Album of the Year:
Noah Gundersen, Ledges
My pick for album of the year is Noah Gundersen’s Ledges. The up and coming singer-songwriter from Seattle, nails it with Ledges. It’s a family affair as his sister, Abby, joins in on vocals including album opener “Poor Man’s Son” which simply stops time as it blends effortlessly into “Down to the River to Pray”. “Boathouse” and “Ledges” are two for the ages. Watch for Gundersen among this year’s best emerging artists.
Tom’s Top 25 of 2014
Here’s the full list:
- NOAH GUNDERSEN, Ledges
- LYDIA LOVELESS, Somewhere Else
- ST. PAUL & THE BROKEN BONES, Half the City
- LAKE STREET DIVE, Bad Self Portraits
- LEIF VOLLEBEKK, North Americana
- MATTHEW FOWLER, Beginning
- NICKEL CREEK, A Dotted Line
- OLD 97’S, Most Messed Up
- CHATHAM COUNTY LINE, Tightrope
- ROBERT FRANCIS, Heaven
- JACK WHITE, Lazaretto
- FIRST AID KIT, Stay Gold
- MIA DYSON, Idyllwild
- SARAH BORGES, Radio Sweetheart
- STRAND OF OAKS, HEAL
- ANGUS & JULIA STONE, Angus & Julia Stone
- J MASCIS, Tied to a Star
- SHOVELS & ROPE, Swimmin Time
- RYAN ADAMS, Ryan Adams
- JUDAH & THE LION, Kids These Days
- THE STRUMBRELLAS, We Still Move On Dance Floors
- VANCE JOY, Dream Your Life Away
- SHAKEY GRAVES, And The War Came
- MATTHEW RYAN, Boxers
- DAMIEN RICE, My Favourite Faded Fantasy
Tom’s Picks (2014), a Playlist
About the author: Washington, D.C. area creative by day. Music is my muse. I host Twangville’s weekly Readers‘ Pick.