Before we unveil our writer’s poll of the top ten albums of 2014, this week. I thought I’d let you in on my personal favourite records, songs and gigs of the past twelve months. So First I’ve put together a podcast of some of my favourite songs from some of my favourite long playing records, see mixcloud link for the edited version and Spotify for the longer one:
MIXTAPE: Bill’s best of 2014 by Godisinthepod on Mixcloud
Tracklist 1. Head On/Pill
by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
2.
Seasons
by Future Islands
3.
Archie, Marry Me
by Alvayys
4.
Europa Geht Durch Mich
by Manic Street Preachers
5.
All The Rays
by Grumbling Fur
6.
I Miss You, I’m Lonely
by Martha
7.
Going Back Home
by Black Strobe
8.
Happy Active Horse Organ
by Mowbird
9.
Heaven, How Long
by East India Youth
10.
No Dog
by Esben and the Witch
11.
Sisters
by Cate Le Bon
12.
Live on Hunger
by Dark Horses
13.
Liberty
by Gruff Rhys
14.
Colourblind(reissue)
by The Pop Group
15.
Sound
by Telepopmusik feat Mark Gardner
16.
Heartbeats
by September Girls
17.
Fool
by Perfume Genius
18.
Slow
by Leonard Cohen
19.
She Reminds Me
by Family Video
20.
Blue Moon
by Beck
21.
Fratolish Hiang Perpeshki
by Gwenno
22.
City Wrecker
by Moonface
23.
Someone You Love
by Tina Dico
24.
Blackbirds
by Fingersnap
Bill’s albums of 2014
Next up here are my 30 favourite albums that I have heard in 2014, of course there are more but if I had to narrow it down this is my list.
1 Perfume Genius – Too Bright
2 Grumbling Fur – Preternaturals
3 Beck – Morning Phase
4 Angel Olsen – Burn Your Fire For No Witness
5 Esben and the Witch – A New Nature
6 Future Islands – Singles
7 Moonface – City Wrecker
8 Martha – Courting Strong
9 East India Youth – Total Strife Forever
10 Withered Hand – New Gods
11 Gruff Rhys – American Interior
12 September Girls – Cursing the Sea
13 Dark Horses – Hail Lucid State
14 Alvvays – Alvvays
15 Leonard Cohen – Popular Problems
16 Twilight Sad – Nobody Wants to be Here Nobody Wants to Leave
17 Gwenno -Y Dydd Olaf
18. Manic Street Preachers – Futurology
19 Amazing Snakeheads – Amphetamine Ballads
20 Little Arrow – Furious Finite
21 Morrissey – World Peace is None of your Business
22 Mowbird – Islander
23 Lykki Li – I Never Learn
24 Oh Peas – Shades of Intolerance
25 James – La Petite Mort
26 Lola Colt – Away from the Water
27 Ex-Hex – Rips
28 Barbarisms – Barbarisms
29 The Hobbes Fanclub – Up at Langrange
30 Marissa Nadler – July
Bill’s gigs of 2014
Eska – Chapter, Cardiff
A surprise one for me, ESKA a great singer from London I caught her in a smallish venue, Chapter in Cardiff. A enchanting artist with a spellbinding voice that crafts together her mixture of jazz, blues and contemporary song.
2. Mowbird – four bars Cardiff
3. Grumbling Fur – four bars Cardiff Swn
4 Martin Carr four bars Cardiff Swn
5. Let’s Wrestle – Gwdi Hw Cardiff
What are your favourite songs, albums and gigs of 2014?!
