6 Music's Albums of the Year - 2014
Every weekday from 1 December we’ll reveal an entry in the Top 15 Albums Of The Year as chosen by 成人快手 6 Music presenters and staff. Check in each day to see which albums make the list and enjoy a second chance to relive live sessions by the artists recorded exclusively for 6 Music.
The War On Drugs - 'Lost In The Dream'
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'A ‘proper’ album where one track just effortlessly drifts into the next. It’s an introvert’s take on classic rock with echoes of Dylan and Springsteen but all wrapped in a blissful, slacker’s haze. Over the summer it accompanied me on more or less every journey I took. And what a summer it was. It seems like a dream now but a dream that recurs every time I put the album on. I keep coming back to the same word. Blissful.' - Mark Radcliffe
The War On Drugs' Reaction to being Number One
'Eyes To The Wind' - Live
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St Vincent - 'St Vincent'
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'It’s a brilliant, brilliant idiosyncratic piece of work… The whole package is really refreshing and sparkly and quirky' - Stuart Maconie
'Digital Witness' - Live
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First Aid Kit - 'Stay Gold'
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'Like the Everly Brothers and loads of other sibling combos down the decades, there’s something in their genes that just makes their voices gel.' - Liz Kershaw
Watch 'Stay Gold' - Live
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Kate Tempest - 'Everybody Down'
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'A concept record I found really moving and uplifting and insightful and brilliant and quintessentially her' - Huey Morgan
'Theme From Becky' - Live
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Sharon Van Etten - 'Are We There'
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'It’s an emotional record, it’s an involving one... Over and above, it’s a beautifully produced album from start to finish' - Gideon Coe
Sharon Van Etten 'Taking Chances' - Live
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Caribou - 'Our Love'
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'It's such an emotional album; it's the opposite of all the clichés people have about electronic and dance music' - Lauren Laverne
Caribou 'Our Love' - Live
Caribou at the 成人快手
Royal Blood - 'Royal Blood'
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'It’s so thunderous but there’s a lot more going on than some people give it credit for' - Steve Lamacq
Royal Blood 'Figure It Out' - Live
Royal Blood at the 成人快手
Jack White - 'Lazaretto'
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'It's hoary, old, raw, rock and roll blues. Absolutely brilliant from start to finish to be perfectly honest' - Shaun Keaveny
Jack White speaks to Steve Lamacq
Jack White at the 成人快手
Elbow - 'The Take Off And Landing Of Everything'
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'I was hooked musically and lyrically to this... Guy and crew, the Don salutes you' - Don Letts
Elbow talk to Radcliffe and Maconie
Elbow at the 成人快手
Beck - 'Morning Phase'
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'It’s introspective without being introverted, cool without being self conscious, and it just sounds a classic timeless record. Which is what it is' - Matt Everitt
Beck at the 成人快手
Albums of the Year Playlister
Future Islands - 'Singles'
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'It's sexy as hell... It's the album that finally got Future Islands the recognition they deserve' - Tom Ravenscroft
Future Islands at the 成人快手
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tUnE-yArDs - 'Nikki Nack'
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'I think it's one of the most unique and vital, most colourful records of the year which she backs up with truly heart-stopping live performances' - Mary Anne Hobbs
Tune-Yards - 'Real Thing' Live
Tune-Yards at the 成人快手
Liars - 'Mess'
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'This album is simultaneously their most polished, their oddest and their most accessible record yet' - Tom Robinson
Liars live!
Liars at the 成人快手
Todd Terje - 'It's Album Time'
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'This excellently bonkers album is an absolute triumph. There are so many layers I hear something different every time I listen' - Nemone
Todd Terje at the 成人快手
Albums of the Year Playlister
ALT J - 'This Is All Yours'
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'The album demonstrates the skilled musicianship of a band keen to push boundaries and break new ground' - Chris Hawkins