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Sleater-Kinney's had stronger individual songs, but Pratt's is the one I've been returning often; hypnotic folk that improves her charming, wintery debut on nearly every level. Taking my time to nurture the new works by Björk and Roberts. 1. Jessica Pratt - On Your Own Love Again 2. Sleater-Kinney ...

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Dan Deacon - America = Downgraded from 4.5 stars to 4.0 stars on AllMusic

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Arca and The Haxan Clock producing makes me very excited to hear this. Loved the latter's last record, 'Excavation' and it will be fascinating to hear what those twisted and sombre soundscapes sound like clashing against Björk's vocals... Don't forget Belle & Sebastian's "Girls in Peacetime...

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NPR are also hosting the self-titled Viet Cong album that Nick mentioned above. It really surprised me as I wasn't expecting to like it as much as I did, based on some of the previous songs they had released. Here's the link:
http://www.npr.org/2015/01/11/375894264 ... -viet-cong

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Seems like AMG's Fred Thomas has a penchant for not just reviewing an act's latest release but also going that extra mile by updating/rewriting the ratings of other albums in their oeuvre that were previously underrated. This week: Panda Bear!
Panda Bear - Person Pitch = upgraded to 4.5 stars

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Stumbled onto this article about EoY 'data-mining' a few days ago. It's an article written by Rob Mitchum (Pitchfork) regarding his own research into EoY analysis. Wondered if anyone else had seen it and what they thought about it.

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Anywhere from the 31st of January onwards. Despite any attempts to keep on top of the releases last year, there are still around a dozen to two-dozen albums I'd like to catch-up with!

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Favorite Rock Albums (Not Eligible) http://www.allmusic.com/year-in-review/2014/favorite-rock-albums Aaron Freeman - Freeman Against Me! - Transgender Dysphoria Blues Benmont Tench - You Should Be So Lucky Bob Mould - Beauty & Ruin Bryan Ferry - Avonmore Coldplay - Ghost Stories Damon Albarn - E...

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Favorite Pop Albums (Not Eligible) http://www.allmusic.com/year-in-review/2014/favorite-pop-albums Betty Who - Slow Dancing Bleachers - Strange Desire Charli XCX - Sucker Cher Lloyd - Sorry I'm Late Colbie Caillat - Gypsy Heart Dirty Loops - Loopified Ed Sheeran - X Erasure - The Violet Flame Imoge...

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Favorite Americana Albums (Not Eligible) http://www.allmusic.com/year-in-review/2014/favorite-americana-albums Blackie & the Rodeo Kings - South Bobby Bare, Jr. / Bobby Bare, Jr.'s Young Criminals' Starvation League - Undefeated Chatham County Line - Tightrope Corb Lund - Counterfeit Blues D. C...

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'Collected' is a competent compilation of singles from the first four albums but if you weren't with enamored with any of those albums then I doubt it will convince you either. While I didn't mind either '100th Window' or 'Heligoland' , other opinions on them tend to be more divisive. The former fo...

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Favorite Reggae Albums (Not Eligible) http://www.allmusic.com/year-in-review/2014/favorite-reggae-albums Ali Campbell - Silhouette: The Legendary Voice of UB40 Bunji Garlin - Differentology Dirty Heads - Sound of Change DJ Vadim - Dubcatcher Dub Club / The Lions - This Generation in Dub Hollie Cook...

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At least 'To Be Kind' is closing down on the top five. Keeping my fingers crossed that it pushes aside 'Our Love' in a last minute snatch-and-grab.

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AllMusic is very much eligible. We discussed this in previous years and it's only the overall 'Best Albums' list that counts towards to the final tally. I post the genre lists (with a clear illegibility notification besides them) out of interest... ...Or is it out of boredom/to feed an obsessive com...

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Favorite Blues Albums (Not Eligible) http://www.allmusic.com/year-in-review/2014/favorite-blues-albums Benjamin Booker - Benjamin Booker Billy Branch & the Sons of Blues - Blues Shock Damon Fowler - Sounds of Home Dave Alvin / Phil Alvin - Common Ground: Dave & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the ...

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This album is a quite the divider of generations. I've met a lot of older 'Gen X' who swear by this record while most of my friends considered to be 'Gen Y' don't feel it is anywhere near as good as 'Mezzanine' , or that it's even a classic. Caught in the middle - I do consider it a classic, though ...

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Favorite Reissues (Not Eligible) http://www.allmusic.com/year-in-review/2014/favorite-reissues American Football - American Football Aztec Camera - High Land, Hard Rain Big Star - Radio City Bob Mould - Workbook Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Emmylou Harris - Wrecking Ball Game Theory - Dea...

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Favorite Classical Vocal Albums (Not Eligible) http://www.allmusic.com/year-in-review/2014/favorite-classical-vocal-albums Accentus / Laurence Equilbey / Insula Orchestra - Mozart: Requiem Andrew Nethsingha / St. John's College Choir, Cambridge - When David Heard: Sacred Choral Works by Thomas Tomk...

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Favorite Compilations (Not Eligible) http://www.allmusic.com/year-in-review/2014/favorite-compilations Alexis Zoumbas - A Lament for Epirus, 1926-1928 Ariel Kalma - An Evolutionary Music: Original Recordings 1972-1979 Barbara Lynn - The Complete Atlantic Recordings Bessie Jones - Get in Union: Reco...

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True - if music enthusiasts are still talking about the album in five/ten/twenty years time with great reverence then that's all that really matters. Saying that, there are a few specific songs that seem to be highly popular; '1000 Deaths', 'The Charade' and 'Sugah Daddy' are all top calls.

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Favorite Country Albums (Not Eligible) http://www.allmusic.com/year-in-review/2014/favorite-country-albums Amy Ray - Goodnight Tender Angaleena Presley - American Middle Class Blackie & the Rodeo Kings - South Blue Highway - The Game Bobby Bare, Jr. / Bobby Bare, Jr.'s Young Criminals' Starvati...

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Favorite Classical Instrmental Albums (Not Eligible) http://www.allmusic.com/year-in-review/2014/favorite-classical-instrumental-albums Alexandre Tharaud - Moderne Alison Balsom - Paris Andreas Staier - Schumann: Variationen & Fantasiestücke Angela Hewitt - Bach: The Art of Fugue Anima Eterna O...

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Third listen right now - like many of you I'm really enjoying what there is to be heard. Hard to say for sure but I can see myself possibly liking it as much as 'Brown Sugar' and even more than 'Voodoo' , which always felt long-winded to me. Definitely not going to go around saying it's 'the best al...

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Favorite Singer/Songwriter Albums (Not Eligible) http://www.allmusic.com/year-in-review/2014/favorite-singer-songwriter-albums Adrian Crowley - Some Blue Morning Ages and Ages - Divisionary Amy LaVere - Runaway's Diary Angel Olsen - Burn Your Fire for No Witness Arc Iris - Arc Iris Ben Vaughn - Tex...

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Everybody probably guessed this would be the finale from the start but at least we can keep the tie itself exciting. Just for that alone I'm gonna have to pick Bob.

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Favorite Metal Albums (Not Eligible) http://www.allmusic.com/year-in-review/2014/favorite-metal-albums AC/DC - Rock or Bust Allegaeon - Elements of the Infinite Behemoth - The Satanist Blue Snaggletooth - Beyond Thule Blut aus Nord / P.H.O.B.O.S. - Triunity Blut aus Nord - Memoria Vetusta III: Satu...

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Favorite R&B (Not Eligible) http://www.allmusic.com/year-in-review/2014/favorite-r-b-albums Algebra Blessett - Recovery August Alsina - Testimony Curtis Harding - Soul Power Daley - Days & Nights Dave Hollister - Chicago Winds...The Saga Continues Dionne Farris / Charlie Hunter - Dionne Dio...

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Favorite Box Sets (Not Eligible) http://www.allmusic.com/year-in-review/2014/favorite-box-sets Ahmad Jamal - Complete Collection Part One: 1951-1959 Bedhead - 1992-1998 Bruce Springsteen - The Album Collection, Vol. 1: 1973-1984 Captain Beefheart - Sun Zoom Spark: 1970 to 1972 Cleaners from Venus -...

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Favorite Indie Pop and Indie Rock Albums (Not Eligible) http://www.allmusic.com/year-in-review/2014/favorite-indie-pop-and-indie-rock-albums Adult Jazz - Gist Is Alvvays - Alvvays Bombay Bicycle Club - So Long, See You Tomorrow Carla Bozulich - Boy Cloud Nothings - Here and Nowhere Else EMA - The F...

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Favorite Jazz Albums (Not Eligible) http://www.allmusic.com/year-in-review/2014/favorite-jazz-albums Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra / Arturo O'Farrill - The Offense of the Drum Alfredo Rodriguez - The Invasion Parade Ambrose Akinmusire - The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier to Paint Anthony Pirog - Palo Co...

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Favorite Latin and World Albums (Not Eligible) http://www.allmusic.com/year-in-review/2014/favorite-latin-and-world-albums 3BallMTY - Globall Abou Diarra - Kalo Yeele Alejandro Enis Almenares - Casa de Trova: Cuba 50s Ana Tijoux - Vengo Angélique Kidjo - Eve Arturo Chacón-Cruz - Le Canta a México A...

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Favorite Folk Albums (Not Eligible) http://www.allmusic.com/year-in-review/2014/favorite-folk-albums Alice Gerrard - Follow the Music Andrew Bird - Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of... Ani DiFranco - Allergic to Water Ashley MacIsaac / Barbara Magone - Beautiful Lake Ainslie Bellowhead - Reviva...

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It is an odd top five (if it settles with them) though I enjoyed all of them to varying degrees. Think you were spot on with picking off 'St. Vincent' and 'Benji' as being weird highlights. Both records are a worthy listens but neither are my favorite that their respective artists has so far release...

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Favorite Electronic Albums (Not Eligible) http://www.allmusic.com/year-in-review/2014/favorite-electronic-albums Actress - Ghettoville Andy Stott - Faith in Strangers Anjou - Anjou Aphex Twin - Syro Arca - Xen Basement Jaxx - Junto Ben Frost - A U R O R A Christopher Willits - Opening Clark - Clark...

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Favorite Rap and Hip-hop Albums (Not Eligible) http://www.allmusic.com/year-in-review/2014/favorite-rap-hip-hop-albums Ab-Soul - These Days... Aer - Aer Aleister X - Keepin' It Real Alias - Pitch Black Prism Army of the Pharaohs - In Death Reborn Atmosphere - Southsiders Big Freedia - Just Be Free ...

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AllMusic Guide : Best Albums of 2014 http://www.allmusic.com/year-in-review/2014/ Aaron Freeman - Freeman Alvvays - Alvvays Ana Tijoux - Vengo Angaleena Presley - American Middle Class Aphex Twin - Syro Arca - Xen Ben Frost - A U R O R A Cloud Nothings - Here and Nowhere Else Craig Handy - Craig Ha...

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Wonder if he's hoping that a lot of people with cash to burn will make the same mistake.

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notdarkyet noticed that disappointing lack of mentions for 'Nikki Nack' in the Predictions thread too. While they were able to recognise how good the album is, maybe critics kept other albums within their personal rotation for longer. Who knows...

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Early days yet but hopefully Nikki Nack can climb several dozen places within the next month or so. It's every bit the worthy successor to w h o k i l l.

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20. Owen Pallett - In Conflict 19. Jhene Aiko - Souled Out 18. Jenny Lewis - The Voyager 17. Young Fathers - Dead 16. Wild Beasts - Present Tense 15. Angel Olsen - Burn Your Fire For No Witness 14. Future Islands - Singles 13. Kate Tempest - Everybody Down 12. Taylor Swift - 1989 11. Mac DeMarco - S...

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Swans and Flying Lotus are a bit lower than I anticipated and you were right - Sturgill Simpson seems to have come out of nowhere. Must check that album put before the end of the year. Otherwise, similar to what was expected. Will definitely be keeping tabs on how the list evolves over the next mont...

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30. East India Youth - Total Strife Forever 29. Ariel Pink - Pom Pom 28. Damon Albarn - Everyday Robots 27. Kindness - Otherness 26. Tinashe - Aquarius 25. Actress - Ghettoville 24. Banks - Goddess 23. Hurray for the Riff Raff - Small Town Heroes 22. Merchandise - After the End 21. Ratking - So It G...

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I've started working on the spreadsheet, and if the pattern established by the three eligible lists posted so far holds true, the top two albums of 2014 will be by At the Gates and Godflesh. 'bout time we had a metal #1 EoY. I was hoping it would be Triptykon though. :( Beyonce's self-titled album ...

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I'm really looking forward to listening to it this weekend. "Violence" is one of my absolute favorite songs of the year, and if the rest of the album is anywhere close in quality, it will be near the top of my albums list, as well. I was a bit worried at first because the opening track is...

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Really enjoyed Andy Stott's new record - 'Faith in Stranger' . Hard to tell whether I'll end up loving it as much as I did 'Luxury Problems' or the 'Passed Me By/We Stay Together ' compilation but if it holds up on repeated listens it's definitely good enough to hit my top fifty of the year. Has any...

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Here we are again people. Any early patterns you seeing appear in the lists so far, or any predictions you have for who'll be the no.1 album this year - feel free to post them here. Personally I expect a threeway charge between The War on Drugs, St. Vincent and Sun Kil Moon, though as usual I'm hopi...

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Yep, end of November already, Harold. Many more to arrive this coming week I'd imagine.

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