Faustiandan Albums of 2014 - No.1

Current 93 - I Am the Last Of All the Field That Fell

Please – maybe the easiest decision I have had to make all year. Not just because I’m an unashamed, diehard fan-boy; this is also a truly great avant-folk record. David Tibet’s idiosyncratic vocal stylings are in fine form, as are his occult/quasi-religious lyrical rants. Musically, it retains some of the simplicity of the Michael Cashmore golden period, but with a free form psychedelic rockband sensibility (the drums are particularly effective throughout the record). Throw in the obligatory roll call of heavy weights from underground music queuing up to work with them (including a brilliant turn from John Zorn) and you have an undeniable Current 93 classic on your hands.