Yeah, we don’t know where 2014 went either. But we do know time flies when you’re listening to great music and we heard plenty of that this year. And a year wouldn’t be complete without the annual roundup of the Nasty clan’s favorite albums and reissues from the year that was. When you’ve finished perusing, head over to our Nasty curated YouTube playlist for a trip down memory lane. See you in 2015!

 

THE 15 BEST ALBUMS RELEASED IN 2014:

RYAN ADAMS: Ryan Adams (Pax Am/Blue Note)

DAMON ALBARN: Everyday Robots (Warner Bros)

BAND OF HORSES: Acoustic at The Ryman (Brown Records/Kobalt)

BECK: Morning Phase (Capitol)

THE BIRDS OF SATAN: The Birds of Satan (Shanabelle)

BROKEN BELLS: After the Disco (Columbia)

FOO FIGHTERS: Sonic Highways (Roswell/RCA)

THE HADEN TRIPLETS: The Haden Triplets (Third Man Records)

CHRISSIE HYNDE: Stockholm (Will Travel/Caroline)

LCD SOUNDSYSTEM: The Long Goodbye (Warner Bros)

BOB MOULD: Beauty & Ruin (Merge)

PHILIP SELWAY: Weatherhouse (Bella Union)

SPOON: They Want My Soul (Loma Vista)

JACK WHITE: Lazaretto (Third Man Records/Columbia)

THOM YORKE: Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes (Self-released)

 

THE BEST REISSUES OF 2014:

BECK: Song Reader All-Star Album (Warby Parker/Capitol)

PAUL McCARTNEY: NEW Collector’s Edition (Hear Music/Concord Music Group)

BOB MOULD: Workbook 25 (Omnivore Recordings)

WINGS: At the Speed of Sound (Concord)

WINGS: Venus and Mars (Concord)

 

SURE-TO-PLEASE GIFT IDEAS:

JACK WHITE: Lazaretto ULTRA LP
http://smarturl.it/JWLazarettoLP

LANGUAGE LESSONS VOL. 1
http://smarturl.it/LanguageLessons

THE RISE AND FALL OF PARAMOUNT RECORDS VOL. 2
http://smarturl.it/TMRParamountVol2

THIRD MAN RECORDS PORTABLE RECORD PLAYER
http://smarturl.it/TMRRecordPlayer

20,000 DAYS ON EARTH LIMITED COLLECTOR’S EDITION
http://smarturl.it/20000Days

 

For the last minute shoppers, several coveted reissues will be released on December 16. The reissues include The Kinks’ Anthology 1964-1971 (BMG/InGrooves) and four albums from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds back catalog being released by BMG: From Her to Eternity, The Firstborn is Dead, Kicking Against The Pricks and Your Funeral…My Trial.