Favourite Records of the Year. Selected by: Polkov

von Heavypop am 6. Dezember 2014 in Adventskalender 2014

With their single ‚Promised Land‘, Polkov clinged to the upper regions of the domestic indie charts. But one thing needs to be said at this point: every other song from the captivating summer dream of a debut album by the band from Graz could have taken that spot, with their style-savvy country-homages and grandiose folk-pop-tweaks. Now, before the next singles from Polkov cuddle themselves through airplay, Laurenz Jandl tells us which records apart from ‚Polkov‚ should not be missed in 2014.

Deerhoof – ‚[amazon_link id=“B00NF1WV9Y“ target=“_blank“ ]La Isla Bonita[/amazon_link]‘
Ultracool.

The War On Drugs – ‚[amazon_link id=“B00H2A2T2S“ target=“_blank“ ]Lost in the Dream[/amazon_link]‘
We’re with the critics on that one – album oft he year.

Damon Albarn – ‚[amazon_link id=“B00HYFGSPU“ target=“_blank“ ]Everyday Robots[/amazon_link]‘
Damon Albarn.

Ryan Adams – ‚[amazon_link id=“B00LGATVO4″ target=“_blank“ ]Ryan Adams[/amazon_link]‘
Probably the best Ryan Adams album since ‚29‚

Spoon – ‚[amazon_link id=“B00KXZV8VM“ target=“_blank“ ]They Want My Soul[/amazon_link]‘
Together with ‚Lost in the Dream‚ and ‚Everyday Robots‚ another record close to (lyrical and musical) transcendence.

Honorable Mention:
Ryuichi Sakamoto – ‚[amazon_link id=“B00CXMOH7A“ target=“_blank“ ]Three[/amazon_link]‘
All „Hits“ by Sakamoto for piano, cello and violin. No questions asked.