Best Albums Of The Year Lists

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Rolling Stone

01) Bruce Springsteen – Wrecking Ball
02) Frank Ocean – Channel Orange
03) Jack White – Blunderbuss
04) Bob Dylan – Tempest
05) Fiona Apple – The Idler Wheel…
06) Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city
07) Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros – Here
08) Green Day – !Uno!
09) Japandroids – Celebration Rock
10) Neil Young and Crazy Horse – Psychedelic Pill
11) Mumford & Sons – Babel
12) Jimmy Cliff – Rebirth
13) Leonard Cohen – Old Ideas
14) Best Coast – The Only Place
15) Dr. John – Locked Down
16) Cat Power – Sun
17) John Mayer – Born and Raised
18) Nas – Life is Good
19) Band Of Horses – Mirage Rock
20) Killer Mike – R.A.P. Music
21) Cloud Nothings – Attack on Memory
22) Bonnie Raitt – Slipstream
23) Divine Fits – A Thing Called Divine Fits
24) G.O.O.D. Music – Cruel Summer
25) Donald Fagen – Sunken Condos

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Obscure Sound

1) Tame Impala - Lonerism
2) Wild Nothing - Nocturne
3) Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
4) Beach House - Bloom
5) Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
6) Grizzly Bear - Shields
7) Godspeed You! Black Emporer - 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
8) Swans - The Seer
9) Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas
10) First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar
11) Flying Lotus - Until the Quiet Comes
12) Mac DeMarco - 2
13) Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel…
14) Miguel - Kaleidoscope Dream
15) Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Mature Themes
16) Shintaro Sakamoto - How to Live With a Phantom
17) Chromatics - Kill For Love
18) Explorers Club - Grand Hotel
19) Jens Lekman - I Know What Love Isn't
20) Dent May - Do Things
21) Twin Shadow - Confess
22) Father John Misty – Fear Fun
23) Burial – Kindred
24) Kolapore – Must Be
25) Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory

[CRAZY-HORSE]

Rolling Stone

01) Bruce Springsteen – Wrecking Ball
02) Frank Ocean – Channel Orange
03) Jack White – Blunderbuss
04) Bob Dylan – Tempest
05) Fiona Apple – The Idler Wheel…
06) Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city
07) Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros – Here
08) Green Day – !Uno!
09) Japandroids – Celebration Rock
10) Neil Young and Crazy Horse – Psychedelic Pill
11) Mumford & Sons – Babel
12) Jimmy Cliff – Rebirth
13) Leonard Cohen – Old Ideas
14) Best Coast – The Only Place
15) Dr. John – Locked Down
16) Cat Power – Sun
17) John Mayer – Born and Raised
18) Nas – Life is Good
19) Band Of Horses – Mirage Rock
20) Killer Mike – R.A.P. Music
21) Cloud Nothings – Attack on Memory
22) Bonnie Raitt – Slipstream
23) Divine Fits – A Thing Called Divine Fits
24) G.O.O.D. Music – Cruel Summer
25) Donald Fagen – Sunken Condos

The Boss,Dylan,Neil Young,Band Of Horses and Jack White all stand a very good chance of making my top 10 for the year,well actually, The Boss and Dylan are already there, they are the best two releases of the year IMO

[SteveO]

I noticed Tame Impala is up there ! I have to check out this band !

The Channel Orange album must be pretty good from Frank Ocean ? I thought it was reviewed by either MH or CH this year ?

[CRAZY-HORSE]

I noticed Tame Impala is up there ! I have to check out this band !

The Channel Orange album must be pretty good from Frank Ocean ? I thought it was reviewed by either MH or CH this year ?

Tame Impala is actually a one man show originally from here in Perth...my mate Tem actually used to jam with him...
he writes,plays and produces his own material and only employs other muso's for his live gigs..
his debut set "innerspeaker" is very psychadelic,both musically and lyrically(i posted it a year or so ago,i like it), his new one "lonerism" still has the psychadelic feel to it, but it is less guitar driven and contains more synths...probably the more commercial sounding of the two albums( i did post it as a new release a while ago)

i like Tame Impala a lot, like i said, try the new one first, then go back to debut set,that would be my recommendation SteveO

[Frownland]

Bat Chain Puller has been in the Zappa Family Trust's possession and was originally intended to be released instead of Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller), so it is technically a reissue, but there are a few new songs on it that weren't on the original. Even for those few songs, I'd say that it's up there for this year for sure.

The Frank Ocean album is an R&B album from one of the members of OFWGTA. The beats are decent and considering the hip-hop releases this year (Aesop Rock, El-P, Death Grips, Kendrick Lamar, etc.) it is fairly mediocre, but I think it deserves something in this years Grammies, even if I'm not too big of a fan. I find his voice very annoying, but otherwise, the production is fantastic. If it had a different emcee it would be a great album, but Ocean ruins it IMO.

[SteveO]

Thanks Crazy mate for the Tame Impala recommendations and synopsis !

Tame Impala is actually a one man show originally from here in Perth...my mate Tem actually used to jam with him...
he writes,plays and produces his own material and only employs other muso's for his live gigs..
his debut set "innerspeaker" is very psychadelic,both musically and lyrically(i posted it a year or so ago,i like it), his new one "lonerism" still has the psychadelic feel to it, but it is less guitar driven and contains more synths...probably the more commercial sounding of the two albums( i did post it as a new release a while ago)

i like Tame Impala a lot, like i said, try the new one first, then go back to debut set,that would be my recommendation SteveO

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MTV

1) Japandroids - Celebration Rock
2) Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City
3) Taylor Swift - Red
4) Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
5) Father John Misty - Fear Fun
6) Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music
7) Miguel - Kaleidoscope Dream
8) Fun - Some Nights
9) Spiritualized - Sweet Heart Sweet Light
10) Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel.....
11) Cloud Nothings - Attack On Memory
12) Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
13) Grizzly Bear - Shields
14) Tame Impala - Lonerism
15) Smashing Pumpkins - Oceania
16) Nas - Life Is Good
17) Jack White Blunderbuss
18) Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
19) Meek Mill - Dreamchasers 2
20) Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox

[SteveO]

YES !!!! I knew it...great Canadian album by the Japandroids that I revewed (unnoticed) ..lol on MD !

MTV

1) Japandroids - Celebration Rock
2) Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City
3) Taylor Swift - Red
4) Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
5) Father John Misty - Fear Fun
6) Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music
7) Miguel - Kaleidoscope Dream
8) Fun - Some Nights
9) Spiritualized - Sweet Heart Sweet Light
10) Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel.....
11) Cloud Nothings - Attack On Memory
12) Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
13) Grizzly Bear - Shields
14) Tame Impala - Lonerism
15) Smashing Pumpkins - Oceania
16) Nas - Life Is Good
17) Jack White Blunderbuss
18) Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
19) Meek Mill - Dreamchasers 2
20) Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox

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NPR

1) Mumford & Sons - Babel
2) Of Monsters And Men - My Head Is An Animal
3) Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
4) Jack White - Blunderbuss
5) Grizzly Bear - Shields
6) Lumineers - Lumineers
7) Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
8) Beach House - Bloom
9) XX - Coexist
10) Fiona Apple - The Idle Wheel.....
11) Fun - Some Nights
12) Avett Brothers - The Carpenter
13) Japandroids - Celebration Rock
14) Regina Spektor - What We Saw From The Cheap Seats
15) Passion Pit - Gossamer
16) Andrew Bird - Break It Yourself
17) Cat Power - Sun
18) Shins - Port Of Morrow
19) First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar
20) Tame Impala - Lonerism
21) Tallest Man On Earth - There's No Leaving Now
22) Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan
23) Alt-J - An Awesome Wave
24) Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - The Heist
25) Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid M.A.A.D. City