On the day after Christmas, I took the 7 train out to Sunnyside, Queens, where an old friend of mine was celebrating his thirtieth birthday. All of us got to talking about how by the time you get to your late twenties, youth culture doesn't care about you anymore, so when it comes to new music, who cares, listen to what you like. With that said, a lot of good records came out in 2014. Here are my favorites.
- The War On Drugs, Lost In The Dream
- Karen O, Crush Songs
- D'Angelo and the Vanguard, Black Messiah
- Mac DeMarco, Salad Days
- Mr Twin Sister, Mr Twin Sister
- Merchandise, After the End
- Les Sins, Michael
- Real Estate, Atlas
- Angel Olsen, Burn Your Fire
- Jessie Ware, Tough Love
- Ariel Pink, pom pom
- Owen Pallett, In Conflict
- Kevin Drew, Darlings
- Thom Yorke, Tomorrow's Modern Boxes
- Leonard Cohen, Popular Problems
- Swans, To Be Kind
- Warpaint, Warpaint
- Perfume Genius, Too Bright
- TV on the Radio, Seeds
- Parquet Courts, Sunbathing Animal