Slant Magazine's 25 Best Albums of 2014

Pop culture’s pendulum trajectory swings between outrage and fatigue, but there are still things to celebrate.

Published: December 11, 2014 13:20 Source

# 1
Album • Feb 25 / 2014 Art Pop Art Rock
# 2
Album • Aug 05 / 2014 Indie Rock
# 3
Album • Jan 01 / 2014 Dream Pop Art Pop Neo-Psychedelia
# 4
Album • Mar 18 / 2014 Heartland Rock Indie Rock Neo-Psychedelia
# 5
Album • Apr 01 / 2014 Jangle Pop Psychedelic Pop Bedroom Pop
# 6
Album • Aug 04 / 2014 Contemporary R&B Smooth Soul
# 7
Album • Aug 12 / 2014 Art Pop Alternative R&B
# 8
Album • Jan 01 / 2014 Alternative R&B Alt-Pop
# 9
Album • Sep 19 / 2014 Pop Soul Blues Rock
# 10
EP • Jan 01 / 2014 Electropop Electro House Ambient House
# 11
Album • Sep 22 / 2014 IDM
# 12
Album • May 13 / 2014 Indietronica Electropop Alt-Pop
# 13
Album • Jul 04 / 2014 Electropop Alt-Pop
# 14
Album • Sep 22 / 2014 Art Pop Indietronica
# 15
Album • Jun 06 / 2014 Indie Folk Folk Pop
# 16
Album • Jul 29 / 2014 Experimental Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop
# 17
Album • Oct 27 / 2014 Hardcore Hip Hop
# 18
Album • Jun 03 / 2014 Indie Rock Post-Punk
# 19
Album • Aug 19 / 2014 Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter
# 20
Album • Nov 14 / 2014 Indie Rock
# 21
Album • Mar 03 / 2014 Country Rock Southern Rock
# 22
Album • Oct 06 / 2014 Nu Jazz Wonky Jazz Fusion
# 23
Album • Jan 21 / 2014 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter
# 24
Album • Mar 25 / 2014 Indie Rock
# 25
Album • Apr 24 / 2014 Tech House