The Line of Best Fit's 50 Best Records of 2014

An amazing year in music: here are the fifty records that defined 2014 for us.

Published: December 01, 2014 00:00 Source

# 1

Lost In The Dream by The War on Drugs

Album • Mar 18 / 2014 Heartland Rock Indie Rock Neo-Psychedelia

# 2

DSU by Alex G

Album • Jun 17 / 2014 Slacker Rock

# 3

Alvvays by Alvvays

Album • Jul 22 / 2014 Twee Pop Indie Pop Jangle Pop

# 4

Burn Your Fire For No Witness by Angel Olsen

Album • Feb 12 / 2014 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 5

Syro by Aphex Twin

Album • Sep 22 / 2014 IDM

# 6

Arc Iris by Arc Iris

Album • Apr 01 / 2014 Art Pop

# 7

In the Silence by Ásgeir

Album • Feb 04 / 2014 Folktronica Folk Pop Art Pop Indie Folk

# 8

Morning Phase by Beck

Album • Jan 01 / 2014 Singer-Songwriter Chamber Folk

# 9

Our Love by Caribou

Album • Oct 07 / 2014 Deep House

# 10

Wonderland by ceo

Album • Feb 03 / 2014 Art Pop Balearic Beat Electropop

# 11

Everyday Robots by Damon Albarn

Album • Apr 22 / 2014 Art Pop Downtempo

# 12

Whelm by Douglas Dare

Album • May 12 / 2014 Chamber Pop Art Pop

# 13

Total Strife Forever by East India Youth

Album • Feb 24 / 2014 Art Pop Synthpop

# 14

A New Nature by Esben and the Witch

Album • Sep 07 / 2014 Post-Rock Ethereal Wave

# 15

Loom by Fear of Men

Album • Apr 22 / 2014 Indie Pop

# 16

LP1 by FKA twigs

Album • Aug 12 / 2014 Art Pop Alternative R&B

# 17

Singles by Future Islands

Album • Mar 24 / 2014 Synthpop

# 18

Preternaturals by Grumbling Fur

Album • Aug 11 / 2014 Neo-Psychedelia

# 19

Love to Give by Halls

Album • Feb 10 / 2014 Art Pop Ambient Pop

# 20

The Hum by Hookworms

Album • Nov 10 / 2014 Psychedelic Rock

# 21

Chiaroscuro by I Break Horses

Album • Jan 20 / 2014 Indietronica Dream Pop

# 22

Tough Love by Jessie Ware

Album • Aug 04 / 2014 Contemporary R&B Smooth Soul

# 23

Little Red by Katy B

Album • Feb 07 / 2014 Dance-Pop Electropop

# 24

Otherness by Kindness

Album • Oct 14 / 2014 Sophisti-Pop Art Pop

# 25

Second Comin' by Korallreven

Album • Nov 04 / 2014 Chillwave

# 26

Salad Days by Mac DeMarco

Album • Apr 01 / 2014 Jangle Pop Psychedelic Pop Bedroom Pop

# 27

Gist Is by Adult Jazz

Album • Aug 04 / 2014 Art Rock Art Pop

# 28

World Peace Is None of Your Business by Morrissey

Album • Jul 15 / 2014 Alternative Rock Pop Rock Art Rock

# 29

Blank Project by Neneh Cherry

Album • Feb 07 / 2014 Art Pop Downtempo

# 30

Too Bright by Perfume Genius

Album • Sep 22 / 2014 Art Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 31

Run the Jewels 2 by Run The Jewels + Killer Mike + EL-P

Album • Oct 27 / 2014 Hardcore Hip Hop

# 32

Silkidrangar by Samaris

Album • May 13 / 2014 Art Pop Indietronica

# 33

Soused by Scott Walker + sunn O)))

Album • Oct 20 / 2014 Drone Metal Experimental Rock

# 34

Lese Majesty by Shabazz Palaces

Album • Jul 29 / 2014 Experimental Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop

# 35

Are We There by Sharon Van Etten

Album • May 27 / 2014 Singer-Songwriter

# 36

Dude Incredible by Shellac

Album • Sep 16 / 2014 Math Rock Noise Rock Post-Hardcore

# 37

Moon by snowbird

Album • Jan 27 / 2014 Chamber Pop Dream Pop

# 38

Tremors by SOHN

Album • Apr 07 / 2014 Alternative R&B Art Pop Alt-Pop

# 39

They Want My Soul by Spoon

Album • Aug 05 / 2014 Indie Rock

# 40

St. Vincent by St. Vincent

Album • Feb 25 / 2014 Art Pop Art Rock

# 41

Benji by Sun Kil Moon

Album • Aug 19 / 2014 Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 42

To Be Kind by Swans

Album • May 13 / 2014 Experimental Rock Post-Rock

# 43

1989 by Taylor Swift

Album • Oct 27 / 2014 Synthpop Electropop Dance-Pop

# 44

Angels & Devils by The Bug

Album • Aug 25 / 2014 UK Bass Grime

# 46

Galore by THUMPERS

Album • Feb 11 / 2014 Indie Pop

# 47

It's Album Time by Todd Terje

Album • Apr 08 / 2014 Nu-Disco Electro-Disco

# 48

Present Tense by Wild Beasts

Album • Feb 24 / 2014 Art Pop

# 49

Conversations by Woman's Hour

Album • Jul 15 / 2014 Art Pop

# 50

DEAD by Young Fathers

Album • Feb 03 / 2014 Abstract Hip Hop UK Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop Art Pop