BRANDON’S TOP ALBUMS OF 2014
10. St. Vincent – St. Vincent Drawing from her work with David Byrne, Annie Clark combines social analysis with complex and almost alien sounding music. 9. The War on Drugs – Lost In The Dream While the band has kept the model of classic rock injected with con
Dan’s Top Albums of 2014
2014 felt like the fastest year of my life; it began with an eager attitude to accelerate and outlast the worst winter I could remember in my 29 years of living in the Midwest. And from there, even as warmer weather finally rolled in, the year, unsurprisingly, never slowed. Following 2013, a year in
JOHN’S TOP ALBUMS OF 2013
10. Chance the Rapper – Acid Rap The Chicago kid broke the radar with #10Day, blipping past Midway and O’Hare to land worldwide in such a shockingly short time. The lead single “Juice” and the beautiful organ build surrounding “Cocoa Butter Kisses” made this stellar mixtap
MIKE’S TOP ALBUMS OF 2013
10. The Growlers – Guilded Pleasures There is something instantly likable about The Growlers new album. The recordings are pleasurably low fi, the songs are catchy and cool, and the writing is funny and alarming. Vocalist Brooks Nielsen spins a doped up dream of Laurel Can
BRANDON’S TOP ALBUMS OF 2013
2013 was quite a year for albums. This is a selection of the year’s best releases. There are quite a few excellent records that didn’t make the list. 10. Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires of the City It is a reflective offering with a mix of genre-blending bursts and somber
MAX’S TOP ALBUMS OF 2013
10. Arcade Fire – Reflektor Although I still don’t understand the insane amount of hype surrounding Arcade Fire, I think that Reflektor is a really solid album. 9. Man Man – On Oni Pond On Oni Pond is another great step in the constantly evolving so
LUCAS’ TOP ALBUMS OF 2013
From the beginning, this year had the potential to be huge musically. Essentially every single band and artist I like had a record to be released. One one hand that’s great because there’s so much new music to listen to, but on the other, when the year is all done I’ll have to wait another [&h
RYAN G’S TOP ALBUMS OF 2013
10. Norma Jean – Wrongdoers This album changed me from a casual to devoted fan of these veteran hardcore rockers. Wrongdoers rocks hard, and yet it is the band’s most accessible album to date. There are many layers of instrumentation to look for here. 9. Leagues – 
2010: JOHN’S TOP TEN ALBUMS
10. Sophie Hunger – 1983 Zurich-based Sophie Hunger is a singer not many people in North America have heard of yet, which is quite the pity. Her voice is powerful, and calming, much in the way you think of Randy Newman but absolutely without the tackiness. She can just pull those emotion