Time Out New York's 20 Best Albums of 2014

The 1990s' greatest record art, ranked. Dig through the CD bin with us for the 40 best album covers of the 90s, from the Nirvana baby to Ol' Dirty Bastard.

Published: April 08, 2015 05:00 Source

# 1

It's Album Time by Todd Terje

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

# 2

Morning Phase by Beck

Album • Jan 01 / 2014 Singer-Songwriter Chamber Folk

# 3

Burn Your Fire For No Witness by Angel Olsen

Album • Feb 12 / 2014 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 4

Singles by Future Islands

Album • Mar 24 / 2014 Synthpop

# 5

Here And Nowhere Else by Cloud Nothings

Album • Apr 01 / 2014 Post-Hardcore Indie Rock

# 6

Our Love by Caribou

Album • Oct 07 / 2014 Deep House

# 7

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

Album • Oct 27 / 2014 Hardcore Hip Hop

# 8

LP1 by FKA twigs

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

# 9

St. Vincent by St. Vincent

Album • Feb 25 / 2014 Art Pop Art Rock

# 10

They Want My Soul by Spoon

Album • Aug 05 / 2014 Indie Rock

# 11

Salad Days by Mac DeMarco

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

# 12

Seeds by TV on the Radio

Album • Nov 14 / 2014 Indie Rock

# 13

Honest by Future

Album • Apr 22 / 2014 Trap Pop Rap Southern Hip Hop

# 14

1000 Forms of Fear by Sia

Album • Jul 04 / 2014 Electropop Alt-Pop

# 15

Antemasque by ANTEMASQUE

Album • Nov 10 / 2014 Alternative Rock

# 16

Along the Way by Mark McGuire

Album • Feb 04 / 2014 New Age Progressive Electronic Ambient Pop

# 17

Oxymoron by ScHoolboy Q

Album • Jan 01 / 2014 West Coast Hip Hop Gangsta Rap Hardcore Hip Hop

# 18

77 by Nude Beach

Album • Oct 21 / 2014 Power Pop

# 19

Clark by Clark

Album • Nov 03 / 2014 IDM Techno

# 20

Alvvays by Alvvays

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