Best Albums of 2014

#30-11 in alphabetical order

  Alvvays – alvvays

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 Fun indie pop 60s throwback album. 'Marry Me Archie' is definitely
 one of the year's catchiest tunes.

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List ‘O the Week: Best Songs of 2014 (so far)

St Vincent

I don’t often post album reviews here mostly because I believe albums take time to endear themselves to me. So instead of posting a ‘best albums’ list for records that have only been out for a few months, here are my favourite songs from the first half of 2014. As with my list last year, I’m limiting myself to one track per album/EP/single in order to increase diversity.

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Music Playlist #4: S is for Spring (Part 2)

Part 2 covers songs starting with the letter ‘S’ from artists starting with letters from ‘N to Z’. Why? Cos it’s spring……..see Part. 1 for songs by artists from the beginning of the alphabet.

All the songs are individually linked but I’ve compiled a YouTube Playlist for your benefit.

1. Son Of A Gun – The Vaselines

2. Shadow – Wild Nothing

3. Silly Crimes – The Tough Alliance

4. So Begins Our Alabee – Of Montreal

5. Sing Me Spanish Techno – The New Pornographers

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