Always enjoy your Best of as it’s one of my favorites.
Close Calls pt1: I like Multiply and that’s it. I’m too lazy to listen to the videos right now. Maybe later.
Close calls pt2: My faves are If I Could Change Your Mind and Tuesday.
I don’t care for The Hungers Games film, but I do like Dead Air and YFB from the soundtrack. I heard Rumble from another Best of and I like it. Will heard Kelis’s album soon. Not bad so far. Can’t wait for more updates.
***** ***** I Never Learn • Lykke Li RELEASED: May 5, 2014 FORMAT: LP GENRE: Pop/Rock
Somehow I was never really into Lykke Li outside of two or three singles from the past but this year I have been in love. 'I Never Learn' is kind of monotonous and let's just say thank god it’s a relatively short album by modern standards. There are only 9 tracks but it's still great.
***** ***** Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse • Mariah Carey RELEASED: May 23, 2014 FORMAT: LP GENRE: R&B, Pop
After two previous flop LPs, terrible single choices as side from #Beautiful, terrible performances and vocal malfunctions I had lost all faith in Mariah. I eventually gave in and pressed play to one of the most underrated R&B albums of the year; perhaps I possibly underrated it here. She's offering nothing new but still something satisfying. A lot of tracks bring us back to the Mariah we know and love.
***** ***** Tremors • SOHN RELEASED: April 7, 2014 FORMAT: LP GENRE: Art Pop, Downtempo
I'm really feeling SOHN's sound and voice. His music is very mellow and emotional but I don't get bored and I guess the production works. I love the vocal loops, percussions and different layers of sounds. If you like artists like Autre Ne Vuet or Jai Paul I think you would enjoy. He doesn't have anything as epic as them but still...
34. Voices • Phantogram
33. Hozier • Hozier
32. I Never Learn • Lykke Li
31. Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse • Mariah Carey
30. Tremors • SOHN
29. Brill Bruisers • The New P*rnographers
I've seen MIAMTEC exclusively around the ~thirty spots on here which is interesting to note. Not a big fan of Lykke Li but the album was pretty good and glad to see Hozier, too! His non-TMTC is really good and I'm hoping he keeps doing well!