2014 has been a massive year all round and we have been spending hours putting together our favourites. So without further ado, this is our pick of the year that was!
TOP 10 ALBUMS:
- The War On Drugs – Lost In The Dream
- Saskwatch – Nose Dive
- Little Bastard – Little Bastard
- Pup – Pup
- Martha – Courting Strong
- Goat – Commune
- The Interrupters – The Interrupters
- Hard Girls – A Thousand Surfaces
- Gnarwolves – Gnarwolves
- King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – I’m In Your Mind
TOP 10 SHOWS:
- Wednesday 1st January – You Am I, Snowdroppers @ Vic On The Park, Sydney
- Monday 6th January – The War On Drugs @ Oxford Arts Factory, Sydney
- Wednesday 5th February – Parquet Courts @ The Standard, Sydney
- Tuesday 18th March – Billy Bragg @ Manning Bar, Sydney
- Sunday 13th April – Jason Isbell @ Factory Theatre, Sydney
- Wednesday 25th June – Mongol Horde @ The Garage, London
- Friday 27th + Saturday 28th June – GLASTONBURY, UK
- Tuesday 1st July – Burning Spear + Sly & Robbie @ Metropolis, Montreal, Canada
- Wednesday 2nd July – Melbourne Ska Orchestra @ Montreal Jazz Festival
- Tuesday 29th July – First Aid Kit @ Metro, Sydney
TOP 15 SONGS:
- DMA’s – Delete
- Future Islands – Seasons (Waiting On You)
- First Aid Kit – My Silver Lining
- Pinch Hitter – Nine-To-Five
- Jamie T – Zombie
- Little Bastard – Desert Roller
- Born Lion – Good Times Jimmy
- Benjamin Booker – Old Hearts
- Sticky Fingers – Gold Snafu
- The Smith Street Band – Calgary Girls
- Saskwatch – Give Me A Reason
- The War on Drugs – Under Pressure
- Pup – Dark Days
- Martha – Bubble In My Bloodstream
- Cloud Nothings – I’m Not Part Of Me