There several reasons why Seinabo Sey became stamp before she let go of her debut album. This is one of them. Have fit perfectly in Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained”. (ML)
synthesizers! The guitars! Adam Granduciels voice! Exclamation! The red eyes will naturally from his coat crying lyckotårar of this addition to the family. (KL)
A perfect statement for one of the year’s absolute strongest albums. (JP)
4 BOMB (1987)
From start to finish lighthouses 1987′s Victor Holmberg up melancholic fireworks into the sky. This is how the explosions in slow motion fails. (KL)
5 CHANGE (Mapei)
A raffle dizzy melting pot of everything that symbolizes contemporary transnational hittänk. Mapei blends smooth R & B, classic American soularv and one of the year’s best radio choruses. (JP)
6 Old Money (LANA DEL REY)
And the sun goes down over the cemetery. The Ballad should receive your inner little’ve got to turn somersaults of happiness. (ML)
7 TOUCH (Shura)
A paragraph Solange-disco with Russian -brittisk signature on the impossibility of love. Year bittersötaste moment. (PM)
8 Cedar Lane (FIRST AID KIT)
“There must always finance a waltz.” It was Emmylou Harris said it. And “Cedar Lane” already feels like First Aid Kits “Hickory Wind”. (ML)
9 OUT OF THE WOODS (Taylor Swift)
The smartest groove on in 1989, the most hypnotic chorus. Here breaks Taylor Swift entirely new ground. Or forest, if you prefer. (PM)
Elegant Margaret Howells collections, wise as Siri Hustvedts novels, Smooth as saying. (PM)
11 O FATHER, O Satan, O SUN! (BEHEMOTH)
The resolution of masterful album “The Satanist” is so dramatic that it almost gasping for breath after seven minutes and thirteen seconds. Absolutely brilliant. (MK)
12 VOICE OF TREASON (OPETH)
The last two minutes sounds like the soundtrack to a great movie that goes on in your head. Mikael Åkerfeldt has probably never sounded more naked and more close to skin. (MK)
13 UGLY AND BORING GIRL (Little Jinder)
The text that just like to have it as a fuckat is written with pink glitter pen. All spring tickled Little Jinder our ears with fluffy unicorn tails. (KL)
14 WEST COAST (LANA DEL REY)
The record company bucked and spat expensive mineral water when they heard that the chorus would be slower than the rest of the song. Could it be a hit? The verses are commercial radio. The chorus is directed David Lynch. The result is amazing. (ML)
This year mandatory equivalent of the board game Popgeni. (PM)
16 PISTOLS AT DAWN (Seinabo Sey)
The Majestic, slow and gloomy soul from this year’s Swedish låtdrottning. (JP)
17 EVERYTHING FROM ME (LORENTZ)
Lorentz connects Auto-tuner in the bedroom. Sexy, sad and contemporary safely. All simultaneously. (JP)
18 THE GHOST I Used To Be (pallbearer)
Ten minutes getting time and space cease to exist. Brett Campbell sings from the edge of the deathbed and stroking away a tear from his cheek – the one that is likgilting before this has a heart of arsenic. (MK)
19 The Promise (Sturgill SIMPSON)
How can an old hit single from the 80′s – the original was recorded by When In Rome – let as one of the best country ballads like George Jones himself did not do? How is that possible? What to stick to when Sturgill Simpson, the alternative country scene’s last hope, puts his voice on horseback towards the end and rides off into the sunset? (ML)
Living. Life. (PM)
21 TWO WEEKS (FKA TWIGS)
Kate Bush was born in the 90′s … (ML)
22 LONELY PRESS PLAY (Damon Albarn)
Wonderful Albarn-melancholy. (HS)
23 MONEY POWER GLORY (LANA DEL REY)
With the help of guitars dressed in leather pants, purchased on a side street off the Sunset Strip, messes Del Rey to require money, power and glory. This year’s mightiest mortal sin anthem. (KL)
24 The Conspiracy of the Blind (At the Gates)
Just one of those songs that show exactly how good shock comeback falls out, 19 years after the groundbreaking “Slaughter of the Soul”. (MK)
25 Otta (SOLSTAFIR)
Banjo? Yes, exactly. Banjo. (MK)
If you do not get it, then forget it / So I do not Have to fucking explain it. (PM)
27 2 ON (Tinashe FT. Schoolboy Q)
DJ Mustard produced perfection, this year’s R & B hit. (PM)
28 LOVE ME LIKE I’M NOT MADE OF STONE (Lykke Li)
The Raven ballad that sounds like it will burst in every note and breathing. Hits thereafter. (JP)
29 FORGET (Ben Watt)
Ben Watt leaves his home in London, flying to California, rent a car, dress up as Jackson Browne and drive towards the coast and Highway I. (ML)
30 ISTANBUL (MORRISSEY)
In its fourth year on the disc popped it up as an adorable mirage. A future Moz classics at the first listening. Congratulations us. (KL)
31 CELESTIAL EFFIGY (Agalloch)
Dreamy blackgazestämningar who is placed safely between Alcest and Paradise Lost. (MK)
32 (Kendrick Lamar)
We will soon have to talk a bit more about the albums as The Isley Brothers did in the early 70s. Kendrick Lamar sampled group’s “Who’s That Lady” and made one of the year’s most successful crossover singles. (ML)
33 BET (Tinashe FT. Devonte HYNES)
* Paste five emotional emojis *. (PM)
34 IS NOT THAT EASY (D’ANGELO AND THE VANGUARD)
Musical voodoo where D’Angelo continues to sound like no other itself. With a jazz musician independent attitude, he set off the diving board as Sly Stone and Prince built with the albums “There’s a Riot Goin ‘On” or “Sign’ O ‘The Times’. (ML)
35 JUST LIKE A DREAM (Lykke Li)
She knows. Oh what Lykke Li know. And we with her. Everyone knows! There is drama deluxe extra everything. A power ballad that gets tändararmen flutter of muscle memory. (KL)
36 CONCRETE CHILD (Hurula)
Easy to pounce with catchphrases like “show of strength” when Hurulas best song is not even on the radiant debut came earlier this year. (JP)
37 DO IT AGAIN (Röyksopp & amp; ROBYN)
We’ll do it again. And again and again and again. Press play then. And while Störningsjouren drills up the door we take the pressing play one last time. (KL)
In 20 years it will sit up there next to Adele “Someone Like You” and run the rock, paper, scissors for who is the best. (ML)
39 SWEAR ON MY MOM (SILVANA IMAM)
Aouch. Silvana Imam smack our ears with his rock-hard rap. Lesbian feminist hip reigns stronger than otherwise. Only a fool interrupts when Imam messes. (KL)
40 district’s son (SYLVESTER SCHLEGEL)
The bow of the district’s son. (JP)
Only the bass frequencies get your Christmas decorations to pack themselves the supply of pure terror. (MK)
42 SHOT IN THE DARK (The Magic Numbers)
Just as unprepared as I was charming debut, any more than I was expecting like this perfect Petty-rock from The Magic Numbers, 2014. Sometimes it is best to be wrong. (JP)
43 THE HIGH (KELELA)
Nude and non-flattering r’n’b. Kelelas autotunade voice cuts like a razor-sharp icicle through the room. (PM)
44 BORED IN THE USA (Father John Misty)
Is it an excellent ballad that builds on flannel, beard and drummer of Fleet Foxes you have in the pants or is it just happy to see me? (ML)
45 THE MOTHER LOAD (MASTODON)
No one plays octopus drums Brann Dailor. (MK)
46 MIMOSA (LORENTZ FT. JJ)
As to watch the sun go down into the sea with someone you love. (PM)
47 STARS (ANGEL OLS)
The dark, dramatic, guitar hug written, intense and beautiful. At the same time. (JP)
48 PARISH MOTEL SICKNESS (Eyehategod)
Drugs in real life is shit. Dope on the disc is the best shit. (MK)
49 THE GRAND COLLAPSE (EVERGREY)
You know that moment, just before everything splits? Here it set to music by Katatonia gloomy tones. (MK)
If summer plagues could be this – if they still could! – Life would almost be good. (ML)
51 Let Me In (Kleerup FEAT. SUSANNE Sundfør)
The big question is why music that draws its inspiration from the years between 1980 and 1985 still sounds modern? (ML)
52 Gooey (GLASS ANIMALS)
Popbanden conspicuous by their absence this year too. But when four well-trained Oxford youths did salon drunk r’n’b could at least I’m not defending myself. (PM)
53 DO NOT WAIT (Mapei)
Seinabo Sey-class. (ML)
54 TOMMY likes me (Markus Krunegård)
Only the title is worth a thousand fun-points but add gorgeous synths, wayward choirs and Krunegårds razor sharp Text pencil and ey caramba what a success.
55 PEOPLE LIVE HERE (RISE AGAINST)
Tim McIlrath begin more and more to establish itself as nypunkscenens own Ryan Adams. (MK)
56 EVERYDAY ROBOTS (Damon Albarn)
No one captures the modern man’s sad journey home on the subway with the same middle-aged melancholy that my teen idol. (PM)
The duo’s finest moment. So hopeful when everything splits. The most important piece in one of the year’s strongest hip hop albums. (JP)
58 LHHC (LIONHEART)
HARDCORE A pretty little svängomstycke, which made for warming dance in midwinter. (MK)
59 WORKING ON THE SIDE (Winhill / Losehill)
Umeå Winhill / Losehill creates sheer popmelankoli of people to flee. Equally enter state as beautiful. (HS)
A supernova of EDM champagne. (ML)
61 MEMRISE (Frank Ocean)
This playful little sign of life from Frank Ocean is a lovable between finger to a calculating popvärld. (PM)
62 ETTA’S TUNE (Rosanne Cash)
Rosanne remembers her father Johnny Cash bassist Marshall Grant and his wife Marietta. So warm and tender told the singer’s soft, perfect country voice in the first place. (JP)
63 TROUBLE (Ryan Adams)
Road Americana in an adorable romance with 80s radio rock. (JP)
64 IN COMES THE FLOOD (MACHINE HEAD)
“I want do burndown Wall Street, baby. And fan the flames of discontent like Hades. ” 2014 was Robb Flynn angrier than ever. (MK)
65 Hendra (Ben Watt)
drab tremologitarrer and a pensive melody that drills into your head. (JP)
66 QUEEN IS BACK (TITIYO)
Grand comeback, Swedish and with a nattsoulig tribute to all the strong women on the rise. Which of course also an excellent statement to the music the year 2014. (JP)
Celestial mindfulness-r’n’b. (PM)
68 Chilla LIDE (LABYRINTH)
So here I remember the summer of 2014. Brilliant Radio bomb. (JP)
69 MONSTERS IN THE BALLROOM (IN FLAMES)
I will not stop campaigning until this piece becomes a permanent part of the live repertoire alongside “Only for the weak” and “Cloud Connected”. (MK)
70 FOR US (ANNA MELINA)
Bedroom Recorded beats, a broken piano, a broken heart. (PM)
71 JEALOUSY (OIAM FEAT. SAM-E)
One of the year’s major Swedish hip hop bombs struck late. Learn echo far into 2015. (JP)
72 STAY GOLD (FIRST AID KIT)
The strings. The atmosphere. The parts. The chorus! (JP)
73 FAITH IN OTHERS (OPETH)
Dazzling beautiful and melancholy rock symphony, complete with some chords from ledmotviet to the TV series “MASH” “Suicide Is Painless”. (ML)
74 EMPRESS RISING (MONO WORD)
When you think Sleep feels too frisky and humanitarian. (MK)
The melancholy Stockholm Settlement run into a synth explosion. This year felt Kent reborn. (JP)
76 NEW CAR (LITTLE NAMO)
Heavier and more serious. Very soon becomes Lilla Namo great for real. (JP)
77 HEART OF STEEL (Lykke Li)
A Swedish raven sitting in a tree overlooking the Laurel Canyon in California and humming a Ronettes-tune. (ML)
78 SANTA MONICA (Tomas Andersson Wij)
A beautiful Californian yellowed postcard from a World Cup summer 20 years ago. (HS)
79 In SELL MY KIDS rock’n’roll (Crucified Barbara)
Raw punch in the face rock with equal parts of Motorhead and in it for life do attitude. Impossible to resist. (JP)
Ryan driving with Fleetwood Mac on the radio. The song deserves its own highway. (ML)
81 La Belle Epoque (KENT)
Kent aptly named single after the historical era before the First World War. Are we there now? We stand and look down into the same abyss? Rips nationalism break us again? (ML)
82 NY / SNOW (Jonathan Jackson)
Gloomy contemporary postcard with dark synths and genius text. (JP)
83 My favorite FADED FANTASY (Damien Rice)
Six minutes of all that was hoped that Damien Rice would make already on the last album. (JP)
84 Younger (Seinabo Sey)
You have heard it. Enough so. (JP)
85 Solna (TITIYO)
Provinspop-Titiyo! Suburb Memories in the middle of the present, plus a usual outstanding voice. (HS)
86 snap my fingers (REMIX) (LINDA PIRA)
Pira for president. (JP)
87 She’s Not Me (Jenny Lewis)
Ryan Adams-produced pop that is soft and catchy, Lewis-wise. The song is one of the strongest she has done. (HS)
88 VITA BERGENS WATCHES (Little Jinder)
Just as beautifully bleak as reverb hot here. (JP)
89 INDUS WAVES (LES BIG BYRD)
A mesmerizing analogue turn drab basslines, space screwed electric guitars, 60′s tape echoes and Sliverbullits dark anxiety rock . (JP)
90 GOODNESS (KENT)
Grand song of Beatrice Eli did “Compassion” to one of “Tiger Queen’s” strongest tracks and, not least, , a new live bomb Kent live. (JP)
Zara Larsson has not only said a number of smart , sharp and important things this year. She has delivered this good radiopop too. (JP)
92 Loneliness (Linnea Henriksson)
Lovely gloomy synth. (JP)
93 DIGITAL WITNESS (St. Vincent)
Artistic ambitions, infectious rhythm and dramatic emotions. The charismatic singer and songwriter Annie Clark from Oklahoma is also an excellent minimalist. As this. (HS)
94 LOVERS Never Say Goodbye (Weeping Willows WITH Anna Ternheim)
Perfect match. (JP)
95 THE GIT GO (Willie Nelson & amp; JAMEY JOHNSON)
Two teeming outlaws from two different countrys generations in a dazzling meeting. (ML)
96 IT’S SO QUIET, IT’S SO COLD (The Confusions)
Confusions releases insistently ljuvig Sundsvall Indie that always deserves more attention than it receives. (JP)
The Knife drama, British post-punk from the 80s and a vibrant pophjärta my contemporaries. (JP)
98 COM COM COM (SUN)
Gavle The band seems in general to be something of a genius band. Here in brilliant melancholy rock from one of the year’s best Swedish album.
99 Mad Dog (SPIDERS)
One of the year’s most charming retro romances. (JP)
JP: Joacim Persson
ML: Markus Larsson
KL : Kristin Lundell
PM: Per Magnusson
MK: Matthias Kling
HK: Håkan Steen
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