We couldn't finish off the year without the annual rundown of great music that we've been championing either on here or elsewhere, and of course, things wouldn't be complete without the unveiling of the Obligatory Record Of The Year! You can check back over our Scottish correspondent's lists and also the top 10 albums of 2014, but now it's time for the best tunes. For a full playlist of all the songs together, just scroll to the bottom of the page. Hopefully there's plenty here for you to enjoy!
25) Tyburn Saints - With The Night In Our Eyes
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24) Simian Ghost - Echoes Of Songs (For Trish Keenan)
Simian Ghost's website
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23) Pretties For You - Talk
Pretties For You's website
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22) Soft Science - Feel
Soft Science's website
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21) JJ - All White Everything
JJ's website
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20) When Nalda Became Punk - Song For Carrie Mathison
When Nalda Became Punk's website
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19) The Heartbreaks - Hey, Hey Lover
The Heartbreaks' website
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18) The Walking Who - With Roses
The Walking Who's website
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17) Ummagma - Lama
Ummagma's website
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16) The Popguns - Lovejunky
The Popguns' website
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15) Gold-Bears - Hey, Sophie
Gold-Bears' website
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14) Sheepy - Another Day
Sheepy's website
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13) Wonderful Humans - Edge Of The Night
Wonderful Humans' website
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12) The Persian Leaps - Sleepless
The Persian Leaps' website
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11) Dignan Porch - Harshed
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10) The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Until The Sun Explodes
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart's website
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9) Withered Hand - Horseshoe
Withered Hand's website
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8) The Tablets - Tablets
The Tablets' website
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7) East Brunswick All Girls Choir - West Brunswick
East Brunswick All Girls Choir's website
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6) Buffalo Sunn - By Your Side
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5) Spiritualized "Mississippi Space Program" - Always Forgetting With You (The Bridge Song)
Spiritualized's website
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4) The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Eurydice
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart's website
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3) The Raveonettes - Sisters
The Raveonettes' website
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2) Elephant - Elusive Youth
Elephant's website
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OBLIGATORY RECORD OF THE YEAR
Broken Records - I Won't Leave You In The Dark
A few years ago, Edinburgh's Broken Records were making intricate baroque-indie that was impressive but unlikely to find mass commercial appeal. There were Arcade Fire comparisons, but really what they were doing was too sparse to become that huge. Until now. For third album 'Weights & Pulleys' the band truly excelled themselves in expanding everything to epic proportions. Had the gloriously massive 'I Won't Leave You In The Dark' been released by The National, The Gaslight Anthem or, yes, Arcade Fire, then this song would have been everywhere this year. The fact that it hasn't been is a crying shame, for if ever a band has shown they can step up a few gears then it's Broken Records, and 'I Won't Leave You In The Dark' is the sound of them doing just that - in triumphant fashion.
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