Top 10 albums of 2014

Hey, look. It’s my 10 favorite albums of 2014!

Precious Jewel

Wild chiptunes from Anamanaguchi’s Luke Silas AKA Knife City.

Another great Celtic-folk melodic death metal album from Eluveitie.

Driver puts together a great art rap album. Quirky, random, and fun.

Listen to Ego Death

Simple, but great electronic indie rock.

Powerful vocals, guitars and catchy songwriting.

The Bug returns with a double album of dark, intricate, masterfully produced sounds.

The Pixies reunite (minus Kim Deal) with an album that, despite an odd amount of critical backlash, is actually quite good.

Ok, so the full album has still not been released, but this single was one of the best tracks of the year in my book.

Killer rock album. More focused than previous efforts, this album has a great pace and is impressive from start to finish.

El-P and Killer Mike do it again. Amazing rap album, and my favorite album of the year.