Top Albums — rounding out the Top 50
Please note: This article is published as an archive copy from Philadelphia City Paper. My City Paper is not affiliated with Philadelphia City Paper. Philadelphia City Paper was an alternative weekly newspaper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The last edition was published on October 8, 2015.
More great records from 2014, as chosen by City Paper critics.
First, you'll probably want to check out the Top 21.
22. Future Islands
Singles (4AD)
23. The New Pornographers
Brill Bruisers (Matador)
24. Iceage
Plowing Into the Field of Love (Matador)
25. First Aid Kit
Stay Gold (Columbia)
26. Caribou
Our Love (Merge)
27. Perfume Genius
Too Bright (Matador)
28. Swans
To Be Kind (Young God)
29. Restorations
LP3 (SideOneDummy)
30. Jolie Holland
Wine Dark Sea (Anti-)
31. Taylor Swift
1989 (Big Machine)
32. Alt-J
This Is All Yours (Infectious)
33. Ariel Pink
Pom Pom (4AD)
34. A Sunny Day In Glasgow
Sea When Absent (Lefse)
35. Wussy
Attica! (Shake It)
36. Doug Paisley
Strong Feelings (No Quarter)
37. TV on the Radio
Seeds (Harvest)
38. Azealia Banks
Broke with Expensive Taste (Prospect Park)
39. tUnE-yArDs
Nikki Nack (4AD)
40. Jessica Lea Mayfield
Make My Head Sing … (ATO)
41. Shabazz Palaces
Lese Majesty (Sub Pop)
42. Cloud Nothings
Here and Nowhere Else (Carpark and Mom + Pop)
43. Allo Darlin’
We Come from the Same Place (Slumberland)
44. Steve Gunn
Way Out Weather (Paradise of Bachelors)
45. Bleachers
Strange Desire (RCA)
46. Behemoth
The Satanist (Nuclear Blast)
47. Hozier
Hozier (Columbia)
48. Sun Kil Moon
Benji (Caldo Verde)
49. Stoneburner
Songs in the Key of Arrakis (Distortion Productions)
50. La Sera
Hour of the Dawn (Hardly Art)
Now check out the Local Artist of the Year and Other Awesome Philly Artists we liked this year. Also: Who voted for what.
