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Jb staff faves on
JB hi-FI now: 2014!
At Victoria’s Meredith
Music Festival,
Courtney Barnett –
who wasn’t even on
the bill – guested
with ’90s icon Evan
Dando and drew
as many cheers as
The Lemonheads
singer. It spoke volumes on how her star had
risen in 2014: an acclaimed EP, a Glastonbury
appearance, and a rush of critical acclaim the
world over. Stream her EP A Sea of Split Peas
to hear why: good things are afoot... watch this
space!
Homegrown Most streamed 2014! Albums: new & old
TOP ALBUM STREAMS
Five Seconds
of Summer
LIVE S.O.S
Nicki Minaj
The Pinkprint
She and Him
Classics
Classics nowavailable
Yes The Studio Albums
Beastie Boys Paul’s Boutique
The Velvet Underground S/T
Public Enemy
Fear of a Black Planet
Muddy Waters
More Real Folk Blues
STREAMING ON
ew albums
illie Nelson and Sister Bobby
ecember Day
agene Peise Atlas Eets Christmas
ilco What’s Your 20?
You don’t have to be a total music tragic to work at JB Hi-Fi NOW, but it helps!
With over 20 million individual tracks available on the service, and new albums,
compilations and mixes added to JB Hi-Fi NOW every day, it’s been a shower of
riches for us music die-hards all year! It’s hard to keep abreast of it all, but hey,
that’s a nice problem to have. So, to some of our 2014 favourites. On the local
front, Big Scary offshoot #1 Dads impressed us with About Face, as did Damon
Albarn’s new best friend (and AIR award winner) REMI with Raw X Infinity.
Electronic music’s biggest oddball, AphexTwin, was back after 13 years with Syro,
while newcomer (and Laneway act) FKATwigs brought us a world of beats and
flavours. SIA made a pop record, but because she’s SIA, it was a brilliant, funny
and clever pop record, and we couldn’t get enough of TheWar on Drugs’ Lost In
the Dream, somewhere between Springsteen and Arcade Fire. JB Hi-Fi Now is a
world of music to discover: see you there in 2015!
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She&Him
Classics
Nicki Minaj drops her latest
album The Pinkprint. Album three
includes the platinum-selling
hit singles Pills’N’Potions and
Anaconda, as well as the brand
new single Bed of Lies.
Anaconda was one of the most
talked about hits of 2014. The
Pinkprint features collaborations
with Beyonce, Ariana Grande,
Lil Wayne, Drake, Jeremih, Skylar
Grey and Jessie Ware, to name
a few.
Niiki Minaj
The Pink Print
IN THE SPOTLIGHT ON JB HI-FI NOW
Hear this here FIRST! These three
London siblings are really something.
Their third album (yes, entitled Third)
sees them under the wing of one
Mr Mick Jones, he of The Clash, Big
Audio Dynamite and lately, Gorillaz.
Recorded completely live to analogue
tape (this band are so old school one
of them collects 78 rpm vinyl), Third
is imbued with rhythm and blues,
ska, jazz, and soul. It’s a bit of a love
letter to their hometown: this album
is one for the music lovers.
Kitty Daisy & Lewis
Third: ADVANCE STREAM!
Hip hop duo Run the Jewels (KIller
Mike and EL-P) return to Australia
for headline shows in January,
as well as appearances at Falls
Festival in Lorne, Marion Bay
and Byron Bay, and Southbound
Festival in WA. The pair released
their self-titled debut album in 2013
to incredible critical acclaim, and
the immensely anticipated second
album includes guests ranging
from Zack de la Rocha to Travis
Barker.
Run the Jewels
Run the Jewels 2
Some of 2014’s most streamed included.... Pharrell
Williams Happy... Vance Joy Riptide, SIA Chandelier,
Sheppard, Geronimo. Flume/Chet Faker Drop the Game.