{"id":776,"date":"2014-12-30T13:17:24","date_gmt":"2014-12-30T18:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greatapes.ca\/blog\/?p=776"},"modified":"2014-12-30T13:17:24","modified_gmt":"2014-12-30T18:17:24","slug":"music-of-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/greatapes.ca\/blog\/2014\/12\/music-of-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Music of 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I usually write quite a few words in my end-of-year recaps, but I&#8217;ve become increasingly convinced that most music criticism is essentially meaningless.\u00a0 I have things that I want to say about these albums, but they would mostly be about my relationship with the music, not the music itself, and we both know that you&#8217;re probably either here because:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>you want to see if any of your favourite albums are on my list; or<\/li>\n<li>you want to find new music to listen to<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So I&#8217;m not going to do write-ups for these records.\u00a0 Instead I&#8217;ll just link a song that I think you should check out (or a music video if one exists).<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2014<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>10. <em>Last War <\/em>by Haley Bonar<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6AzfREgoDGE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>9. <em>Some Heavy Ocean <\/em>by Emma Ruth Rundle<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"http:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=547435182\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/track=1738691941\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/emmaruthrundle.bandcamp.com\/album\/some-heavy-ocean\">Some Heavy Ocean by Emma Ruth Rundle<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>8. <em>(self-titled)<\/em> by Alvvays<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZAn3JdtSrnY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>7. <em>The Ape Of God<\/em> by Old Man Gloom<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"http:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2510415914\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/track=3406615385\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/profoundlorerecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/the-ape-of-god\">The Ape Of God by OLD MAN GLOOM<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>6. <em>Let&#8217;s Go Extinct<\/em> by Fanfarlo<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CkWGoqiqdAc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>5. <em>Guilty of Everything<\/em> by Nothing<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"http:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2289343264\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/track=2381237321\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wearenothing.bandcamp.com\/album\/guilty-of-everything\">Guilty of Everything by nothing<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>4. <em>Nobody Wants To Be Here And Nobody Wants To Leave <\/em>by the Twilight Sad<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j4YrixHiLpw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>3. <em>Deep Fantasy <\/em>by White Lung<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q58kHu6yVuc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>2. <em>The Take Off and Landing Of Everything<\/em> by Elbow<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9lAVeeuwRiI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>1. <em>Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light On Everything<\/em> by Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra<\/p>\n<p>No other album this year really comes close to this one.\u00a0 One of the best albums I&#8217;ve heard in the past few years.\u00a0 I know the vocals will turn a lot of people off, but if you stick with it, the lyrics and the music are just so incredible, and unlike anything any other band is doing.<\/p>\n<p><object id=\"gsSong4056975413\" width=\"250\" height=\"40\" classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" name=\"gsSong4056975413\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/grooveshark.com\/songWidget.swf\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"window\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"hostname=grooveshark.com&#038;songID=40569754&#038;style=metal&#038;p=0\" \/><object type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" data=\"http:\/\/grooveshark.com\/songWidget.swf\" width=\"250\" height=\"40\"><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"window\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"hostname=grooveshark.com&#038;songID=40569754&#038;style=metal&#038;p=0\" \/><span><a href=\"http:\/\/grooveshark.com\/search\/song?q=Thee%20Silver%20Mt.%20Zion%20Memorial%20Orchestra%20What%20We%20Loved%20Was%20Not%20Enough\" title=\"What We Loved Was Not Enough by Thee Silver Mt. 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