{"id":2698,"date":"2014-12-28T20:15:01","date_gmt":"2014-12-28T20:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/?p=2698"},"modified":"2016-05-12T18:03:26","modified_gmt":"2016-05-12T18:03:26","slug":"top-10-music-tracks-of-2014-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/top-10-music-tracks-of-2014-roundup","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Music Tracks of 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I love a good list. I truly believe men love reading and writing lists even if it&#8217;s about topics they have very little interest in. Lists present us with information that&#8217;s informative and easy to digest (just look at the popularity of Buzzfeed) and also people generally like to rank things against each other as if it gives them any added importance. In the list below I have tried to summarise some of the top music tracks from 2014 that kept me pressing repeat and in general have had something special about them.<\/p>\n<p>For those who follow my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.last.fm\/user\/anton130790\">Last.FM<\/a> profile you&#8217;ll know that my tastes are quite diverse, I usually skip between house, electronic, trance, hip-hop, rock\/indie music and I&#8217;ve also got a soft spot for movie\/game soundtracks so the choices below may seem a little all over the place but if you want to experience some new genres and styles for 2015 then I urge you to\u00a0give some of these artists a listen.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>10<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0Kid Cudi &#8211; Balmain Jeans<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2702 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/top-tracks-2014-kid-cudi.jpg\" alt=\"top tracks 2014 kid cudi\" width=\"700\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/top-tracks-2014-kid-cudi.jpg 700w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/top-tracks-2014-kid-cudi-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/top-tracks-2014-kid-cudi-640x183.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/top-tracks-2014-kid-cudi-681x195.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since the early days of Kid Cudi I always knew there was something special about this dude. His early mixtapes showcased songs such as &#8216;Man On The Moon (The Anthem)&#8217; and &#8216;That Girl&#8217; which were way ahead of their time and are hidden treasures I hope every Cudi fan appreciates.<\/p>\n<p>Although Cudi&#8217;s latest album &#8216;Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon&#8217; does not push the boundaries of the genre like original &#8216;Man on the Moon&#8217; but it still contains a number of solid tracks such as &#8216;Balmain Jeans&#8217; featuring Raphael Saadiq.<\/p>\n<p>With an absence of an album from The Weeknd this year I think Cudi took it upon himself to create a &#8216;sexy&#8217; hip hop song and although I hope he goes back to his original style for\u00a0&#8216;Man on the Moon III&#8217; this tune is still a solid entry to his already growing collection of hits.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HTEPbiat2C8\" width=\"560\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>9<\/strong> &#8211; Above &amp; Beyond\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0On My Way To Mariana Heaven<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2706 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/top-tracks-2014-above-beyond.jpg\" alt=\"top tracks 2014 above beyond\" width=\"700\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/top-tracks-2014-above-beyond.jpg 700w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/top-tracks-2014-above-beyond-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/top-tracks-2014-above-beyond-640x183.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/top-tracks-2014-above-beyond-681x195.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I would consider Above &amp; Beyond to be my favourite band and their album &#8216;Tri-State&#8217; has never left my iPod\u00a0since it&#8217;s release in 2006. Above &amp; Beyond are also behind the Anjunabeats\/Anjunadeep label that has been home to trance legends\u00a0such as Super8 &amp; Tab, Mat Zo and Arty for a number of years. Although I&#8217;ve lost touch with some of the recent Anjunabeats releases the annual Volumes (1-11) have really served as an example of perfect melodic trance compilations and I actually get a little bit nostalgic when I remember all the original Anjunabeats vinyls I used to own when disposable income and being a teenager went hand in hand.<\/p>\n<p>Above &amp; Beyond have often collaborated with a vocalist by the name of Richard Bedford who has a unique voice and puts real force and emotion behind his recordings. &#8216;On My Way To Mariana Heaven&#8217; is actually a mashup of two A&amp;B tracks (one featuring Richard) and\u00a0when they dropped this\u00a0at the ABGT050 party at Ally Pally I have never seen a place\u00a0go from 0 to crazy that quickly.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y0rLDuZHVZ8\" width=\"560\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>8<\/strong> &#8211; Trust\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Lost Souls\/Eelings<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/styledivision\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2716 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/best-tracks-2014-trust-trst-robert-alfons-copy.jpg\" alt=\"best tracks 2014 trust trst robert alfons copy\" width=\"700\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/best-tracks-2014-trust-trst-robert-alfons-copy.jpg 700w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/best-tracks-2014-trust-trst-robert-alfons-copy-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/best-tracks-2014-trust-trst-robert-alfons-copy-640x183.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/best-tracks-2014-trust-trst-robert-alfons-copy-681x195.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trust (or TR\/ST) have been a guilty pleasure of mine for some time purely because I could not place this band into a genre and the gothic 90&#8217;s influenced synth tones did nothing to help me in\u00a0that regard. Imagine Grimes had a love child with Crystal Castles and you&#8217;re sort of on the right lines. I found Trust to be a very\u00a0polarising\u00a0band as people usually turned off them on first listen or fell in love instantly wanting to devour every bit of material they put out.<\/p>\n<p>This year I was lucky enough to see them at the\u00a0Brudenell Social Club in Leeds and Robert Alfons&#8217; haunting, almost baritone vocals is something you have to experience for yourself. They&#8217;re performing at the <strong>Fire Club in London<\/strong> on the <strong>14th of February 2015<\/strong> and at\u00a0<strong>La Maroquinerie in Paris\u00a0<\/strong>the day after on the <strong>15th of February 2015\u00a0<\/strong>so if you&#8217;re going to either show let me know and we could meet up (<em>anton@thestyledivision.com<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ObG6zD8AyBo\" width=\"560\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>7<\/strong> &#8211; Ryan Hemsworth \u2013 Snow In Newark<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2717 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/best-music-tracks-2014-ryan-hemsworth.jpg\" alt=\"best music tracks 2014 ryan hemsworth\" width=\"700\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/best-music-tracks-2014-ryan-hemsworth.jpg 700w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/best-music-tracks-2014-ryan-hemsworth-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/best-music-tracks-2014-ryan-hemsworth-640x183.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/best-music-tracks-2014-ryan-hemsworth-681x195.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I have written about Ryan Hemsworth in the past where I covered the release of this very single and his new album (<a title=\"Ryan Hemsworth \u2018Alone for the First Time\u2019 Album Single + Hip Hop Mix\" href=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/ryan-hemsworth-alone-for-the-first-time-single\">LINK<\/a>) &#8216;Alone for the First Time&#8217; which I&#8217;m yet to catchup on. The video below was shot in Nepal over the course of a week and\u00a0follows Ryan&#8217;s quest to leave the club and &#8216;clubbing&#8217; music behind. The production on this is very minimal, focusing mostly on the vocals from Dawn Golden and a hook that will stick in your head for many days to come.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y7y0iEQ_4iE\" width=\"560\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>6<\/strong> &#8211; Context &#8211; 1.4 at 12 (Great Skies Remix)<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2719 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/best-music-tracks-2015-context-great-skies-copy.jpg\" alt=\"best music tracks 2015 context great skies copy\" width=\"700\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/best-music-tracks-2015-context-great-skies-copy.jpg 700w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/best-music-tracks-2015-context-great-skies-copy-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/best-music-tracks-2015-context-great-skies-copy-640x183.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/best-music-tracks-2015-context-great-skies-copy-681x195.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For me Context has been a breath of fresh air for the UK hip hop scene and the first person since Mike Skinner in his &#8216;Original Pirate Material&#8217; days to really capture the essence and almost tangible feel of current life in the UK. &#8216;1.4 at 12&#8217; is simply a track about\u00a0driving through Norwich in a 1.4 litre Fiesta at midnight but the intricate attention to detail in the lyrics and additional production elements such as the faded vocals in the remix from Great Skies really push it into my top 10 tracks I heard this year.<\/p>\n<p>Context has recently brought out a new free EP\u00a0&#8216;Hindsight is the Purest Form of Romance&#8217; and it&#8217;s essential listening to any twenty-something who&#8217;s currently feeling a little lost (<a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/contextmc\">LINK<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Great Skies has also brought out an EP this year titled &#8216;Coconut Dreams&#8217; featuring the Burial-esque &#8216;Don&#8217;t Want U&#8217; and a collaboration with another favourite of mine CoMa on a track called &#8216;Running&#8217; (<a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/greatskies\">LINK<\/a>).<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">But what do we know about Maybach Music?<br \/>\nThis is lads in Ford Fiestas, &#8220;where&#8217;s the K at?&#8221; music<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jw7VRxRU0fM\" width=\"560\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>5<\/strong> &#8211; Drake feat. James Blake \u2013 The Catchup<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2722 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/best-music-tracks-2015-drake.jpg\" alt=\"best music tracks 2015 drake\" width=\"700\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/best-music-tracks-2015-drake.jpg 700w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/best-music-tracks-2015-drake-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/best-music-tracks-2015-drake-640x183.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/best-music-tracks-2015-drake-681x195.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It seems that at the moment it&#8217;s almost cool to be hating on Drake but the pure fact of the matter is this guy makes some really really solid songs. Even tracks that only have him as a guest vocalist\u00a0such as the official remix of &#8216;Deuces&#8217; or &#8216;Aston Marin Music&#8217; end up on all sorts of end of the year roundups.<\/p>\n<p>Drake first got my attention back in 2009 with his &#8216;So Far Gone&#8217; mixtape that featured a track that I literally had on repeat for an entire day. &#8216;Lust for Life&#8217; produced by\u00a0Noah &#8220;40&#8221; Shebib will forever\u00a0remain one of my favourite tracks of all time for the beat alone. But this isn&#8217;t a fluke, as\u00a0tracks such as &#8216;Pound Cake&#8217; and &#8216;The Catchup&#8217;\u00a0which sample Wu-Tang and James Blake respectively are exactly the kind of songs that resonate with me. The lyrics might not\u00a0hold a light to\u00a0Nas, Lupe Fiasco or Akala but as pieces of music these songs and their production are\u00a0verging on perfection.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oFhWIzPMpbo\" width=\"560\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>4<\/strong> &#8211; Lany \u2013 ILYSB (Ferdinand Weber Remix)<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2726 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/best-music-tracks-2015-lany.jpg\" alt=\"best music tracks 2015 lany\" width=\"700\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/best-music-tracks-2015-lany.jpg 700w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/best-music-tracks-2015-lany-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/best-music-tracks-2015-lany-640x183.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/best-music-tracks-2015-lany-681x195.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes you just need to unwind and this track from Lany\u00a0was the perfect end to a hectic summer. I heard it during\u00a0the Notting Hill festival a few months ago and did a mad scramble to Shazam it before my phone battery ran out.\u00a0Majestic Casual have been pretty on point with their YouTube videos this year so it&#8217;s no surprise to see it hovering in the top played charts for 2014.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hj2o_kGMbcg\" width=\"560\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>3<\/strong> &#8211; Kele Okereke &#8211; Coasting<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2729 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/top-10-tunes-2014-kele-bloc-party.jpg\" alt=\"top 10 tunes 2014 kele bloc party\" width=\"700\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/top-10-tunes-2014-kele-bloc-party.jpg 700w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/top-10-tunes-2014-kele-bloc-party-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/top-10-tunes-2014-kele-bloc-party-640x183.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/top-10-tunes-2014-kele-bloc-party-681x195.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve heard of Bloc Party then the name Kele should not seem that strange to you. Even though the band is currently on a musical hiatus it didn&#8217;t stop Kele from creating some of his own gems in the meantime. Kele has been pretty hit and miss with his solo hits in the past, the only notable track that comes to mind is the energetic &#8216;Tenderoni&#8217; from 2010 which was massively overplayed by every radio network to the point where my love for it began to wane.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Coasting&#8217; on the other hand is a cocktail of relaxing beats and vocal samples which sounds like it could have been produced by Massive Attack. The smooth vibe of this song hooked me on the first listen and although the new album &#8216;Trick&#8217; doesn&#8217;t reach the heights of the original Bloc Party albums it&#8217;s a noteworthy accomplishment.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r7TfvcN1I24\" width=\"560\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2<\/strong> &#8211; Jamie XX \u2013 Girl<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2727 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/top-10-tunes-2014-jamie-xx.jpg\" alt=\"top 10 tunes 2014 jamie xx\" width=\"700\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/top-10-tunes-2014-jamie-xx.jpg 700w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/top-10-tunes-2014-jamie-xx-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/top-10-tunes-2014-jamie-xx-640x183.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/top-10-tunes-2014-jamie-xx-681x195.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You&#8217;re the most beautiful girl in Hackney you know&#8230;&#8221;. &#8216;Girl&#8217; from Jamie XX opens up with a line from a classic UK show &#8216;Top Boy&#8217; and what a beautiful song &#8216;Girl&#8217; truly is. I have always thought of Jamie XX as the mastermind behind The XX and their famous songs such as &#8216;Angels&#8217; and &#8216;Intro&#8217; almost\u00a0reek of his unique style. It&#8217;s also unsurprising that he has released several\u00a0house tunes such as &#8216;Far Nearer&#8217; and &#8216;Beat For&#8217; to mass critical appeal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Girl \/ Sleep Sound EP&#8217; may be the the best 12 minutes of new music I was subjected to this year until I heard his &#8216;All Under One Roof Raving&#8217; ode to UK garage and it&#8217;s truly a song that needs to be experienced with a decent pair of headphones. All 3 songs have amazing\u00a0qualities but I had to pick &#8216;Girl&#8217; simply because of that\u00a0insane baseline and because I&#8217;m a sucker for faded vocals as you may have noticed by my choices above.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r7gmVWgEpRc\" width=\"560\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1<\/strong> &#8211; Childish Gambino \u2013 Telegraph Ave (&#8220;Oakland by Lloyd&#8221;)<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2728 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/top-10-tunes-2014-childish-gambino-donald-glover.jpg\" alt=\"top 10 tunes 2014 childish gambino donald glover\" width=\"700\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/top-10-tunes-2014-childish-gambino-donald-glover.jpg 700w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/top-10-tunes-2014-childish-gambino-donald-glover-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/top-10-tunes-2014-childish-gambino-donald-glover-640x183.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/top-10-tunes-2014-childish-gambino-donald-glover-681x195.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Well, this was a tough choice but Donald Glover keeps proving to me what an insane amount of talent he has. What can&#8217;t this guy do? Act in Community? Done. Do amazing stand-up? Done. Remix dance songs under an alias? Done.<\/p>\n<p>Childish Gambino who (and this is a true story) got his rap name by using an online Wu-Tang name generator, came full circle with his &#8216;Because the Internet&#8217; album in which he raps about\u00a0our internet-addled age and things like 3D printing guns and robots. It&#8217;s definitely an interesting concept and there are songs on the album that are truly unique, but &#8216;Telegraph Ave (&#8220;Oakland by Lloyd&#8221;)&#8217; really took me by surprise. It&#8217;s only 3:30 long and contains a song within a song by Lloyd Polite but the seamless merger between the two is really special. If you&#8217;re only gonna click on one link in this list make sure it&#8217;s this.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NPQCra8FEew\" width=\"560\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<p>So here we are, the best musical tracks from 2014 and boy was this hard to put together. While\u00a0writing this list I came across numerous songs from 2013 I wanted to share with you so I&#8217;m really tempted just to write another post showcasing some hidden gems from the past few years.<\/p>\n<p>Let me know what you think by tweeting me <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StyleDivision\">@StyleDivision<\/a>\u00a0and I leave you once more with the genius of Donald Glover. Here he is doing the most ridiculous freestyle over Drake&#8217;s &#8216;Pound Cake&#8217; on Sway in the Morning:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NfM_fb1onoI\" width=\"560\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love a good list. I truly believe men love reading and writing lists even if it&#8217;s about topics they have very little interest in. 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