The best albums in 2014’s first quater

Cheatahs: Self Titled

Released: 10/02/14

Lead Single: Cut The Grass

My Fave: Get Tight

“A blend of ecstatic noise, ambient drone and visceral, ear-splitting alt-rock, combined with lyrics that touch on the complexities of relationships, nature, the city, memory, dislocation and self-identity, the self-titled record displays a giant creative leap from the lo-fi fuzz of the band’s first two EPs.” – Wichita

Temples: Sun Structures

Released: 05/02/14

Lead Single: Shelter Song

My Fave: Sun Structures

“The Kettering revivalists’ debut is the full psych package – minus the drugs” – NME

St Vincent: Self Titled

Release Date: 24/02/14

Lead Single: Prince Johnny

My Fave: Regret

“Equal parts funky electro throwback and prog chanson monster, St Vincent‘s fourth album feels like the culmination of a trajectory from the margins to centre stage with a minimum of intellectual loss.” – The Guardian

Eagulls: Self Titled

Released: 04/03/2014

Lead Single: Nerve Endings

My Fave: Hollow Visions

“Eagulls are a four-piece band from Leeds who write revved-up post-punk songs combining the sound of a mannered Killing Joke, who they’ve covered, with a deep atmosphere reminiscent of early Misfits and guitars that bring to mind the Cure’s “Boys Don’t’ Cry”.” – Pitchfork

Schoolboy Q: Oxymoron

Release Date: 25/02/2014

Lead Single: Man Of The Year

My Fave: Collard Greens

“Schoolboy Q is a hip-hop Everyman preoccupied with easy vices, making “Oxymoron” very blunt fun” – NY Times

 

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