2014 was an absolutely ridiculous year.
Ferguson Missouri, Eric Garner, Ebola, Isis, the GOP inexplicably taking back control of the house despite the country's continued growth under the current administration.
Which begs the question: Was there anything WORTH celebrating?
Yes, yes, my pet.
Join me tonight as I offer up 27 golden nuggets of POP that prove 2014 wasn't a total loss.
(...and just so you don't think it was ALL bad news, here's 2014's FEEL GOOD STORY OF THE YEAR)
Song
Artist
Album
Year
Cherish
Ballet School
The Dew Lasts An Hour
2014
Whenever
The Death Of Pop
Fifths
2014
Sisters
The Reaveonettes
Pe'ahi
2014
For You
Nude Beach
77
2014
The Fool
The Lisa Mychols 3
The Lisa Mychols 3 EP
2014
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Coming Down
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (ft. Matt Berninger)
Onlu Run
2014
In Love with Useless (The Timeless Geometry in the Tradition of Passing)
A Sunny Day in Glasgow
Sea When Absent
2014
Magic Mountain
The Drums
Encyclopedia
2014
Philosophize In It! Chemicalize With It!
Kishi Bashi
Lighght
2014
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Sumatran Tiger
Portugal, The Man
2014
High Time
LEGS
LEGS EP
2014
Mess With Me
Lia & The Daymakers
Steady!
2014
Blue Eyes
The Rosebuds
Sand + Silence
2014
The Drop Beneath
Eternal Summers
The Drop Beneath
2014
Long, Weird Night
The Mad Extras
DEMO
2014
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I Can't Stay Long But I Can't Stay Gone
Benjamin Shepherd
Eleven For The Road
2014
You Keep The Muse
Benjamin Shepherd
Eleven For The Road
2014
Dad
Benjamin Shepherd
Eleven For The Road
2014
Ana Ng (They Might Be Giants cover)
ARMS
Backwards Record
2014
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Golden Surf II
Pere Ubu
Carnival Of Souls
2014
Pegasus In Glue
Clear Plastic Masks
Being There
2014
Tame
The History Of Apple Pie
Feel Something
2014
Happy Idiot
TV On The Radio
Seeds
2014
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Brasilia
Populous (ft. Giorgio Tuma)
Night Safari
2014
A Sender
Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks
Enter The Slasher House
2014
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West End Girls/ People Who Died
GWAR