My name is Jake L., and I am a student and a music advocate. I enjoy going to concerts, listening to music, and music news. I make my way to Pure Pop whenever I get the chance, but sadly in 2014 I haven’t been there as much as I like to be due to financial struggles, but that doesn’t stop my love for music. There were a lot of albums I wanted to include on this list (To Be Kind, Nikki Nack, Supermodel, This Is All Yours, Strange Desire, LP1, etc.), but I feel these albums are easily my 5 favorite from the year. I hope that 2015 brings even more fantastic releases, and I hope you all have a wonderful year as well!