The Best Albums of 2014

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The end of the year is nigh! Jim and Greg look back at the Best Albums of 2014 and hear some picks from listeners.

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The Best Albums of 2014

Greg’s Top Albums

  1. Kelis, Food
  2. Protomartyr, Under Color of Official Right
  3. Benjamin Booker, Benjamin Booker
  4. Mary J. Blige, The London Sessions
  5. Wussy, Attica!
  6. Run the Jewels, Run the Jewels 2
  7. FKA Twigs, LP1
  8. Lydia Loveless, Somewhere Else
  9. The Preatures, Blue Planet Eyes
  10. Warpaint, Warpaint

Greg's complete list

Jim’s Top Albums

  1. Against Me!, Transgender Dysphoria Blues
  2. Ex Hex, Rips
  3. Le Butcherettes, Cry is for the Flies
  4. Aphex Twin, Syro
  5. Shellac, Dude Incredible
  6. The Gotobeds, Poor People Are Revolting
  7. Fucked Up, Glass Boys
  8. Kelis, Food
  9. Parquet Courts, Sunbathing Animal
  10. Spoon, They Want My Soul

Jim's complete list

Listener Top Albums

  • Will from St. Paul, MN: Ty Segall, Manipulator
  • Siyabonga from Chicago: Spoon, They Want My Soul
  • Kyle from Bowling Green, KY: Sturgill Simpson, Metamodern Sounds in Country Music

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