I asked some of my musician friends from Beirut, to list their 10 favorite albums of 2014…
Or the music they’ve listened to the most during the past year, regardless of date of release

Anthony Khoury (Adonis)

In no particular order:

– The Neighbourhood: I Love You
– Daft Punk: Random Access Memories
– Lana Del Rey: Ultraviolence
– Mount Kimbie: Cold Spring Faultless Youth
– Paolo Nutini: Caustic Love
– St. Vincent: S/t
– Coldplay: Ghost Stories
– Lykke Li: I Never Learn
– Beck: Morning Phase
– Azealia Banks: Broke With No Taste

Local Favorite:
– Ramly: Drown The Morning Sun

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I asked some of my favorite musician and artist friends, from Beirut and beyond, to list their 10 favorite albums of 2012…
Alternately, they could also provide me with a list of the records they listened to the most in 2012, regardless of date of release.

Anthony Khoury (musician, Adonis)

1- Rufus Wainwright: Out Of The Game
2- Regina Spektor: What We Saw From The Cheap Seats
3- The XX: Coexist
4- Lana Del Rey: Born To Die
5- Fiona Apple: The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do
6- Grizzly Bear: Shields
7- Yasmine Hamdan: Self-titled
8- Majida el Roumi: Ghazal
9- Bloc Party: Four
10- Possy: Ah Ya Donia