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Favorite Releases of the past Year?

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Milos:
I'll say it loud and clear: The past year was amazing for me, music-wise. A ginormous amount of great releases plastered the entirety of alternative music across the board, and I am incredibly happy about it. 2014 was a year of incredible music, and the past two months have not been skipping out either.

In the spirit of this section, I wanted to ask you guys for your favorite releases of the past year? Because even though I've heard a lot, I'm far from having heard it all. So what about your favorite releases? (:

Here are mine anyway:

Open Mike Eagle - A Special Episode Of EP (everything about it is mesmerizing)
Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels 2
Mastodon - Once More Around The Sun
The Dodos - Individ
Modest Mouse - Building Nothing Out Of Something
Royal Blood - Self-Titled (Rock is making a return!)
Interpol - El Pintor
TTNG - 13.0.0.0.0.0 (Although this is from 2013, I still consider it one of the best indie records in a while, and I can't help but include this on my list >.<)

That's the list of my favorite, definitely. So what about you guys? Any other favorites? (:

Aziraphale:
For me, "In Conflict," by Owen Pallett. There were a few other things that I liked (the last Joe Henry disc was quite good, for instance), but that one's been in steady rotation for me since it came out.

KingOfIreland:
Has anyone listened to the new Decemberists album yet? I haven't had the time, but I'm sure that's great.

Aziraphale:
I actually haven't heard anything of theirs, though a friend of mine keeps telling me to give them a try.

Milos:
The Decemberists, in my opinion, are sort of THE staple folk rock/indie folk band. Their sound is nothing particularly unique. They're worth checking out, but in my opinion, they don't serve anything worthwhile that has ever kept me stuck to their sound.

Their 2014 release is sort of... even more standard tuned than their past work. Imho, if you are looking for an interesting indie folk band, check out Little Tybee. The Decemberists just don't do anything significant within their music that would make me recommend them or tell other people to check them out. Their new release was just as expected, a standard indie folk album.

The only worthwhile title from "What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World" that stuck out to me was "Till The Water's Long Gone". I actually already forgot about the rest v.v

To wrap it up, they won't blow your mind. If you're looking for some good 'ol indie folk in its arguably purest form, they will hit your spot.

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