
Name: Mike Gallagher
City: Toronto
Title: Reviewer with Live in Limbo for how long Sean? I have no idea. ~ Around 3.5-ish.
Favourite Songs of 2014:
- Nicki Minaj “Anaconda”
- Run the Jewels “Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck)”
- Taylor Swift “Shake It Off”
How many shows did you go to this year? 63
Best concerts of 2014
- Run the Jewels @ Danforth Music Hall November 26
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds @ Osheaga Festival Montreal August 2
- Kraftwerk @ Sony Centre March 29
- Cut Copy @ Osheaga Festival Montreal August 3
- The War on Drugs @ Lee’s Palace April 15
Favourite festival of 2014: Osheaga Festival, Montreal
Which artist or band won 2014? Lorde
Favourite venue this year: Parc Jean Drapeau
Biggest music new story from 2014? For me, the release of the initial lineup for the 2015 Austin Psych Fest.
What artist should/will we all be paying attention to for 2015? I feel like I’m having a bit of a Groundhog Day moment with the amount of bands I’m seeing from the old days. Now I get to enjoy with a lot less pimples. But I’ll say Ride from the past and I’m really hoping the Avalanches finally release a new album.
Albums of 2014
- Swans: To Be Kind
- Run the Jewels – RTJ2
- The War on Drugs – Lost In The Dream
- Perfume Genius – Too Bright
- Clark – Clark
- The Bug – Angels & Devils
- Caribou – Our Love
- Hookworms – The Hum
- Rustie – Green Language
- FKA Twigs – LP1
- Aphex Twin – Syro
- Fennesz – Becs
- Sharon Van Etten – Are We There
- Flying Lotus – You’re Dead
- Todd Terje – It’s Album Time
- Sun Kil Moon – Benji
- St. Vincent – St. Vincent
- Kelis – Food
- The Raveonettes – Pe’Ahi
- Parquet Courts – Sunbathing Animal
- Common – Nobody’s Smiling
- Eagulls – Eagulls
- Mogwai – Rave Tapes
- Lana Del Rey – Ultraviolence
- Against Me! – Transgender Dysphoria Blues
- Ty Segall – Manipulator
- Royal Blood – Royal Blood
- Bob Mould – Beauty & Ruin
- Alt-J – This Is All Yours
- Elbow – The Take Off and Landing of Everything
- Jungle – Jungle
- Lykke Li – I Never Learn
- Merchandise – After The End
- Bombay Bicycle Club – So Long, See You Tomorrow
- La Roux – Trouble In Paradise
- Fucked Up – Glass Boys
- Arca – Xen
- Beck – Morning Phase
- Ryan Adams – Ryan Adams
- TV On The Radio – Seeds
- Andy Stott – Faith In Strangers
- Kasabian – 48:13
- Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings – Give The People What They Want
- The Roots – And Then You Shoot Your Cousin
- Bear In Heaven – Time Is Over One Day Old
- Basement Jaxx – Junto
- Future Islands – Singles
- Schoolboy Q – Oxymoron
- Wild Beasts – Present Tense
- Hercules & Love Affair – The Feast Of The Broken Heart