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1
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Richard Dawson - Nothing Important
November 3, 2014
Singer-Songwriter
,
Avant-Folk
,
Progressive Folk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
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Spotify
2
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Paul Smith & Peter Brewis - Frozen by Sight
November 17, 2014
Art Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
.
Virginia Wing - Measures of Joy
November 3, 2014
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
Adult Jazz - Gist Is
August 5, 2014
Art Rock
,
Art Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Shabazz Palaces - Lese Majesty
July 29, 2014
Abstract Hip Hop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
,
West Coast Hip Hop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
King Creosote - From Scotland With Love
July 21, 2014
Indie Folk
,
Chamber Folk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Eugene McGuinness - Chroma
July 7, 2014
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Hiss Tracts - Shortwave Nights
May 13, 2014
Ambient
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
9
.
patten - ESTOILE NAIANT
February 25, 2014
IDM
,
Electronic
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Metronomy - Love Letters
March 10, 2014
Art Pop
,
Indietronica
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Iceage - Plowing Into the Field of Love
October 7, 2014
Post-Punk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Jessie Ware - Tough Love
October 13, 2014
Sophisti-Pop
,
Contemporary R&B
,
Pop Soul
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Goat - Commune
September 23, 2014
Psychedelic Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Scott Walker & Sunn O))) - Soused
October 21, 2014
Experimental Rock
,
Drone Metal
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Mac DeMarco - Salad Days
April 1, 2014
Psychedelic Pop
,
Jangle Pop
,
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Hookworms - The Hum
November 10, 2014
Psychedelic Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
EMA - The Future's Void
April 8, 2014
Art Pop
,
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
A Winged Victory for the Sullen - Atomos
October 6, 2014
Ambient
,
Modern Classical
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
FKA twigs - LP1
August 12, 2014
Alternative R&B
,
Art Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Sharon Van Etten - Are We There
May 27, 2014
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Rock
,
Folk Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
School of Language - Old Fears
April 7, 2014
Art Pop
,
Art Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Dean Blunt - Black Metal
November 3, 2014
Art Pop
,
Hypnagogic Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Deptford Goth - Songs
November 3, 2014
Alternative R&B
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Weyes Blood - The Innocents
October 21, 2014
Psychedelic Folk
,
Progressive Folk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Caribou - Our Love
October 7, 2014
Deep House
,
Electronic
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Loud and Quiet awarded albums throughout 2014.
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