End of the Year Day Ten: State Champs

By Maryam Hassan

Throughout December we at PT:HQ are bringing you end of year lists from bands, labels and promoters. We’ll have a new one for you everyday so keep your eyes peeled for them! See all the lists here.

 

State Champs

 

Derek

 

Top 10 Albums

1. Taylor Swift – 1989

2. Vacationer – Relief

3. Pvris – White Noise

4. Thief Club – My Heavy
5. 5 Seconds Of Summer – S/T
6. Issues – S/T
7. Ed Sheeran – X
8. Transit – Joyride
9. Set If Off – Duality
10. Circa Survive – Descensus

Honorable Late 2013 Mentions That Didn’t Make My List Last Year:>/i>
Beyonce – S/T

R. Kelly – Black Panties

Ryan

 

Top 10 Albums of 2014

 

1. Fireworks – Oh, Common Life (Lyrically and thematically brilliant. Fireworks is a band I can continuously count on to push the boundaries of genre)

2. Copeland – Ixora (The return of one of my all time favorite bands did not disappoint. Brooding, introspective indie rock)

3. Let It Happen – Cause + Effect (Infectious pop rock that you probably overlooked.)

4. Taylor Swift – 1989
5. Northbound – Death Of A Slug
6. This Will Destroy You – Another Language
7. Transit – Joyride
8. Against Me! – Transgender Dysphoria Blues
9. James Vincent McMorrow – Post Tropical
10. The Menzingers – Rented World

Top Songs of 2014

 
1. Indebted – Forever Came Calling (Pop Punkers FFC create one of my favorite and catchiest rock choruses of the year with this one)

2. Jealous – Nick Jonas (Pop/R&B GOLD by the former Jonas Brother. A much more mature and sexy sound)

3. Your Graduation – Modern Baseball (A fun, easy band to listen to. Especially if your feelings are ordinarily unreciprocated)

Most Anticipated in 2015

 
1. The Story So Far
2. Into It. Over It.
3. Owen

Tony

 
1. Taylor Swift – 1989

2. Taylor Swift – 1989
3. Taylor Swift – 1989
4. Taylor Swift – 1989
5. Taylor Swift – 1989

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