Favourite Albums of 2014

[Fractured Silhouette]

Well it's the end of year, so it's time to look upon the favorites of this year.

Personally this year has been one of the best years for music in a while, with quite of few of my favorite bands releasing new music. I also discovered quite a few brilliant new bands this year as well.

In no particular order:

"Life Through a Window (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBncaEXXW1s) - Structures.
FFO: Metalcore, Mathcore
"Guiding Lights" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIL7UsNXmAo) - Skyharbor.
FFO: Progressive Rock/Metal
"No Sleep" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GLyq_Cnthk) - Volumes.
FFO: Progressive Metal, Djent
"Ground Culture" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asR0JXw6oz0) - Kingdom of Giants.
FFO: Metalcore
"Moments of Clarity" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI2a0firXFc) - ERRA.
FFO: Metalcore, Progressive Metal
"Life Reaper" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG-TOriR2PU) - I, the Breather.
FFO: Metalcore, Djent.
"The Night God Slept" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UiyFB7DBpc) - Silent Planet.
FFO: Metalcore
"Entwined Soundtrack" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY8EQmsNDQM) - Sam Marshall.
FFO: Ambience, Orchestral
"Language" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8OV45Dj8SM) - The Contortionist.
FFO: Progressive Rock/Metal
"LUN" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aK3hF3bVPs) - Destiny Potato.
FFO: Progressive Rock/Metal
"Eschatologies" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncJxIxl9GmA)- Nexilva.
FFO: Technical Death Metal
"Level 5" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-8vp4akcPc) - Miracle of Sound.
FFO: Videogames
"The Amanuensis" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnvMe0rWI2I) - Monuments.
FFO: Progressive Metal
"No Hope, No Morality" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pirpgBYvDLU) - Martyr Defiled.
FFO: Deathcore
"Vinctus" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkVt6isA5DE) - Misophonia.
FFO: Djent
"Think Too Much, Feel Too Little" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaGkgjfDTtE) - The New Age
FFO: Metalcore

(FFO = "For fans of")

[Desuetude]

2014 has been a bit of a sucky year for me in terms of bands releasing albums, '13 was way better and I'm expecting a lot from '15 too. I have a couple though.

The Black Market - Rise Against
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Hail The Apocalypse - Avatar
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[Aajj333]

The endless river by pink Floyd

[VictoriaShadows]

FOUR- One Direction
The Pinkprint- Nicki Minaj

[cami]

Coldplay's Ghost Stories is my fav one for this year probably.
Songs of Innocence by U2 was pretty good too.

[Hideous]

1989 and the Pinkprint

[ComfortableInChaos]

My top ten:
10. Queen of The Clouds - Tove Lo
9. Sheezus - Lily Allen
8. Reclassified/The New Classic - Iggy Azaelia
7. X - Ed Sheeran
6. Sucker - Charli XCX
5. Evergreen - Broods (this one is great, ugh <333 )
4. No Mythologies To Follow - Mø
3. Goddess - BANKS
2. The Pinkprint - Nicki Minaj
1. Ultraviolence - Lana Del Rey

[red.astrix]

Black Star Elephant-Nico and Vinz
Nothing has topped MMLP2 from last year though.

[Southside]

Mega Philosophy- Cormega
Nobody's Smiling- Common
Pinata- Freddie Gibbs

[Melodic]

My Top 4 would have to be..

1) Four- One Direction
2) Reclassified/The New Classic- Iggy Azalea
3) My Everything- Ariana Grande
4) Title by Meghan Trainor

[Plane And Simple]

I'd only go with Native by OneRepublic. Released late 2013 but I've listened to it a lot this year.

[Whight]

Hands down:
"The Take Off and Landing Of Everything" - Elbow.
An amazing album.

[Foamy]

I'd say, in no particular order:
~Native by OneRepublic (it was rereleased in March so it counts XD)
~X by Ed Sheeran
~Cavalier Youth by You Me at Six
~No Sound Without Silence by The Script

2015 is gonna be so much better though

[Abhorrence]

Shapeshifter by The Dead Rabbitts
Disgusting by Beartooth
Epidemic - EP by New Years Day
Unconditional by Memphis May Fire
Lower Than Atlantis by Lower Than Atlantis

I can't wait for the new Pierce The Veil album, Silverstein album, August Burns Red album, etc, etc. This should be a great year for music.

[Pablo]

Top 5:

1. Taylor Swift - 1989
2. Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga - Cheek to Cheek
3. Ariana Grande - My Everything
4. Iggy Azalea - The New Classic/Reclassified
5. Nicki Minaj - The PinkPrint

[Wafflenado]

-FKA Twigs - LP1 (Video Girl ftw)
http://youtu.be/s0-IajbPi-4
-Ultraviolence - Lana Del Rey (I really like Florida Kilos)
http://youtu.be/8FY0mQpttlM
-Nabuma Rubberband - Little Dragon (Mirror is my favorite)
http://youtu.be/u4FHuOihvtQ
-The Golden Echo - Kimbra (Teen Heat tho)
http://youtu.be/lHGRNUVqmas
-The Future's Void - EMA (3Jane is slow but I like it haha)
http://youtu.be/U8-rNMPTnyg
-St. Vincent - St. Vincent (Huey Newton when the second half comes in :metal:)
http://youtu.be/-gD-jD5f84w
-Trouble In Paradise - La Roux (Let Me Down Gently :))
http://youtu.be/KlyDYI_ddZY
-Hozier - Hozier (Sedated is so good)
http://youtu.be/6T46AdXR328
-3 (EP) - Willow Smith (I know what you're thinking, but this is definitely not "I Whip My Hair Back n' Forth", 9 with SZA omg)
http://youtu.be/hECaxHOtje8
-Broke With Expensive Taste - Azealia Banks (I like how weird Desperado is haha)
http://youtu.be/iJqH7q9sW-g
These aren't in any order really

[Typhlosion]

I honestly haven't been into music much this year, and I can only name maybe a handful of albums released this year.

Of those, Persuader obviously takes the cake :heart:

Persuader - The Fiction Maze

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[redviper13]

War Eternal by Arch Enemy was fantastic

[Sardonical]

I'll probably start this list and struggle to stop. In no particular order:
Primus & The Chocolate Factory With The Fungi Ensemble by Primus
Black Widow by In This Moment
Blood In Blood Out by Exodus
Resurrection by New Found Glory
The Weird and Wonderful Marmozets by Marmozets
Jaded and Faded by Cerebral Ballzy
Lazaretto by Jack White
Donker Mag by Die Antwoord
Salvation by Obey The Brave
Charmer by Tigers Jaw
Never Hungover Again by Joyce Manor
Royal Blood by Royal Blood
Happiness Is by Taking Back Sunday

[RunnerRunner]

1 Let The Ocean Take Me - The Amity Affliction
2 The resistance, Rise of the Runaway - Crown The Empire
3 Earthwalker - In Hearts Wake

[Emiil]

Ultraviolence by Lana Del Rey and Goddess by Banks

[ImThatGuy2NE1]

10) Nicki Minaj - The Pinkprint (I like how it really is emotional and RnB but with modern hip hop edm feels)
9) EXO - Overdose (It sounds really modern and makes you feel sexual @Thunder)
8) Iggy Azealia - Reclassified (I dislike the re! As it kinda feels like Nicki's Re-Up but yeah beg for it and 100)
7) T-Ara - And&End (Sugar Free holy shit that EDM synth tho it just makes you go OMG no way)
6) One Direction - Four (Seems more old school and mature then Take Me Home)
5) Meghan Trainor - Title E.P (Okay all the songs except All about that bass ROCK)
4) Ariana Grande - My everything
3) Azealia Banks - Broke with expensive Taste (It's weird and cool haha BBD and Nude Beach a go go shit the weird feels)
2) Meghan Trainor - Title (Deluxe) (Okay shit I know I did the EP but WTF the Interlude, Credit, Walkashame, DFH, Title, MSH and Mr. Almost) BTW this 2015 but it was supposed to be realeased in 2014)
Okay this hands down the best album that will ever be realeased it is:
2NE1 - Crush - It is the most diverse album okay Crush is bad ass with it's dark rough synth)
Come Back Home it's Hybrid Reggae/Pop/Trap/EDM beat and the most deep emotional lyrics ever this song is so unique there is no other song like this except Kevin Karla and LA banda's Love Me which they said was inspired by Come Back Home as they did a cover I fucken love this song.
Gotta Be You. It is so cool like it's Hip hop RnB verse and pre chorus then its club/Pop chorus, nobody can do club without it sounding gay like 2NE1.
If I were you is so unique it's RnB/Jazz with a soft verse then belting chorus.
Good To You, It's so chill but sad lyrics "Why do good girls like bad boys, why do bad boys like bad girls?"
MTBD - Okay it makes Turn Down for What look mediocre the Beat and lyrics are on point.
Happy it doesn't fit with the album but it adds to diversity. It is a pop/rock song it's very Ironic as it is a sad song lyrics include "I'm not being sarcastic I wish you a happy ending" after a break up it's a very inspiring break up song.
Scream okay dubstep I love this song since it's 2012 release but it sounds better in this language and more bad ass "Why you keep calling me hunnie?"
Baby I Miss You is so sexual but soothing it makes my hips move it's an RnB track with a 90's and modern take.
Come Back Home (Acoustic) okay I just cried and I'm a guy but it's so sad "Forever I'm your queen you're my ruler. Come back home, can you come back home? Please don't leave me alone at the cold end of the world"
This album is so diverse I mean if you hate EDM you can listen to Happy, CBH unplugged, BIMY etc.
I love 2NE1.

Other albums are Epik High's Shoebox and Beenzino's Mini album.

[Sugaree]

Thom Yorke - Tomorrow's Modern Boxes
U2 - Songs of Innocence
Flying Lotus - You're Dead!

Other than those three - two of which were surprises - I didn't listen to anything new. The "new" Pink Floyd LP is pretty good, but nothing I would be putting on AOTY charts.

[Ouija]

V - Maroon 5

[kay_jay]

The Pinkprint - Nicki Minaj
My Everything - Ariana Grande
X - Chris Brown
In The Lonely Hour - Sam Smith

[Typhlosion]

The Fiction Maze. There was probably a lot of good releases but I wasn't paying much attention to music last year :/

[Ryan2013]

My Top 5 Albums
1. Cheryl - Only Human
2. Ariana Grande - My Everything
3. Jessie J - Sweet Talker
4. Ella Henderson - Chapter One
5. Pixie Lott - Pixie Lott

[LiamC]

01 Taylor Swift - 1989
02 Tinashe - Aquarius
03 Ed Sheeran - x
04 Ella Henderson - Chapter One
05 Ricki-Lee - Dance In The Rain

[glasshearts]

Restoring Force- Of Mice & Men
1988- Taylor Swift
Going to Hell- The Pretty Reckless
The Sum of Who We Are- Framing Hanley