In hot pursuit of my Top Albums of 2014 list, here comes my Top Songs of 2014 mix! Instead of the typical 20-ish-song, 80-ish-minute compilation, this year I decided that FIFTY is the magic number. That’s right, you’re in for a treat…3 hours 17 minutes of top-notch, grade-A tracks that were the soundtrack of my year. I didn’t bother splitting hairs to decide the order of the Top 50. Rather, I mixed them in the order I felt most appropriate. So take a listen. All you have to do is press PLAY above!
If you prefer to SPOTIFY, here is the link. LDD – Best of 2014
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1. Run the Jewels | Close Your Eyes and Count to Fuck (feat. Zack De La Rocha)
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2. clipping | Work Work (feat. Cocc Pistol Cree)
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3. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib | Real
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4. Young Fathers | No Way
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5. ODESZA | Koto
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6. Phantogram | Black Out Days
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7. TV on the Radio | Careful You
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8. Bear in Heaven | Demon
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9. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | Beyond Illusion
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10. Lo-Fang | When We’re Fire
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11. Sylvan Esso | Uncatena
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12. Shamir | I Know it’s a Good Thing
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13. Röyksopp & Robyn | Do it Again
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14. Chromeo | Old 45s
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15. Foster the People | Best Friend
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16. Broken Bells | After the Disco
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17. ceo | Wonderland
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18. Rubblebucket | Carousel Ride
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19. St. Vincent | Rattlesnake
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20. tUnE-yArDs | Water Fountain
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21. Ex Hex | Radio On
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22. Cooper | This Year
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23. Tokyo Police Club | Toy Guns
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24. The New Pornographers | Marching Orders
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25. Jenny Lewis | Just One of the Guys
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26. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart | Simple and Sure
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27. Bear Hands | Giants
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28. Interpol | All the Rage Back Home
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29. Death from Above 1979 | Virgins
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30. Jack White | High Ball Stepper
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31. Perfume Genius | Queen
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32. Parquet Courts | Instant Disassembly
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33. White Fence | Sandra (When the Earth Dies)
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34. Ty Segall | The Clock
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35. Hamilton Leithauser | I Don’t Need Anyone
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36. Spoon | Rent I Pay
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37. In the Valley Below | Neverminders
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38. The Rural Alberta Advantage | On the Rocks
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39. The Both | Milwaukee (Acoustic Version)
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40. Conor Oberst | Hundreds of Ways
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41. Alvvays | Archie, Marry Me
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42. Mø | Never Wanna Know
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43. Future Islands | Back in the Tall Grass
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44. The War on Drugs | Red Eyes
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45. Bee Caves | Running Home to You
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46. Sufjan Stevens | A Little Lost (Arthur Russell Cover)
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47. Ásgeir | Head in the Snow
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48. Sharon Van Etten | Our Love
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49. London Grammar | Wasting My Young Years
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50. The Antlers | Parade
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Whew, Ok….I think that truly wraps up my music mix madness for the past year. Deep breath…and now it’s onward into 2015.
