Dirty Loops - Loopified (2014)
The best thing to happen to mainstream pop in a lonnnng time. High spirited jazz fusion meets
Justin Timberlake with chops to spare. Not everything's perfect here (could have done without the 'Wake Me Up' cover or the typical sounding 'Sexy Girls') but this is one helluva debut regardless.
Atlantean Kodex - The White Goddess (2013)
This overtly hyped power metal / doom hybrid sophomore release passed me by back in 2013, but it seems in this case the hype was actually a bit deserved. It has a chilly, epic quality to it that reminds me a bit of
Hammerheart by
Bathory at times, but with more melody & dynamics.
Timecop1983 - Journeys (2014)
Absolutely stellar 80's time capsule, and that's harder to do these days than you think. Mostly instrumental (with the exception of the opener 'Dreams', the tasty
Wang Chung-esque 'Lost In Your Eyes' and the dreamy closer 'Call On You'). Top shelf stuff if your in the right mood either way...