The Best of 2014 Lists That We Recommend

     This post identifies other blogs that assembled “Best of 2014” lists, where we benefitted from those lists. After reviewing as many of the “Best of 2014” posts as we could find, we have a better appreciation for what 2014 had to offer. The Indie Obsessive collection would include more than 62 songs if we were to restart, but we are happy with the collection as it stands (and somewhat proud of certain discoveries, such as The Mispers).

     Here are the lists we recommend:

    1. Of course, the Indie Obsessive list is recommended. It starts at:

http://indieobsessive.blogspot.com/2014/12/best-songs-of-2014-songs-1-10.html

     2. Music for Ants
        Top 25 Albums - http://musicforants.tumblr.com/post/104941854612/musicforants-coms-albums-of-2014
     The top album on the list was from Spoon.

         Top 50 Songs - http://musicforants.tumblr.com/post/105362499417/musicforants-best-songs-of-2014-list

     3. Pitchfork 
        Top 100 songs - http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9555-the-100-best-tracks-of-2014/10/
        Top 50 Albums - http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9558-the-50-best-albums-of-2014/5 - The 2014 album of War on Drugs was ranked third.

         Pitchfork Reader Polls:
           Albums http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9568-2014-readers-poll-results/

           Songs http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9568-2014-readers-poll-results/2/

           Artists http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9568-2014-readers-poll-results/3/

     4. A launch point of lists by Triple J Unearthed - http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/bestof/14/

     5. Surviving the Golden Age – Top 50 Songs

http://survivingthegoldenage.com/top-50-tracks-of-2014-10-01/

     6. Dots & Dashes’ First Transmissions of 2014. This list is Synth Pop-heavy.
http://dotsanddashes.co.uk/features/dots-and-dashes-first-transmissions-of-2014-1-5/

     7. Faronheit http://faronheit.com/2014/12/listmas-2014-the-top-50-songs-of-the-year-10-1/#more-4812  Number 15 is “Repeat Pleasure” by How to Dress Well


     8. A Launch point for lists of KEXP

http://blog.kexp.org/category/2014-countdown/

     9. Amazon

        Top 50 Songs CLICK HERE

         Top 50 Albums CLICK HERE

     10. Rolling Stone

         Top 50 Songs CLICK HERE

         Top 50 Albums CLICK HERE

     11. Launch point for lists by the Canadian Music Blog

http://musiccanada.wordpress.com/2014-in-music/

     12. The Sound of Confusion

        Top 25 Songs 

http://thesoundofconfusionblog.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-top-25-tracks-of-2014.html

        Top 10 Albums 
http://thesoundofconfusionblog.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-top-10-albums-of-2014.html

The top ranked song is “I Won't Leave You in the Dark” by Broken Records. While we enjoy that song, our favorite by Broken Records is “Toska.”

     13. Little Indie Blogs

http://littleindieblogs.blogspot.mx/2014/12/best-oflittle-indie-tracks-of-day-2014.html

     14. Wondering Sound  

 http://www.wonderingsound.com/gallery/best-songs-2014/best-songs-2014-15-1

     15. We Are Going Solo - 20 Albums

http://www.wearegoingsolo.com/charts/top-20-albums-of-2014/4/

     16. The Top 100 Songs of The Bins

https://soundcloud.com/thebins/sets/thebinsbestof2014