Before officially closing the door on 2014, CMW staffers took a moment to rewind on the year that was and remember some of the tunes that made them hit replay more than a few times. Below, for your listening and viewing pleasure, are some of our Top 10 Songs of 2014.
Justin Kwan – Festival Manager
1. Future Islands – “Seasons (Waiting On You)”
2. Tove Lo – “Habits”
3. The Weeknd – “Often”
4. Leon Bridges – “Coming Home”
5. Kendrick Lamar – “I”
6. FKA Twigs – “Two Weeks”
7. Woman’s Hour – “Her Ghost”
8. Thomston – “Anaesthetic”
9. Foster The People – “Coming of Age”
10. Alvvays – “Archie, Marry Me”
Iain MacNeil – Festival Coordinator
1. Kendrick Lamar – “I”
2. Future feat. Pusha T & Pharrell – “Move That Dope”
3. Travi$ Scott feat. Rich Homie Quan & Young Thug – “Mamacita”
4. T.I. feat. Young Thug – “About the Money”
5. Rick Ross feat. Kanye West & Big Sean – “Sanctified”
6. Popcaan – “Everything Nice”
7. Drake – “0 to 100”
8. Rae Sremmurd – “No Type”
9. P Reign feat. Meek Mill & PartyNextDoor – “Realest in the City”
10. ILOVEMAKONNEN – “Wishin’ You Well”
Jamie Kendall – Ticketing & Logistics Coordinator
1. Jamie T – “The Prophet”
2. Childish Gambino – “No Fucks Given”
3. ODESZA ft. Zyra – “It’s Only”
4. Erik Hassle ft. Vic Mensa – “Talk About It”
5. Isaiah Rashad – “Heavenly Father”
6. Phantogram – “Black Out Days Remix ft. Danny Brown and Leo Justi”
7. Sean Leon – “Pretty Girls Put Boys in Cemeteries”
8. Yellerkin – “Tools”
9. Ilovemakonnen ft. Drake – “Tuesday”
10. YG ft. Drake – “Who do you love”
Honorable mentions: Made in Heights – “Ghost”, Drake – “0-100/The Catch Up”, Raury – “Woodcrest Manor”, Kevin Abstract – “Drugs”, Bear Hands – “Giants”.
Ok let’s be real – any song that Danny Brown or Drake jumped on to do a guest verse.
Bessie Bullard – Communications Director
1. Hozier – “Take Me To Church”
I’m not a very religious person, but I can change.
2. Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj – “Bang Bang”
3. Alt-J – “Left Hand Free”
4. Big Data – “Dangerous”
5. George Ezra – “Budapest”
6. Tokyo Police Club – “Hot Tonight”
7. Meghan Trainor – “All About That Bass”
8. Milky Chance – “Stolen Dance”
9. Royal Blood – “Figure It Out”
10. Tove Lo – “Habits (Stay High)”
Honorable mentions:
Vance Joy – “Riptide”, John Legend – “All Of Me”, Lorde – “Yellow Flicker Beat”, OneRepublic – “Love Runs Out”