Well, this has been a weird year for music so far. I’ve been listening to tunes as much as ever, but as you’ll see, not a lot of it is from this year…
TOP ARTISTS
My top ten artists of 2014 so far, with playcount in parenthesis:
1) Marsheaux (350)
2) Gliss (111)
3) Cocteau Twins (107)
4) CHVRCHES (104)
5) Warpaint (63)
6) Washed Out (56)
7) The Raveonettes (55)
8) Saint Etienne (54)
9) Flunk (54)
10) Fotonovela (45)
TOP ALBUMS OVERALL
Here are my top overall albums of 2014 so far. You’ll find the year of release in parenthesis along with the playcount:
1) Marsheaux – E-Bay Queen (2004, 147)
2) Gliss – Langsom Dans (2013, 111)
3) Marsheaux – Inhale (2013, 85)
4) CHVRCHES – The Bones of What You Believe (2013, 81)
5) Marsheaux – Lumineux Noir (2009, 60)
6) Flunk – Lost Causes (2013, 54)
7) Warpaint – Warpaint (2014, 53)
8) Fotonovela – A Ton of Love (2013, 45)
9) Sarah Cracknell – Lipslide (1997, 37)
10) Blondfire – Young Heart (2014, 35)
TOP 2014 ALBUMS
Here are my top albums released in 2014. Note the pathetically low playcounts so far:
1) Warpaint – Warpaint (53)
2) Blondfire – Young Heart (35)
3) Sylvan Esso – Sylvan Esso (23)
4) Pegase – Pegase (15)
5) flyingdeadman – sending fires to the sky (10)
6) Owlle – France (8)
7) Blackbird Blackbird – Tangerine Sky (8)
8) Kalax – Outlands (8)
9) Broken Bells – After the Disco (7)
10) Clan of Xymox – Matters of Mind, Body and Soul (7)
TOP TRACKS OF 2014
My top tracks of 2014. In parenthesis you’ll find the name of the source album, the year of release, and the playcount.
1) Marsheaux – “Analyze” (E-Bay Queen, 2004, 74)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKaQTUbg4W8
2) Marsheaux – “The Game” (E-Bay Queen, 2004, 47)
3) Flunk – “Queen Of The Underground” (Lost Causes, 2013, 45)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzypb67RWPs
4) Gliss – “A to B” (Langsom Dans, 2013, 38)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n519ukAhcXI
5) Marsheaux – “So Far” (Lumineux Noir, 2009, 32)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjaC_r-rmhk
6) CHVRCHES – Recover (The Bones of What You Believe, 2013, 27)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQc7b-nKsLo
7) Still Corners – “Berlin Lovers” (Strange Pleasures, 2013, 26)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCD9g1pH6BA
8) Warpaint – “Love Is to Die” (Warpaint, 2014, 26)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnuFYYJHaY0
9) Gliss – “Hunting” (Langsom Dans, 2013, 19)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSMgEDz92Xs
10) Marsheaux – “Secret Place” (Inhale, 2013, 17)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni6_zZmJ86s
As always, thanks to the good folks at Last.fm for keeping track of my music listening. If you don’t have an account, why not sign up today?