So that’s that, 2014 has almost been and gone, just a blur etched onto the side of your brain. One way of remembering a year is by the music released, and it has certainly been a good year in terms of new and old bands getting their act together.

Joining me on the show was a very special guest, just his second appearance on radio, everyone give it up for Mr Daniel Thompson. With it being pretty much a year since his last contribution, he helped collate this years best music, whilst counting down his top 5 albums of 2014, with the rest of the years best music sandwiched in between.

Below are our picks of the year, and as always click the link below to catch up on anything you might have missed. Apologies for the technical issues at the beginning, all those buttons on the mixing desk can be a minefield at the best of times.

Thanks to everyone that has tuned in this year, I appreciate it more than you will ever know. See you on the other side.

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Top 5 Albums

Dan:

5. St. Vincent – St. Vincent
4. Caribou – Our Love
3. Mr. Twin Sister – Mr. Twin Sister
2. Mac De Marco – Salad Days
1. The War On Drugs – Lost In The Dream

Ben:
5. tUnE-yArDs – Nicki Nack
4. Spoon – They Want My Soul
3. Broken Bells – After The Disco
2. La Roux – Trouble In Paradise
1. Glass Animals – ZABA

Tracklist:

Sinkane – How We Be
SOHN – Artifice
St. Vincent – Digital Witness
tUnE-yArDs – Hey Life
St. Paul & The Broken Bones – Sugar Dyed (Honey Pants)
Alt-J – Left Hand Free
Superfood – You Can Believe
Spoon – Do You
CEO – Whorehouse
Caribou – Can’t Do Without You
Chromeo – Come Alive (Toro Y Moi)
Alvvays – Archie, Marry Me
The Antlers – Hotel
Broken Bells – Holding On For Life
How To Dress Well – Repeat Pleasure
Mr Twin Sister – Rude Boy
Real Estate – Crime
Nick Mulvey – Fever To The Form
Mac De Marco – Salad Days
Jungle – Time
La Roux – Uptight Downtown
Years & Years – Desire
The 2 Bears – Not This Time
Jessie Ware – Tough Love
Ben Howard – Small Things
Glass Animals – Black Mambo
SBTRKT – New Dorp, New York (feat. Ezra Koenig)
The War On The Drugs – Red Eyes
Future Islands – Seasons (Waiting On You)