favorite music of 2014
i love music a lot
it's one of the best, most pleasurable and rewarding things in this difficult world
per tradition, here are my favorites from 2014
xo tom
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fave artist
young thug under a vocal harmonizer on 'blood' completely blew my mind--- i think my favorite musical moment of 2014 hands down. 'olde english' is unreal--- toast to nick hook on that one. everything he did this year – from the amazing rich gang rec to endless features and mixtapes – was pure free expression and melodic adventure. what a legend! honored to live on earth w him.
favorite records
my fave lps of the year were DEF the grouper and the ian william craig records---- so extremely beautiful. when i hear music like this, i feel like my soul has a true home.
grouper ruins
ian william craig a turn of breath
rich gang tha tour part 1
klara lewis ett
ana caprix for seven nights this island is ours
dean blunt black metal
popcaan where we come from
arca xen
wreckmeister harmonies then it all came down
kyle bobby dunn fragments and compositions of and and the infinite sadness
pure x angel
doss s/t
maxwell august croy & sean mccann I
perfume genius too bright
RUNNING POINT for guitar and amplifier
mark mcguire along the way
ben frost aurora
jason lescalleet much to my demise
future honest
nicholas szczepanik not knowing
RVNES rest/relief
war on drugs lost in the dream
ricky eat acid three love songs
nguzunguzu perfect lullaby 2
kassem mosse workshop 19
leyland kirby V/Vm death of rave (a partial flashback)
also extremely thankful for records from pharmakon, twigs, david ashley, susanna & jenny hval, ariel pink, father, andy stott, and so many more.
also:
'try me' and 'big bank rolls', portable's 'surrender' (SO BEAUTIFUL) and 'window' by angel olsen (which i lovingly covered but she made me take it down)
also: i feel like i'll never forget the first time i heard OG maco on dj pharris' rush hour mix in chicago. that song is so ILL.
what else i know i'm forgetting sooooooooo much!











