Welcome to our regular early run down of the best albums released from January through to the end of May. This year we have our first live album to make one of our best of lists and just one debut album with the bulk of our list taken up by more established acts, who have either returned to form or never lost it. To read a full review of each album click on their title. So without further ado, settle back and enjoy 2014’s best albums…so far.
10. John Howard – Live at the Servant Jazz Quarters
9. School of Language – Old Fears
8. Guided By Voices – Motivational Jumpsuit
7. The Voluntary Butler Scheme – A Million Ways to Make Gold
6. Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks – Wig Out at Jagbags
5. St Vincent – St Vincent
4. The New Mendicants – Into the Lime
3. Hospitality – Trouble
2. Withered Hand – New Gods
1. Sun Kil Moon – Benji
Compiled by Joe Lepper and Dorian Rogers.