Oh, man. I still write for this place? Sorry for my sporadic
appearances. I swear, my section of the site is so dead, they ought to
call it the Pop CORONER. Oh, god. I'm sorry. Well, it
should be NO surprise that most of my selections from this year are
largely pop-oriented with a few not-quite-as-pop-oriented things as
well. So if you're hungry for some catchy little danceable ditties feel
free to browse through and if not, feel free to find your peace of mind
with some indie record that's much cooler than mine (I truly envy those
who don't catch this reference). Anyway...
~Jake
1. Passion Pit - Gossamer
2. mewithoutYou - Ten Stories
3. Bart Constant - Tell Yourself Whatever You Have To
4. Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel...
5. Stepdad - Wildlife Pop
6. Death Grips - The Money Store
7. Niki & The Dove - Instinct
8. Dinosaur Feathers - Whistle Tips
9. Bat for Lashes - The Haunted Man
10. Dragonette - Body Parts
11. Jessie Ware - Devotion
12. Chairlift - Something
13. The Antlers - Undersea
14. Yellow Ostrich - Strange Land
15. iamamiwhoami - Kin
16. Perfume Genius - Put Your Back N 2 It
17. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
18. Death Grips - NO LOVE DEEP WEB
19. Kishi Bashi - 151a
20. Sucré - A Minor Bird
21. Anoice - The Black Rain
22. First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar
23. Alvin Band - Rainbow Road
24. Jens Lekman - I Know What Love Isn't
25. Marina & the Diamonds - Electra Heart
26. Santigold - Master of My Make-Believe
27. Saint Etienne - Words and Music by Saint Etienne
28. Reptar - Body Faucet
29. Nite Jewel - One Second of Love
30. Beat Connection - The Palace Garden
31. Lost in the Trees - A Church That Fits Our Needs
32. Azealia Banks - 1991 EP
33. Azealia Banks - Fantasea
34. Literature - Arab Spring
35. Lambchop - Mr. M
36. jizue - Novel
37. Islands - A Sleep & A Forgetting
38. Now, Now - Threads
39. Gold Motel - Gold Motel
40. Coo Woo - Love Exposure
41. Carly Rae Jepsen - Kiss
42. Le1f - Dark York
43. Bondage Fairies - Bondage Fairies
44. Vacationer - Gone
45. Solange - True
46. Animal Collective - Centipede Hz
47. Birthmark - Antibodies
48. SoKo - I Thought I Was an Alien
49. Aesop Rock - Skelethon
50. Father John Misty - Fear Fun
2. mewithoutYou - Ten Stories
3. Bart Constant - Tell Yourself Whatever You Have To
4. Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel...
5. Stepdad - Wildlife Pop
6. Death Grips - The Money Store
7. Niki & The Dove - Instinct
8. Dinosaur Feathers - Whistle Tips
9. Bat for Lashes - The Haunted Man
10. Dragonette - Body Parts
11. Jessie Ware - Devotion
12. Chairlift - Something
13. The Antlers - Undersea
14. Yellow Ostrich - Strange Land
15. iamamiwhoami - Kin
16. Perfume Genius - Put Your Back N 2 It
17. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
18. Death Grips - NO LOVE DEEP WEB
19. Kishi Bashi - 151a
20. Sucré - A Minor Bird
21. Anoice - The Black Rain
22. First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar
23. Alvin Band - Rainbow Road
24. Jens Lekman - I Know What Love Isn't
25. Marina & the Diamonds - Electra Heart
26. Santigold - Master of My Make-Believe
27. Saint Etienne - Words and Music by Saint Etienne
28. Reptar - Body Faucet
29. Nite Jewel - One Second of Love
30. Beat Connection - The Palace Garden
31. Lost in the Trees - A Church That Fits Our Needs
32. Azealia Banks - 1991 EP
33. Azealia Banks - Fantasea
34. Literature - Arab Spring
35. Lambchop - Mr. M
36. jizue - Novel
37. Islands - A Sleep & A Forgetting
38. Now, Now - Threads
39. Gold Motel - Gold Motel
40. Coo Woo - Love Exposure
41. Carly Rae Jepsen - Kiss
42. Le1f - Dark York
43. Bondage Fairies - Bondage Fairies
44. Vacationer - Gone
45. Solange - True
46. Animal Collective - Centipede Hz
47. Birthmark - Antibodies
48. SoKo - I Thought I Was an Alien
49. Aesop Rock - Skelethon
50. Father John Misty - Fear Fun