BEST ALBUMS OF 2014 (PART 1)

I don't know about  you but I believe 2014 was an excellent year for music. Unfortunately I didn't see many live shows this year and missing Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds show at Orpheum was the biggest musical downer of the year...The highlights were that I saw Swans live again(third time in 5 years) for supporting their last album "To Be Kind" , and also the concert of Martin Rev of Suicide was  an unexpected  surprise of the year.
Here is the part 1 for the best albums of 2014.

32- Ben Frost- A U R O R A

After working with important musicians/bands like Colin Stetson and Swans, Ben Frost made this beautiful dark noise/ambient album. A must have for the curious and open minded music fans.

31- Black Milk - If There is Hell Below

 30- Peaking Lights - Cosmic Logic

Peaking Lights is a duo by life partners Aaron Coyes and Indra Dunis... I still think their debut was their best but this latest release is still very good. Much more catchy and upbeat...

29- Thee Oh Sees - The Drop

Who doesn't like psychedelic garage rock? And who does it better than Thee Oh Sees since 10 years?

28- Black Rain - Dark Pool

27- Bing & Ruth - Tomorrow Was The Golden Age

 

26-  Beck- Morning Phase

25- Leonard Cohen - Popular Problems

22- The Fresh &The Onlys - House of Sprits

21 - Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood - Juice

This is the fourth collaboration between the funky jazz trio and legend jazz guitarist John Scofield. It has numerous of covers, I love the Bob Dylan and Cream covers...

20- Frank & Tony - You Go Girl

After having many works together , this is actually first album of  Francis Harris and Anthony Collins. One of the best deep house album of the year... Highly recommended. My favorite song is
 "Bring the Sun" (feat. Gry Bagøien).