Shifty Presents: Shifty's Favorite Albums From the 2016 List

We gained about as much musical talent as we lost in 2016.......

A lot of good albums have come out this year, and here is the list of my favorite of those albums. If you have any questions or complaints, then please send us fan mail or whatever the opposite of fan mail is. We love fan mail here at Von's Records. My top ten favorite albums are listed in the order that I liked them the most. The remaining 20 honorable mention albums are listed in alphabetical order. I listed the genres of the albums in parenthesis. This list was a labor of love. Thanks for taking the time to read it. 

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Alex's Top Music of 2014

(in no particular order)

Future Islands: Singles

Be-boop goes the synth

And folksy punky vocals

Eat that Avicci 

Against Me!: Transgender Dysphoria Blues

There once was a man

Tom was her name then

Now Laura Jane Grace

Run the Jewels: Run the Jewels 2

Running jewels fast

Wait, Rage Against the Machine?

Ten copies please.

First Aid Kit: Stay Gold

Feelsy harmonies

“We’re gonna get out of here”

Please never leave me

Angel Olsen: Burn Your Fire for No Witness

Hide yourself away

Your music is better then

Lonely and perfect

Bonus Pin-up Shot:

This Is Legit

Mauricio's Top Music of 2014

(in no particular order)

Flying Lotus: You’re Dead

The book of the dead,

Sounds and spirits swirl about,

What the fuck was that?

Interpol: El Pintor

Gone a while, back now,

Spanish painter’s all the rage,

Anagrams are fun.

Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways

Never stone and steel,

Memories make a city,

I am a river.

Angel Olsen: Burn Your Fire For No Witness

Her voice is haunting,

Memories stir up like ghosts,

All is forgiven.

Rabbit's Picks

Rabbit's Top Music of 2014

(in no particular order)

The Afghan Whigs: Do To the Beast

Sex and violence, no

self pity, only knowing

Winks and alcohol

Angel Olsen: Burn Your Fire For No Witness

Vulnerable and

Sultry, a siren sinking

Ships; she's lonely too

Bleachers: Strange Desire

Confessional pop

Joyous and wild; it'll get

Better, I promise

St Vincent: St Vincent

Indie fey princess

Subverting tropes; guitar god

Hard as bone or ice

Are You Lonely Too?

I keep coming back to Burn Your Fire for No Witness.  

MZ threw it at me awhile ago and wanted to know what I thought.  

(I refused to give it back, if that tells you anything.)

It's gauzy and haunted and lush and dark and gorgeous, and I can't get enough of her.