Top 20 of 2014 - The Longlist

Hello

Its that time of year where I start reviewing the new music I've listened to over the past year.

If you're not too familiar with the approach, you can see the 2011 Longlist and 2011 Shortlist posts by clicking the links.  The 2012 Longlist and 2012 Shortlist are also here if you fancy reading, whilst last year's can be found on the 2013 Longlist and 2013 Shortlist links!  Basically anything which has been released since Jan 1st 2014 is eligible.  I've narrowed down about 45 albums and EPs to a Long list of 92 tracks.  I'll then go through and select a Top 20 of 2014.

It's a good way to review the year and find some new music along the way.  Hope you enjoy.

Cheers

Artist	Album	Track
Amen Dunes	Love	Lonely Richard
Amen Dunes	Love	Splits Are Parted
Amen Dunes	Love	Sixteen
Architecture in Helsinki	NOW +4EVA	When You Walk In The Room
Architecture in Helsinki	NOW +4EVA	Dream a Little Crazy
Architecture in Helsinki	NOW +4EVA	Boom (4EVA)
Architecture in Helsinki	NOW +4EVA	Born to Convince You
Black Angels	Clear Lake Forest	Sunday Evening
Black Keys	Turn Blue	In Time
Black Keys	Turn Blue	10 Lovers
Catfish & The Bottlemen	The Balcony	Homesick
Catfish & The Bottlemen	The Balcony	Fallout
Cloud Boat	Model Of You	All On Of My Years
Conor Oberst	Upside Down Mountain	Kick
Conor Oberst	Upside Down Mountain	Zigzagging Toward The Light
Dum Dum Girls	Too True	Rimbaud Eyes
Dum Dum Girls	Too True	Are You OK?
Dum Dum Girls	Too True	Too True To Be Good
Dum Dum Girls	Too True	Trouble Is My Name
Elbow	The Taking Off and Landing of Everything	Charge
Elbow	The Taking Off and Landing of Everything	Fly Boy Blue/Lunette
Elbow	The Taking Off and Landing of Everything	My Sad Captains
Erland & The Carnival	Closing Time	Closing Time
Erland & The Carnival	Closing Time	Quiet Love
Erland & The Carnival	Closing Time	Birth of a Nation
Erland & The Carnival	Closing Time	Daughter
Ex Hex	Rips	How You Got That Girl
Ex Hex	Rips	Hot and Cold
Ex Hex	Rips	New Kid
First Aid Kit	Stay Gold	My Silver Lining
First Aid Kit	Stay Gold	Master Pretender
First Aid Kit	Stay Gold	Waitress Song
Glass Animals	Zaba	Gooey
Happyness	Weird Little Birthday	Pumpkin Noir
High Hazels	High Hazels	Valencia
High Hazels	High Hazels	Banging On My Door
High Hazels	High Hazels	Night Song
High Hazels	High Hazels	Hanging Moon
Hospitality	Trouble	Nightingale
Hospitality	Trouble	Going Out
Hospitality	Trouble	I Miss Your Bones
Hospitality	Trouble	It's Not Serious
Jack White	Lazaretto	Three Women
Jack White	Lazaretto	Lazaretto
Jack White	Lazaretto	Bat Black Liquorice
Jack White	Lazaretto	Alone In My Home
Jamie T	Carry On The Grudge	Limits Lie
Jamie T	Carry On The Grudge	Don't You Find
Jamie T	Carry On The Grudge	Zombie
Jamie T	Carry On The Grudge	The Prophet
Jungle	Jungle	Accelerate
Jungle	Jungle	Busy Earnin'
Jungle	Jungle	Julia
Kate Tempest	Everybody Down	Marshall Law
Kate Tempest	Everybody Down	Lonely Daze
Kylie	Kiss Me Once	Into The Blue
Kylie	Kiss Me Once	Million Miles
Kylie	Kiss Me Once	Feels So Good
La Roux	Trouble in Paradise	Kiss And Not Tell
La Roux	Trouble in Paradise	Sexotheque
Lana Del Rey	Ultraviolence	Cruel World
Lana Del Rey	Ultraviolence	Fucked My Way Up To The Top
Little Dragon	Nabuma Rubberband	Mirror
Little Dragon	Nabuma Rubberband	Pretty Girls
Mac DeMarco	Salad Days	Salad Days
Michael A Grammar	Michael A Grammar	The Day I Come Alive
Michael A Grammar	Michael A Grammar	Suzanna
Michael A Grammar	Michael A Grammar	Nature's Child
Slow Club	Complete Surrender	Tears Of Joy
Slow Club	Complete Surrender	Suffering You Suffering Me
Slow Club	Complete Surrender	Not Mine To Love
Slow Club	Complete Surrender	Complete Surrender
The Growlers	Chinese Fountain	Big Toe
The Growlers	Chinese Fountain	Going Gets Tough
The Growlers	Chinese Fountain	Love Test
The Horrors	Luminous	Chasing Shadows
The Horrors	Luminous	First Day of Spring
The Horrors	Luminous	So Now You Know
The Orwells	Disgraceland	Southern Comfort
The Orwells	Disgraceland	The Righteous One
The Orwells	Disgraceland	Bathroom Tile Blues
The Orwells	Disgraceland	Let It Burn
The Proper Ornaments	Wooden Head	Gone
The Proper Ornaments	Wooden Head	Sun
The War on Drugs	Lost In The Dream	Red Eyes
Tinashe	Aquarius	Pretend
Tinashe	Aquarius	All Hands On Deck
Tinashe	Aquarius	Far Side of the Moon
TVOTR	Seeds	Careful you
TVOTR	Seeds	Could You
We have band	Movements	Someone
We have band	Movements	Please