So here it is, the Eat Your Own Ears top 5 albums of the year according to each of us here in the office. An excellent year for new releases I’m sure you’ll agree. In not particular order, HERE WE GO!
Tom Baker
Caribou – Our Love
The War On Drugs – Lost In The Dream
John Coltrane – Live at Temple University
Neil Young – Storytone
Toumani Diabaté and Sidiki Diabaté – Toumani & Sidiki
Lucy P
Angel Olsen – Burn Your Fire For No Witness
Parquet Courts – Sunbathing Animal
The Pink Teens – Good Luck, Pink Teens
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – I’m In Your Mind Fuzz
Sinkane – Mean Love
Goat – Commune (we’ve allowed a sneaky sixth in there because we’re nice like that)
El
Real Estate – Atlas
Mac DeMarco – Salad Days
Aphex Twin – Syro
Jane Weaver – The Silver Globe
Thurston Moore – The Best Day
Tom C
Mac DeMarco – Salad Days
Jungle – S/T
Caribou – Our Love
The War On Drugs – Lost In The Dream
Royal Blood – S/T
Mimi
The War On Drugs – Lost In The Dream
Real Estate – Atlas
Bob Dylan – Basement Tapes complete/Bootleg series Vol. 11
Future Islands – Singles
Hailu Mergia and The Walias – Tche Belew
Jon
Peaking Lights – Cosmic Logic
Deerhoof – La Isla Bonita
Viet Cong – Cassette
Run The Jewels – Run The Jewels 2
FKA Twigs – LP1
…and there we have it folks! It was a tough ask but all in all it’s been a very very good year with so many good albums to choose from.
Check them all out on our Spotify playlist. Don’t forget to tweet us @eatyourownears with your thoughts and suggestions.
Here’s to 2015!