Saturday, January 3, 2015

Best of 2014

As I did last year, below find my favorite films and music of 2014. I sadly didn't see as many films this year as I would of liked, so there may be some glaring omissions.

Top 10 Films:
1. ST. VINCENT
2. SKELETON TWINS
3. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
4. THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
5. X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST
6. WHIPLASH
7. INHERENT VICE
8. BOYHOOD
9. CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER
10. DOM HEMINGHWAY

Honorable Mentions: IMITATION GAME, BEGIN AGAIN

Top 10 Albums:

1. Crow Bait - Sliding Through the Halls of Fate
2. First Aid Kit - Stay Gold
3. Curtis Harding - Soul Power
4. Broken Bells - After the Disco
5. Augustines - Augustines
6. Ben Howard - I Forget Where We Were
7. Delta Spirit - Into the Wide
8. Roll the Tanks - Broke Til Midnight
9. Mariachi El Bronx - Mariachi El Bronx III
10. Future Islands - Singles

Honorable Mentions: The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream, Drive-By Truckers - English Oceans, The Hold Steady - Teeth Dreams, You+Me - Rose Ave, Atmosphere - Southsiders

Top 65 Songs:

1. Crow Bait - 83
2. James Bay - If You Ever Want to Be In Love
3. Bryce Vine - Sour Patch Kids
4. Willie Nelson - The Wall
5. Curtis Harding - Surf
6. Broken Bells - Leave it Alone
7. Circa Zero - Levitation
8. First Aid Kit - Stay Gold
9. Lake Street Drive - Bad Self Portraits
10. Bleachers - I Wanna Get Better
11. Future Islands - Seasons (Waiting On You)
12. Jamie T - The Prophet
13. Jack White - Lazaretto
14. Bruce Springsteen - American Skin (41 Shots)
15. The War on Drugs - Red Eyes
16. The Fray - Wherever This Goes
17. Atmosphere - My Lady Got Two Men
18. The Madden Brothers - We Are Done
19. Damon Albarn - Photographs (You Are Taking Now)
20. The Both - Milwaukee
21. Foster the People - Coming of Age
22. David Gray - Gulls
23. Walk the Moon - Shut Up and Dance
24. Ben Howard - I Forget Where We Were
25. Augustines - Walkabout
26. Max Collins - Sports Bar
27. Taking Back Sunday - Stood a Chance
28. Nikki Lane - Seein' Double
29. The Gaslight Anthem - Sweet Morphine
30. Death - We're Gonna Make It
31. Strand of Oaks - For Me
32. Passenger - Scare Away the Dark
33. Kevin Miso - Zombie
34. Drive-By Truckers - Grand Canyon
35. Blanco, Husalah & Kokane - Grief and His Due
36. Bon Iver - Heavenly Father
37. Cloud Nothings - No Thoughts
38. Against Me! - Dead Friend
39. Ryan Adams - Tired of Giving Up
40. Afghan Whigs - Algiers
41. The Lawrence Arms - Paradise Shitty
42. Robert Plant - Rainbow
43. The Hold Steady - Oaks
44. Bike for Three! - Heart as Hell
45. Cold War Kids - First
46. Damien Rice - The Greatest Bastard
47. Taylor Mcferrin - Postpartum
48. George Ezra - Budapest
49. Foo Fighters - In the Clear
50. Sun Kil Moon - Carissa
51. Gruff Rhys - American Interior
52. Tove Lo - Habits (Stay High)
53. The Decemberists - Make You Better
54. Ray LaMontagne - Supernova
55. Wild Cub - Thunder Clatter
56. Yelawolf - Till It's Gone
57. Eno . Hyde - Daddy's Car
58. Antemasque - In the Lurch
59. Pixies - Snakes
60. Lagwagon - Reign
61. Young the Giant - Mind Over Matter
62. Brody Dalle - Underwold
63. Tune-Yards - Water Fountain
64. Sturgill Simpson - Turtles All the Way Down
65. Chrissy Hynde - Dark Sunglasses