What Were The River DJ’s Tops of 2014?


(With thanks to Wanda Jackson)

Michael Sokol

  1. Bunk-2081
  2. Bunk-Titans
  3. Lux Deluxe-So Far Away
  4. Jenny Lewis-She’s Not Me
  5. Rubblebucket-Rewind
  6. Tweedy – Low Key
  7. St. Vincent-Regret
  8. Lake Street Dive-Bad Self Portraits
  9. Sylvan Esso-Coffee
  10. Hiss Golden Messenger-Saturday’s Song

Joan Holliday

  1. Spoon – do you
  2. Sondre lerche – bad law
  3. Felice bros – cherry licorice
  4. Alvvays – archie, marry me
  5. Tweedy – low key
  6. Cowbell – hanging by a thread
  7. Lux deluxe – so far away
  8. Sean rowe – desiree
  9. The both – Milwaukee
  10. Robert plant – rainbow

Jim Olsen

  1. Sturgill Simpson-Metamodern Sounds In Country Music
  2. Hurray For The Riff Raff-Small Town Heroes
  3. Dave & Phil Alvin-Common Ground
  4. Rosanne Cash-The River & The Thread
  5. Doug Seegers-Down To The River
  6. Lee Ann Womack-The Way I’m Livin’
  7. Lydia Loveless-Somewhere Else
  8. Parker Milsap-Parker Milsap
  9. Zoe Muth-World Of Strangers
  10. Lucinda Williams-Where The Spirit Meets The Bone

Monte Belmonte

  1. Rubblebucket-Carousel Ride
  2. Lake Street Dive-Rabid Animal
  3. Valerie June-You Can’t Be Told
  4. Ana Tijoux-Somos Sur
  5. Alvvays-Archie, Marry Me
  6. Tame Impala-elephant
  7. Ages & Ages-Divisionary (Do The Right Thing)
  8. Aloe Blacc-The Man
  9. Ray Lamontagne-Drive In Movies
  10. Beck-Blue Moon

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