Tag Archives: 2014 tracks

Not sure if I love this or just love the idea of it. Only time will tell.

Seductive mid-tempo R&B that evokes early 80s funk and soul. There were more interesting tracks on the album, but this is easily my favourite.

Lots of people on music sites seem to be skeptical of Kate Tempest as an interloper from the arts. I spoke to a (published) poet I know today and he isn’t impressed with her work as it stands on the … Continue reading →

Rough-trade feted pysch-rock band from Northamptonshire. I swear that I chose this track before I saw this advert, which was filmed in the field behind my dad’s house while I was visiting in May. Not a big fan of adverts, … Continue reading →

Not so much a bold new breakthrough as a minor evolution in the largely dormant world of acid techno, still very welcome for all that.

A theme this year seems to be “I wasn’t into them before, but this is great.” This goes for Robyn more than it does for Royksopp.

Not enough dance music on this list so far, so let’s rectify that.

Bit of a quandry here – my least favourite bit of the (very good) new Klaxons album is the first half of Atom to Atom, but my favourite bit is the second half of Atom to Atom. So I’m selecting … Continue reading →

Taylor Swift enters her imperial phase.

My choices seem a bit predictable at this point, but this had to be here really. Though ‘All Under One Roof Raving’ would’ve been much more interesting to talk about, this is still the obvious highlight of his two singles … Continue reading →