This is holaOLA Indie Music Blog's 'best of 2014' list, which I've decided to call holaOLA's 60 Favorite Albums of 2014 this year. I know what you're thinking: "60 albums? Why not 50, or even 40?" Well, the fact is that once I finally trimmed down my year-end list to 75 (I started with about 100), I couldn't imagine taking away 25 more, since that would mean keeping quality music from you, so I decided to do things a little differently. That way, holaOLA can stand out as the blog that does the '60 best albums' list, and you get to hear 10 more records! If it really bothers you, just think of the extra ten albums as the 'honorable mentions'.
Anyway, like last year, I've only considered LPs released in 2014 and ignored any re-releases, rarities/b-sides albums, compilations, demos, mixtapes, etc. And unlike last year, I've managed to include full album streams for each and every one of my 60 favorite albums for your listening pleasure. However, if you're more of a singles person, or if you prefer mp3s to streaming, I've also put together the first-ever holaOLA music compilation (over 4 hours of music!), the aptly titled holaOLA's 60 Favorite Albums of 2014 Compilation (just click the title to download the zip file). Regardless of how you decide to listen, if you like any of the music, please support the artists by buying their records and merch and by going to their concerts like the bonafide music lover that you are!
Before you check out the top albums list, I'd like to give a big special thanks to all my regular followers, to everyone who visited holaOLA this past year, and to the people just discovering it now. Everyone, please come back for new music in 2015 (and for the rest of eternity) and follow/like holaOLA on Facebook for blog updates (usually weekly)!
You can access holaOLA's 60 Favorite Albums of 2014 list by scrolling down or navigating the links below, but if you're in a hurry or have a limited internet connection, click here for the simple-and-to-the-point artwork-and-music-free list.
Thanks for taking the time to read and listen! Enjoy!
-Sean
Thanks for taking the time to read and listen! Enjoy!
-Sean
