Anthony & Brian say goodbye to 2014 with a countdown of the top 20 albums of the year that was. Joining them are Dog Day, Alvvays, Pink Mountaintops, and Chad VanGaalen. Stephen Carlick, senior editor at Exclaim!, also gives us the lowdown on underrated records, big news stories, and his favourite records of 2014.
20. The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer - "Tea For Two" 19. Dog Day - "Wasted" 18. Coeur De Pirate - "Music When The Lights Go Out" 17. Ought - "The Weather Song" 16. Tokyo Police Club - "Hot Tonight" 15. Owen Pallett - "Chorale" 14. Bry Webb - "Receive Me" 13. PS I Love You - "In My Mind At Least" 12. Alvvays - "Adult Diversion" 11. Cousins - "Whats Your Name?" 10. BadBadNotGood - "Triangle" 9. Pink Mountaintops - "The Second Summer Of Love" 8. Timber Timbre - "Curtains!?" 7. Monomyth - "Medicine Man" 6. Death From Above 1979 - "Trainwreck 1979"
!earshot Extra: SBTRKT - "New Dorp, New York"
5. The New Pornographers - "Brill Bruisers" 4. The Pack A.D. - "Big Shot" 3. Caribou - "Julia Brightly" 2. Mac DeMarco - "Let Her Go 1. Chad VanGaalen - "All Will Combine"