Phewww! 2014, what a year you’ve been! We laughed. We cried, and some more than others. But mostly, we just listened to a hell of a lot of music. Seriously, that is our job. And we love it.
2014 has been a great year in music, with many amazing emerging artists absolutely wowing us with what they’ve got, and many of our old favourites as well. All our Happy writers congregated to discuss the cream of the crop (via email), and these 50 songs below represent what we believe make up the best 2014 had to offer us in a year full of wonderful, and sometimes not so wonderful music. Here is Happy’s top 50 songs of 2014!
We’ve made our lists, and checked them twice. Here is Happy’s top 50 tracks of 2014!
Honourable Mention: End of the Road – Bluejuice (Boyz II Men cover)*
50. Seeds of Gold – Closure in Moscow
49. Somebody’s Talking – The Preatures
48. White Flag – Ecca Vandal
47. Skaters – Miss Teen Massachusetts
46. Into The Ether – Violet Swells
45. Chemical Motivation – The Love Junkies
44. Bécs – Christian Fennesz
43. Real Life – Sunbeam Sound Machine
42. High – Peking Duk
41. I Want U – Alison Wonderland
40. Ramona – Velociraptor
39. Chi Glow – Fishing
38. No Fun – The Presets
37. Rebecca – Angharad Drake
36. White Curtains – Trophy Eyes
35. The Mother Lode – Thom Yorke
34. Come on Back This Way – Jack Ladder
33. They Dated Steadily – Mink Mussel Creek
32. Be Impressive – The Griswolds
31. Information – Eliot Sumner
30. Two Weeks – Fka Twigs
29. Wild Waters – Jane Tyrrell
28. You Know Me – Light Pressure
27. Shalala – Moses Gunn Collective
26. Moaning Lisa Smila – Wolf Alice
25. Cellopane – King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
24. Big Fish – The Peep Tempel
23. No Sleep Pt. 2 – The Good Sports
22. Love Forever – The Babe Rainbow
21. I Wanna Be With You – Flowertruck
20. My Life Is Yours – Papa vs Pretty
19. The Record’s Flawed – The Delta Riggs
18. If I Have to Grow Up – Hollow States
17. Gina Works At Hearts – DZ Deathrays
16. My Only Friend – Bad//Dreems
15. Switch Lanes – Tkay Maidza
14. About The Author – The Harry Heart Chrysalis
13. The Way Life Runs – The Lulu Raes
12. I Need A Woman – Hockey Dad
11. Fruit – Rainbow Chan
10. Violence and Degradation – Owen Rabbit
9. Poison Drum – Gang of Youths
8. I’m A Fantastic Wreck – Montaigne
7. Hammered – Richard in Your Mind
6. History Eraser – Courtney Barnett
5. It’s Alright – Fractures
4. The War On Drugs – Red Eyes
3. Rock and Roll Weakling – Spookyland
2. So Soldier ft. Ainslie Wills – #1 Dads
1. War Cry – Montgomery
*How could we not mention this gem?!
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