The Best Albums of 2014

From Polish black metal to mind-blowing progressive R&B and electronic music, 2014's best albums certainly have something for everyone.

                                      
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        The Best R&B of 2014
    
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Colin McGuire and Devone Jones

        10 Dec 2014
    
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        Singing Across Continents: An Interview with Somi
    
Will Layman

        25 Sep 2014
    
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        Somi: A Complicated Sense of Home
    
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The Best R&B of 2014

Singing Across Continents: An Interview with Somi

Somi: A Complicated Sense of Home

Somi: Red Soil in My Eyes

Red Soil is worth checking out, even if soft jazz is not usually your thing.

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