Mercoledì 31 Dic 2014, 12:40

What a year for music. This has to be one of my favourite years for music since 2005, which still stands as a high watermark for me. Over the course of 2014, I scrobbled 6,362 tracks and 1,265 artists. I also attended 18 gigs, including concerts by icons such as Bob Dylan and Nine Inch Nails.

Throughout the year I listened to some fantastic music aided by the recommendations of friends on This Is My Jam, Spotify and Soundcloud. Below are a list of some of my favourites from the year.

Top 5 Albums of the Year:
1. 'LP1' by FKA twigs
2. 'What Is This Heart?' by How To Dress Well
3. 'Zentropy' by Frankie Cosmos
4. 'A U R O R A' by Ben Frost
5. 'Black Hours' by Hamilton Leithauser

Top 4 EPs of the Year:
1. 'SALES' by SALES
2. 'Vessel' by The Kite String Tangle
3. 'DMA's' by DMA's
4. 'The Districts' by The Districts

Top 5 Concerts of the Year:
1. The National (14 February @ Belvoir Amphitheatre)
2. The Smith Street Band (21 March and 29 November @ Rosemount Hotel)
3. Arctic Monkeys (13 May @ Perth Arena)
4. Ball Park Music (24 April @ Astor Theatre)
5. Frightened Rabbit (8 February @ St. Jerome's Laneway Festival 2014, Fremantle Esplanade)

Top 20 Scrobbled Artists:
1. Cults
2. Valgeir Sigurðsson
3. Fennesz
4. How to Dress Well
5. The National
6. Frankie Cosmos
7. Chet Faker
8. The Kite String Tangle
9. Harnes Kretzer
10. Nils Frahm
11. The Smith Street Band
12. FKA twigs
13. Low
14. SALES
15. Advance Base
16. Pixies
17. Max Richter
18. The Boy Least Likely To
19. Zola Jesus
20. Brand New