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Great Undiscovered Albums in 2014?

Pele-thefiregoddessPele-thefiregoddess Posts: 6,171
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For something great yet undiscovered

albums that you adore but they didn't make the top 40 last year ....

albums that can be a welcome discovery in January 2015 and beyond....

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  • Pele-thefiregoddessPele-thefiregoddess Posts: 6,171
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    if you liked SOHN, FKA Twigs, Banks.... you may like Chet Faker - Built on Glass
  • GlassBalloonGlassBalloon Posts: 2,571
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    One of my favourite albums of the year was MO - No Mythologies to Follow. Really catchy alt/pop. Tove Lo - Queen of the Clouds was awesome too.
  • kryskryskryskrys Posts: 3,322
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    For fans of cheesy girl group pop, I'd recommend Sweet California's album Break Of Day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yFGmHav8LU

    For fans of Scandinavian pop, Die Another Day by Beatrice Eli: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR-l84GS7xk

    For pure pop fans, Heart Beats by Dami Im: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGcFsXmisQQ

    Danity Kane are probably too well known to be here, but as they missed the Top 40 I think they deserve a mention for DK3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ikx4jPjIewE

    Same for Azealia Banks and Broke With Expensive Taste: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtTjzDTpx8o
  • Blondie XBlondie X Posts: 28,662
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    None of my favourite albums from last year troubled the charts but I'd recommend all of these:
    King of Hearts - Peven Everett
    It's Time - Sean McCabe
    The Man - Omar
    In The Red Room - Shaun Escoffery
    Broken Toys - Smoove & Turrell
    Music for Adverts - Lack of Afro
    There's More To Life Than This - Ben Westbeech
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    Albums from last year that I have listed to and loved, that I can remember offhand and that haven't been listed before or likely been in top 40.:

    Adrenaline Mob [USA] - Men Of Honor [2014]
    Bitter Ruin [UK] - Waves [2014]
    Blacklite District [USA] - Worldwide Controversy [2014]
    Blondfire - Young Heart [2014]
    Crematory [Germany] - Antiserum [2014]
    FM Belfast [Iceland] - Brighter Days [2014]
    Indila [France] - Mini World [2014]
    Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas [USA] - Secret Evil [2014]
    Light Bringer [Japan] - Monument [2014]
    MaNga [Turkey] - Işıkları Söndürseler Bile [2014]
    Mapei - Hey Hey [2014]
    Marsheaux [Greece] - Odyssey [2014]
    Ming & Ping [USA] - The Light Of Day-The Darkness Of Night [2014]
    Nightqueen [Belgium] - rEVOLUTION [2014]
    Nikki Yanofsky [Canada] - Little Secret [2014]
    Nun [Australia] - Nun [2014]
    Shelley Harland [UK] - The Girl Who Cried Wolf [2014]
    THYX [Austria] - Super Vision [2014]
    Tikkle Me [Sweden] - What Is Real [2014]
    Twins Natalia [Germany] - The Destiny Room [2014]
    Tying Tiffany [Italy] - Drop [2014]
    Undecimber [Sweden] - Dead Inside [2014]
    WeAreCastor [USA] - Bon Voyage [2014]
    William Control [USA] - The Neuromancer [2014]
    Work Drugs [USA] - Insurgents [2014]
    Work Drugs [USA] - Runaways [2014]
    Y’Akoto - Moody Blues [2014]
    Yelle [France] - Complètement Fou [2014]
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    Tinashe - Aquarius
  • Gigi4Gigi4 Posts: 3,631
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    Zola Jesus. Taiga
    2:54, The Other I
    Honeyblood, Honeyblood
    Ex Hex, Rips
  • montyburns56montyburns56 Posts: 2,011
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    GlassBalloon wrote: »
    One of my favourite albums of the year was MO - No Mythologies to Follow. Really catchy alt/pop. Tove Lo - Queen of the Clouds was awesome too.

    Good choices as I was going to mention those two as well!
  • TheTruth1983TheTruth1983 Posts: 13,462
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    boysforpele wrote: »
    For something great yet undiscovered

    albums that you adore but they didn't make the top 40 last year ....

    albums that can be a welcome discovery in January 2015 and beyond....

    Almost every album that I bought :p
  • SoundboxSoundbox Posts: 6,247
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    How do you find all these albums? I used to look at the 'new releases' rack in Woolworth and Our Price - but those have gone. I could listen to random music and hope I find something I like but that is hardly professional is it?
  • shankly123shankly123 Posts: 598
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    The Furrow Collective - At our next meeting
    Show of Hands - Centenary
    Joanne Shaw Taylor - the dirty truth
    Martin Green - Crows' bones
    Where greater men have fallen - Primordial

    Robert Ellis - the lights from the chemical plant
    The rails - Fair warning
    Sam Sweeney - Made in the great war
    Oberon - Dream awakening
  • montyburns56montyburns56 Posts: 2,011
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    Soundbox wrote: »
    How do you find all these albums? I used to look at the 'new releases' rack in Woolworth and Our Price - but those have gone. I could listen to random music and hope I find something I like but that is hardly professional is it?

    I use use the Discover feature on Spotify as it will recommend tracks based on your playlists.
  • ArcanaArcana Posts: 37,521
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    "I Love You But I Must Drive Off This Cliff Now" - Got A Girl

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dD6upBLkbj8&hd=1
  • LMLM Posts: 63,495
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    Sophie Ellis Bextor - Wanderlust
    It was my fav album of last year.
  • Glawster2002Glawster2002 Posts: 15,211
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    shankly123 wrote: »
    The Furrow Collective - At our next meeting
    Show of Hands - Centenary
    Joanne Shaw Taylor - the dirty truth
    Martin Green - Crows' bones
    Where greater men have fallen - Primordial

    Robert Ellis - the lights from the chemical plant
    The rails - Fair warning
    Sam Sweeney - Made in the great war
    Oberon - Dream awakening

    She is an amazing talent and brilliant live, and having met her a lovely person as well. :)

    I would also add:

    Blues Pills - Blues Pills
    The Cadillac Three - Tenessee Mojo
    In This moment - Black Widow
    The Tea Party - The Ocean At The End
    Xandria - Sacrificium
    Epica - The Quantum Enigma
  • MrMarpleMrMarple Posts: 3,437
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    Does it count if the album peaked at number 40?

    If yes, my vote (and favourite album of last year) goes to 'The London Sessions' from Mary J Blige.

    It's a genuinely stunning album. I don't pretend to own her albums, but it's definitely the best of those I own.
    Her voice just gets better with age.
  • shankly123shankly123 Posts: 598
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    Glawster2002 wrote: »
    She is an amazing talent and brilliant live, and having met her a lovely person as well. :)

    I

    Lucky you! She is great. Who would have thought that a blonde, white girl from Birmingham could play the blues like that!
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    MØ - No Mythologies To Follow
    Tinashe - Aquarius
    BANKS - Goddess
    Tove Lo - Queen Of The Clouds

    All amazing debut albums
  • Glawster2002Glawster2002 Posts: 15,211
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    shankly123 wrote: »
    Lucky you! She is great. Who would have thought that a blonde, white girl from Birmingham could play the blues like that!

    I know. Even though she's spent a lot of time in America her underlying accent is still there is you listen carefully. ;-)

    I saw her in December, it was the first time I'd seen her live and, wow, can she play!! I met her afterwards and said her guitar playing was very reminicent of Stevie Ray Vaughan, who I was lucky enough to see in 1983. It turns out he is one of her heroes so we hit it off straight away then!! She only spoilt it by saying she was four when he died in 1990 - that made me feel very old!!

    But if you ever get the chance to meet her, take it as she is very modest about her talents and a really lovely person. :)
  • scrillascrilla Posts: 2,198
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    Blondie X wrote: »
    None of my favourite albums from last year troubled the charts but I'd recommend all of these:
    King of Hearts - Peven Everett
    It's Time - Sean McCabe
    The Man - Omar
    In The Red Room - Shaun Escoffery
    Broken Toys - Smoove & Turrell
    Music for Adverts - Lack of Afro
    There's More To Life Than This - Ben Westbeech

    Hopefully I'll get around to picking up the Peven Everett, Shaun Escoffery and maybe Omar at some point.

    I can't think of any albums I bought in 2014 that were released in 2014. Probably there were some though!
  • DaisyBumblerootDaisyBumbleroot Posts: 24,763
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    Casualties of Cool album of the same name
  • gelbma0991gelbma0991 Posts: 4,783
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    Soundbox wrote: »
    How do you find all these albums? I used to look at the 'new releases' rack in Woolworth and Our Price - but those have gone. I could listen to random music and hope I find something I like but that is hardly professional is it?

    If you have a HMV near you, check out their 'HMV Recommends' display, there's usually a lot of interesting non-chart titles you'd find there. I discovered quite a lot from there like

    Boy & Bear - Harlequin Dream
    Sharon Jones & The Dap KIngs - Give the People What They Want
    Jhené Aiko - Souled Out
    How to Dress Well - What is this Heart?
    Laura Mvula - With Metropole Orkest
    Tinashe - Aquarius
    Lamb - Backspace Unwind
    Hercules & Love Affair - The Feast of the Broken Heart
    Josh Record - Pillars
    Bernhoft - The Islander
    Sean Escoffery - In the Red Room
    Sivu - Something on High

    :D
  • Nowhere DanNowhere Dan Posts: 1,516
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    Loving this:
    http://kishibashi.bandcamp.com
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