Kool Rock Radio's Top 50 Best Albums of 2014

From Temples to The Horrors, Foster The People to Morrissey, The Drums to Kasabian, Jaws to Wunder Wunder... Kool Rock Radio takes a look at the best albums of the last 12 months!

Have a look back on a KOOL year in music, as we count down our top 50 albums of 2014. 

01. TEMPLES - Sun Structures

02. THE HORRORS - Luminous

03. THE WAR ON DRUGS - Lost In The Dream

04. FOSTER THE PEOPLE - Supermodel

05. BRONCHO - Just Enough Hip To Be Woman

06. JAWS - Be Slowly

07. INTERPOL - El Pintor

08. THE DRUMS - Encyclopedia

09. FUCK ART LET'S DANCE - Atlas

10. THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART - Days Of Abandon

11. KASABIAN - 48:13

12. THE BLACK KEYS - Turn Blue

13. WUNDER WUNDER - Everything Infinite

14. ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN - Meteorites

15. U2 - Songs Of The Innocence

16. LETTING UP DESPITE GREAT FAULTS - Neon

17. SIMPLE MINDS - Big Music

18. BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB - So Long See You Tomorrow

19. LIARS - Mess

20. CYMBALS - The Age Of Fractures

21. MANIC STREET PREACHERS - Futurology

22. BUFFALO SUNN - By The Ocean By The Sea

23. MORRISSEY - World Peace Is None Of Your Business

24. JOHNNY MARR - Playland

25. DUM DUM GIRLS - Too True

26. WILD SMILES - Always Tomorrow

27. JAMES - La Petite Mort

28. CHILDHOOD - Lacuna

29. LAS ZEBRAS - Siesta

30. JOHNNY ARIES - Unbloomed

31. STICKY FINGERS - Land Of Pleasure

32. PIXIES - Indie Cindy

33. MINIATURE TIGERS - Cruel Runnings

34. TV ON THE RADIO - Seeds

35. ARIEL PINK - Pom Pom

36. ASH CODE - Oblivion

37. HOOKWORMS - The Hum

38. TOM VEK - Luck

39. MODE MODERNE - Occult Delight

40. THE FOREIGN RESORT - New Frontiers

41. BAND OF SKULLS - Himalaya

42. KONGOS - Lunatic

43. EAGULLS - Eagulls

44. REPUTANTE - Oceanside

45. FUTURE ISLANDS - Singles

46. MAXIMO PARK - Too Much Information

47. CHERUB - Year Of The Caprese

48. MERCHANDISE - After The End

49. ROYAL BLOOD - Royal Blood

50. VA - The Art Of McCartney

CITY RIOTS - Band of the Month April 2013

City Riots have been around for a few years now, and after 2 EPs and some singles, the band released their awaited debut album "Sea of Bright Lights" last year (the album was featured as Album of the Week here on KRR in November 2012).

Comprised by Ricky, Matthew "Edgy", Matt and Dan, the Adelaide four-piece, gained the attention of Australian stations with the released of their debut EP Socialize back in 2008. Later in 2010, the band released their EP Matchsticks, which was recorded by producer Bjorn Thorsrud (Smashing Pumkins, Dandy Warholes) putting their catchy tunes on the airwaves once again.

The band spent the majority of 2011 on the road supporting some of Australia's best acts including British India, Ball Park Music, Papa vs. Pretty and Alpine. After that, the band took a lengthy summer escape to the family shack along the banks of the River Murray in South Australia, free from distractions and full of inspiration, evolved into the ideal setting for City Riots to write almost forty new tracks.

City Riots made their way to the more civilised surroundings of Melbourne, where they spent all of April 2012 recording at Red Door Sounds under the ears of Paul 'Woody' Annison (Children Collide, Hunting Grounds). After being engrossed in writing for months, the four-piece knew they wanted to create an album in it's truest form – a cohesive collection of songs with a sense of depth and space without being overdone, overplayed, overthought or overproduced. As a result the band completed their debut album 'Sea of Bright Lights'.

**City Riots single "Wait For You" peaked at #1 in our Best Tracks of 2012 chart and with 'Sea of Bright Lights', they made our 'Album of the Year 2012'.

Get Your copy of  'Sea of Bright Lights' HERE.

http://cityriots.com/