BEST OF January 2014

 TOP 15 ARTISTS OF THE MONTH: 

~by alphabetical order~ 

ACTRESS

ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO

BIBIO

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

DAMIEN JURADO

DROWNERS

DUM DUM GIRLS

MOGWAI

SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS

STEP BROTHERS
~ALCHEMIST + EVIDENCE~

STEPHEN MALKMUS & THE JICKS

THEE SILVER MT. ZION MEMORIAL ORCHESTRA

THE NEW MENDICANTS
~JOE PERNICE of Pernice Brothers +
MIKE BELITSKY of the Sadies +
NORMAN BLAKE of Teenage Fanclub~

WARPAINT

WILLIS EARL BEAL





 REISSUE OF THE MONTH: 

UNCLE TUPELO
NO DEPRESSION -1990-
(SONY LEGACY)





 TOP 5 COMPILATIONS / BOX SETS OF THE MONTH: 



#5

VEX
SANCTUARY: THE COMPLETE DISCOGRAPHY
(SACRED BONES)



#4

MARK LANEGAN
HAS GOD SEEN MY SHADOW?
AN ANTHOLOGY 1989-2011
(LIGHT IN THE ATTIC)



#3

ROUGH TRADE SHOPS:
COUNTER CULTURE 13
(ROUGH TRADE)



#2

HAÏTI DIRECT:
BIG BAND, MINI JAZZ & TWOUBADOU SOUNDS 1960-1978
(STRUT)



#1

NICK DRAKE
TUCK BOX [5xCD]
(ISLAND / UNIVERSAL)





 TOP 5 ALBUM COVER ART OF THE MONTH: 



#5

JAMES VINCENT McMORROW
POST TROPICAL



#4

ELAQUENT
GREEN APPLES AND ORANGES



#3

HANNAH HOCH
FLOEBERG



#2

BUSHMAN'S REVENGE
THOU SHALT BOOGIE!



#1

YOUNG FATHERS
DEAD





 REMIX ALBUM OF THE MONTH: 

BENOÎT PIOULARD
HYMNAL REMIXES





 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK OF THE MONTH: 

HER





 COLLECTIBLE OF THE MONTH: 

YO LA TENGO
TREE [soft vinyl dolls + DVD]
(PRESSPOP INC. / MATADOR)





 GOSSIP OF THE MONTH: 

AGAINST ME!
~the group's first album since Laura Jane came out as transgender~



BEFORE:

TOM JAMES GABEL

AFTER:

LAURA JANE GRACE

 TOP 25 VIDEOS OF THE MONTH: 

~by alphabetical order~  

BOHREN & DER CLUB OF GORE

GANZ LEISE KOMMT DIE NACHT

BROKEN BELLS

AFTER THE DISCO

~Part One: ANGEL AND THE FOOL~

~Part Two: HOLDING ON FOR LIFE~

DAMON ALBARN

EVERYDAY ROBOTS

ECHASKECH
FORM/FUNCTION

FEADZ
METAMAN

GEORGE FITZGERALD
MAGNETIC

HOLLY HERNDON
CHORUS

I BREAK HORSES
FAITH

JEROME LOL w/ SARA Z
DELETED

MOGWAI
THE LORD IS OUT OF CONTROL

PARTY SUPPLIES
WORKING OUT

PHILÉMON CIMON
SOLEIL BLANC

PIXIES
BLUE EYED HEXE

SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS
RETREAT!

SMOOV-E
RAPPIN' ROBOT

SNOWBIRD
PORCELAIN

STEP BROTHERS
STEP MASTERS

STEPHEN MALMUS & THE JICKS
CINNAMON AND LESBIANS

ST.VINCENT
DIGITAL WITNESS

THE BELLE BRIGADE
ASHES

THE BOHICAS
XXX / SWARM

THE HIDDEN CAMERAS
GAY GOTH SCENE

TIMBER TIMBRE
HOT DREAMS

YOUNG FATHERS
LOW

THE BLACK AND WHITE YEARS
STRANGE FIGURINES
~Lyric Video of the Month~




 TRACKS OF THE MONTH: 




 

Synthetic Side [JANUARY 2014] from mc tank pumpin on 8tracks Radio.

 

Analog Side [JANUARY 2014] from mc tank pumpin on 8tracks Radio.