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We've nearly reached the halfway point of 2014, and through that period, we’ve certainly had enough music to last an entire year already. Luckily, there’s still a good amount of time to go, and rumored albums from the likes of Adele, Kanye West, and Taylor Swift just barely scratch the surface on what we could possibly see before the year’s end. However, until the day that there’s confirmation of any of those records existing, we have the top five records from 2014 that are definitely worth checking out.

05) Karmin - Pulses

After taking over the airwaves with their 2012 platinum single, ‘Brokenhearted,’ it was near radio silence from pop-duo Karmin when it came to their full-length. Rumored feuds with their label, Epic Records, may have had a part in what delayed the record, but it finally saw a release last march. Pulses is a 13-track jam fest filled with the best qualities Karmin has, with even a couple new ones thrown it. It didn’t perform nearly as well on the charts as it should have, but with a push to the song ‘Night Like This,’ it might just give Karmin another hit.

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Tyler Glenn has made his way out of a lifetime in the closet, announcing that he is gay in a new interview with Rolling Stone magazine. It has taken the Neon Trees singer until the age of 30 to be open about his sexuality, largely due to his strict Mormon upbringing.

Tyler Glenn Has Come Out To Rolling Stone.

Born and raised in Utah, Glenn was taught during his conservative religious upbringing that being homosexual was frown upon: "We were always taught, and I hate this word, 'tolerance,'" he said. Despite his church's notoriously fraught stance on being gay, Glenn said he'd known he was gay since he was a child. "I had my crushes on guys throughout high school, but it was never an overwhelming thing until my twenties," he admitted. "Then I'd be dating girls and in love with my straight friend and it was the worst feeling in the world."

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Tyler Glenn has made a bold move, not just in his career, but in his personal life as well.

The Neon Trees singer has officially come out as gay for the first time ever.

Glenn made the revelation, while opening up about his sexuality, in a candid interview for the new issue of Rolling Stone.

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