Albums Of The Decade - 87. Beach House - 7

87. BEACH HOUSE - 7

Top of the decade brought the incredible Teen Dream and then Bloom, and with a steady outut since 2006, their seventh album arrived last year. Label it chamber-pop, dream-pop - whatever - it's all good. While the former LP's have particular tracks that froth to the fore, 7 is more of a seamless sparkle. From the opener Dark Spring and onwards, Victoria Legrand has her vocals down in the mix mostly, and the production is the real shim-shim sharee.

It's playing as I write this after I've just worked for 12 hours. I'm flat out on the sofa, and I'd previously considered taking the trash to the store to recycle to get money to buy some sour candy bottles to get an overpowering sensation, but I ate some fromage frais instead. Is my existence really getting to the point where all I have to hope for is a lie down on the sofa? Seems to have brought a new meaning to the word "Couchsurfing" or more like "couch-crashing."

Records of 2014 - 48. Wye Oak - Shriek

48. WYE OAK - SHRIEK

I can categorically say that this is one of the most biggest transformations and large style welcomes I've sawn. Another indie duo from Baltimore of course made comparisons with Beach House but their horse-gallop thrill of their track Civilian three years ago made for absolute sheer total abandon. Mate.

Now they've terrificly reinvented themselves into this electronic pop plastic entity with layers of vogue devotion set for the year. It works all out. Jenn Wasner's voice is another synction of Andy Statt's production and you're sounding good Wye Oak. Thanks. Nice reinvention. Yelp.