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Top 10 of 2014<\/h4>\n

10. Ought, More Than Any Other Day (Constellation)<\/strong>
\nOught\u2019s wheelhouse was built by David Byrne, Television, Jerry Seinfeld, Naomi Klein, and the editors of Adbusters<\/i>. It\u2019s a place I love to visit, full of epigrammatic lyrics, jagged guitar riffs, slogans that defy deep thinking, and simple songs about the stupidly complex nature of modern life. These are glorious songs about nothing, with lines like, \u201cToday more than any other day I am excited to go grocery shopping. And today more than any other day I am prepared to make the decision between two percent and whole milk,\u201d from the title track. These stories are so bland, why am I singing along so loud?<\/p>\n

9. David Bowie, Nothing Has Changed (Legacy\/Columbia)<\/strong>
\nThis career-spanning survey covers an incredible amount of ground, displaying Bowie\u2019s insatiable artistic ambition and his endless parade of costume changes. Luckily, it really is something special. Listening from beginning to end is a 50-year journey through time, evolution in reverse, a powerful reminder of David Bowie\u2019s continued relevance, inspiration, and daring. This is five decades of music, stretching from 1964\u2019s \u201cLiza Jane\u201d to the 2014 release of another song named after another girl, \u201cSue (Or In a Season of Crime).\u201d Bowie\u2019s making it clear that not even a 50-year retrospective should be taken as an indication that he\u2019s done.<\/p>\n

8. Future Islands on the Late Show with David Letterman<\/strong>
\nHave you seen this video<\/a>? There\u2019s a lesson here somewhere and I hope I can remember it.<\/p>\n

7. Trash Talk, No Peace (Odd Future)<\/strong>
\nPlenty of teenagers are probably scaring their parents with this record. I\u2019m no expert on hardcore, so I won\u2019t try to evaluate where this sits in terms of the genre or the scene, but to my ears this is a band ready to crossover to a wider audience. This album earned its spot on my list by getting its growling melodies lodged in my brain. Hip-hop producer The Alchemist guests on the arresting instrumental opener, and the record is on Odd Future\u2019s label. All that aside, this album kicks ass. You play this really loud when you\u2019re anti-social and angry, when you want to bounce off the walls and let your neighbors and everybody else know that you just don\u2019t give a fuck.<\/p>\n

6. George Harrison, The Apple Years 1968\u201375 (Apple)<\/strong>
\nWith this eight-disc set, you can hear just how far from The Beatles\u2019 pop inclinations the quiet one, George Harrison, was willing to stray. Only John Lennon, in collaboration with Yoko Ono, ever released anything as self-indulgent as Electronic Sound<\/i>. It rivals Lou Reed\u2019s Metal Machine Music<\/i> for being unlistenable. One of two releases on The Beatles\u2019 very short-lived Zapple label, it\u2019s really just George playing around with a Moog and a couple of synthesizer modules.<\/p>\n

Not everything in this set is great, but plenty of it is. The rest is fair-to-good, and it\u2019s all interesting, especially in context. In addition to Electronic Sound<\/i>, highlights include the extended version of All Things Must Pass<\/i> and the mostly-instrumental Wonderwall Music<\/i>. Each of the six albums has a few bonus tracks thrown in, like the superior demo version of \u201cDark Horse,\u201d and there\u2019s also a DVD of video footage from the period. The packaging and remastering were done with great care and I especially enjoy the basketball-like feel of the <i>Extra Texture<\/i> CD case. The design matches that of the decade-old Dark Horse Years<\/i> boxset, so they look great sitting on the shelf together, George Harrison smiling out from two different eras.<\/p>\n

5. Unwound, Rat Conspiracy and No Energy (Numero Group)<\/strong>
\nThis year we got the second and third of Numero Group\u2019s four archival releases of Unwound\u2019s entire recorded output. I\u2019m going to be extremely sad when this project is over. I will attempt to alleviate such melancholy by listening to the whole thing over and over again from beginning to end, from Kid Is Gone<\/i> through whatever the fourth set is going to be called, while re-reading David Wilcox\u2019s penetrating, fly-on-the-wall reminiscences.<\/p>\n

Rat Conspiracy<\/i> is, and will likely remain, my favorite. An argument could certainly be made that the LPs included in the third and fourth sets are better. Certainly the band got more proficient, and there are some higher highs, especially on The Future of What<\/i> and Leaves Turn Inside You<\/i>. What I love about everything on the Rat Conspiracy<\/i> set, including the collected rarities, is the sense of discovery happening in the moment. It doesn\u2019t always make for their \u201cbest\u201d music, but I find it continually exhilarating.<\/p>\n

4. Kendrick Lamar Live at the Pitchfork Music Festival<\/strong>
\nAnticipation for Kendrick Lamar\u2019s set was more fevered than any buzz I\u2019ve ever witnessed at the Pitchfork Festival. Masses of teenagers appeared as if from nowhere to trample their way to the front. The start time had come and gone, rain was on the horizon, and it seemed he could appear at any moment or in a couple of hours. There was such suspense I wouldn\u2019t have been surprised if Kendrick had arrived on a lightning bolt shot from the heavens. Even if he had, the crowd might not have been satisfied. Only something truly incredible could possibly live up to the expectations of the thousands chanting his name.<\/p>\n

Suddenly, organs, a hi-hat, a 100-foot wide projection screen, a spotlight, and Kendrick. It was a brilliant strategic move and an incredibly defiant statement about his confidence and conviction. Instead of trying to out-do his peers with big sets, sexy back-up singers, or outrageous fashion, Lamar declined any forceful presentation at all. It was he and he alone, in a plain t-shirt and jeans\u2014minimalism, a wide open stage, a man and a mic. All success or failure depended on his skill, his performance. And his performance, frankly, was breathtaking.<\/p>\n

3. The Return of Sleater-Kinney<\/strong>
\nThe internet spoiled the surprise for me, but it was still a huge thrill to open that big, beautiful, boxset and discover a white hot 7-inch slice of new music, Sleater-Kinney\u2019s first new song in nine years. The boxset was a tip down memory lane, and had me listening to a couple of their albums front to back, which I hadn\u2019t done in quite some time. What they\u2019ve shared from the imminent new release shows no shortage of power and originality. As always, they only ever sound like themselves. This is a glorious rebirth for a band that departed at the height of their powers.<\/p>\n

2. Against Me, Transgender Dysphoria Blues (Total Treble)<\/strong>
\nHave you ever heard someone singing to save her own life? If you know Laura Jane Grace\u2019s story (click here<\/a> if you don\u2019t), the record is a blast of transcendent vindication. Even if you don\u2019t know her story, it\u2019s still the most honest and desperate statement of release and redemption committed to record in the 21st century.<\/p>\n

1. REM,\u00a0Unplugged 1991\/2001: The Complete Sessions and REMTV (Rhino)<\/strong>
\nHow convenient that just as I was getting to the closing chapters of Tony Fletcher\u2019s biography of the band, REM went and released their classic 1991 MTV Unplugged performance on CD and vinyl. (The CD set also includes the 2001 Unplugged performance, but I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve listened to that one all the way through more than once.) I can\u2019t remember the last time I bought a CD, but the \u201991 Unplugged CD has been top of the pops in my car since it came out in May. \u201cHalf a World Away\u201d has been my slow anthem on many dark days since then.<\/p>\n

Then, low and behold, as if sensing my nostalgia, MTV and REM collaborated to release a six-DVD set which includes live performances, award show highlights, and television appearances, as well as a patchwork documentary of the band\u2019s history through the MTV lens. Suffice to say, I took refuge in that for a couple of weeks, reliving the \u201980s and \u201990s and pondering the significance of a band we can now view only in hindsight.<\/p>\n

Addendum: For Christmas, my 16-year-old niece gave me a couple of REM albums and the updated, re-titled version of Fletcher\u2019s book, Perfect Circle<\/i>. She seemed pleased that I was pleased, but admitted that she\u2019d never heard of REM. The next evening, she told me that her stepmother, my sister, had pointed out REM when they were playing from the ceiling speakers at Dick\u2019s Sporting Goods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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