Today I bring you the third instalment of my half-way round-up of some of the best albums released so far in 2014. So far, this year has been a strong one with a number of albums catching my attention and garnering positive reviews where applicable.

If you missed parts 1 and 2, they can be accessed via the following links:

Half-Way Through 2014 – The Best So Far – Part 1
Half-Way Through 2014 – The Best So Far – Part 2

But here now, is Part 3:

Anathema – distant satellites

Regular readers of this blog will not be surprised to read that this album features in this list. I absolutely adored ‘Weather Systems’ and it finished at the summit of my ‘Best of 2012’ top 20. Clearly, based on the quality of the follow-up, ‘distant satellites’, Anathema didn’t feel any pressure. Instead, they have matched the brilliance…