length studio album is due out early next year I believe.

 

Love this duet she did with Billy Bragg recently on an Australian TV rock quiz show - covering the Velvets 'Sunday Morning':

 

That was really good --- picked up that douple EP yesterday --- only 8.99 can't beat that.

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3) Jack White - Lazaretto

 

I don't listen to a lot of "new" music but I've I've appreciated and really liked almost everything Jack White-involved for the past bunch of years. For whatever reason, I just can't really get into this latest one. I think I've listened to it twice.I get a few tunes in and say to myself something to the effect of : "Why? I should be listening to Blunderbuss, instead...."

 

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I just posted something similar in the now listening thread.

 

Though I do like Spoon's record, and that Alvvays album is especially fun since almost all of the songs are four chord simplicity (just pick up a guitar and play along - you'll have it by the 2nd verse), IMO the best indie-pop album of the year is Stars - No One is Lost. Just a great record that isn't getting enough love yet.

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