It’s that time of year again where we reflect on the musical gems that have made 2014 such a sparkly musical year. 2014 hasn’t disappointed, it’s been such a big year for music with many new artists paving themselves a path and old artists showing they’ve still got what it takes to stay on top. With the last 12 months being so massive for music we’ve decided to share our top 40 albums with you guys. As hard as it was to whittle it down, we think we’ve managed to come up with a dazzling concoction of this years greatest albums.
So without further ado, in no particular order, here’s our take on 2014’s finest musical offerings.
1. Flying Lotus – You’re Dead!
2. Caribou – Our Love
3. FKA Twigs – LP1
4. Young Fathers – Dead
5. Alt J – This Is All Yours
6. Bombay Bicycle Club – So Long, See You Tomorrow
7. Kaiser Chiefs – Education, Education, Education & War
8. Temples – Sun Structures
9. Run The Jewels – Run The Jewels 2
10. The Horrors – Luminous
11. Elbow – The Take Off And Landing Of Everything
12. Kasabian – 48:13
13. Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott – What Have We Become
14. The Courteneers – Concrete Love
15. Nick Mulvey – First Mind
16. Manic Street Preachers – Futurology
17. Morrissey – World Peace Is None Of Your Business
18. Black Keys – Turn Blue
19. Aphex Twin – Syro
20. Royal Blood – Royal Blood
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21. Interpol – El Pintor
22. Death From Above 1979 – The Physical World
23. Hozier – Hozier
24. Ben Howard – I Forgot Where We Were
25. Paolo Nutini – Caustic Love
26. TV On The Radio – Seeds
27. Foo Fighters – Sonic Highways
28. Freddie Gibbs/Madlib – Pinata
29. Future Islands – Singles
30. St. Vincent – St. Vincent
31. Todd Terje – It’s Album Time
32. Little Dragon – Nabuma Rubberband
33. Women’s Hour – Conversations
34. Alvvays – Alvvays
35. War On Drugs – Lost In The Dream
36. Jessie Ware – Tough Love
37. SBTRKT – Wonder Where We Land
38. Banks – Goddess
39. Jungle – Jungle
40. Kate Tempest – Everybody Down
