I Don't Hear A Single Albums Of The Year 2020 : The Full List

 

Here's the cut out and keep guide to the IDHAS Best Albums of 2020.I hope you find the time to listen to some, if not all. Although we may not agree on all, there is plenty here to underline that Guitar Music is alive and well.

01 The Corner Laughers - Temescal Telegraph

02 Derrero - Time Lapse

03 Spygenius - Man On The Sea

04 Tugboat Captain - Rut

05 Chris Church - Backwards Compatible

06 Ward White - Leonard At The Audit

07 Paul Molloy - The Fifth Dandelion

08 I Do You Do Karate - One Last Job In Mexico

09 Davey Lane - Don't Bank Your Heart On It

10 Custard Flux - Oxygen 

11 Nick Frater - Fast & Loose

12 Joe Giddings - Better From Here 

13 Silver Sun - Switzerland

14 Sparks - A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip

15 Greg Pope - Wishing On A Dark Star

16 Mason Summit - Negative Space

17 The Foreign Films - Ocean Moon

18 Mooner - The Alternate Universe of Love

19 Kiwi Jr. - Football Money

20 Parsonsfield - Happy Hour On The Floor

21 Foxycontin - This Time You’re on Your Own

22 Gretchen's Wheel - Such Open Sky

23 The Successful Failures - Pack Up Your Shadows

24 The Amiimopps - Life On Pluto

25 The Bye Bye Blackbirds - Boxer At Rest

26 The Mommyheads - New Kings Of Pop 

27 Answering Machine - Bad Luck

28 The Happy Fits - What Could Be Better

29 KEYS - Home Schooling

30 DISQ - Collector

31 Supercrush - SODO Pop

32 The Speedways - Radio Sounds

33 The Persian Leaps - Smiling Lessons

34 Sergeant Buzfuz - Fox Pop

35 John Howard - To The Left Of The Moon's Reflection 

36 Nick Piunti & The Complicated Men - Downtime 

37 Girl Skin - Shade Is On The Other Side

38 West Coast Music Club - Greetings From Ashton Park, West Kirby

39 Papills - Too Hot For May

40 2 a.m. Orchestra - Trading Graves

41 Captain Wilberforce - When The Dust Just Won't Settle

42 mylittlebrother - Howl

43 The Overtures - Once In A World

44 Mothboxer - Accelerator

45 Ex Norwegian - Hue Spotting

46 Cary Grace - Lady Of Turquoise

47 Dolph Chaney - Rebuilding Permit

48 Shrug Life - Maybe You're The Punchline

49 Gal Gun - Critical Hit

50 Librarians With Hickeys - Long Overdue

51 Brontosaurus - These People

52 Icecream Hands - No Weapon But Love

53 Vukovar - The Colossalist

54 One Thousand Motels - 2% Out Of Sync

55 Peter (Blackie) Black - I'm Gonna Cheat As Much As I Can

56 Dave Caruso - Radiophonic Supersonic

57 The Midnight Callers - Red Letter Glow

58 Marshall Holland - Paper Airplane

59 Leslie Pereira & The Lazy Heroes - Good Karma

60 The Jomo - Happy Little Accidents

61 The Vapors - Together

62 Coupons - Up & Up

63 Marveline - Savoury-Toothed Tiger

64 Mom - Pleasure Island

65 The Lees Of Memory - Moon Shot

66 The Well Wishers - Shelf Life

67 Beans - All Together Now

68 Lady Legs - Off Days

69 Dead Stars - Never Not Here

70 Dizzy Mizz Lizzy - Alter Echo

71 Creem Circus - The Glitterest, Sladest,. Rockin'Est.Laidest, Overtime-Paidest, Boogiest Band In Town

72 R.E. Seraphin - Tiny Shapes

73 Martin Månsson Sjöstrand Trio - Universum Faller 

74 The Sunchymes - The Sands Of Time

75 Green Seagull - Cloud Cover

76 The Black Watch - Brilliant Failures

77 The Loft Club - Dreaming The Impossible

78 The Vapour Trails - Golden Sunshine

79 The Amplifier Heads - Music For Abandoned Amusemen...

80 Painted Doll - How To Draw Fire (IDHAS Review)

81 Ryan Allen (Extra Arms) - Song Snacks Vol. 1

82 Blight - Restless Chase

83 Moon Attendant - One Last Summer

84 Ed Ryan - Even Time

85 Gregory Pepper And His Problems - I Know Now Why You Cry

86 Cocktails - Catastrophic Entertainment

87 Ages And Ages - Me You They We

88 The Trend - Bella Vega

89 A Perfect Day - With Eyes Wide Open

90 Dunkie - Working To Design

91 J.P. Cregan - Twenty (Name Your Price)

92 It's Karma It's Cool - Woke Up In Hollywood

93 Love Sport - And Justice For All

94 The Galileo 7 - Decayed

95 The Szuters - Sugar

96 Dennis Davison - The Book Of Strongman

97 Giant Eagles - Second Landing

98 Kekker - Greatest Hits Volumes 1 And 2

99 Psychotic Youth - Forever And Never

100 The Transpersonals - This Is The Sound Of A Ship On The River Avon

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I Don't Hear A Single Albums Of The Year 2020 : Top 10

01 The Corner Laughers - Temescal Telegraph       IDHAS Review

02 Derrero - Time Lapse       IDHAS Review

03 Spygenius - Man On The Sea       IDHAS Review








04 Tugboat Captain - Rut       IDHAS Review

05 Chris Church - Backwards Compatible      IDHAS Review

06 Ward White - Leonard At The Audit      IDHAS Review








07 Paul Molloy - The Fifth Dandelion        IDHAS Review

08 I Do You Do Karate - One Last Job In Mexico        IDHAS Review

09 Davey Lane - Don't Bank Your Heart On It        IDHAS Review

10 Custard Flux - Oxygen        IDHAS Review






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I Don't Hear A Single Albums Of The Year 2020 : 11-20

It's been difficult to get these choices down to 100. I'm also not a believer in saying one album is better than another. Most of the time you are comparing Apples To Oranges. I'm not a List person, I just think what's the point.

However, for the last few years I have compiled annual Best Of 's because these posts seem so popular and the aim of this Blog is to get exposure (and Sales) for the artists. There is no meaning or judgement on an album that is Number 1, Number 100 or not on the list. Anything that I review on here, mention on Social Media or play on the Radio Show is as highly recommended.

I would also add that the Top 100 includes albums available as Download Only. To suggest that they are anything less than equal to a Physical release is grossly unfair, even more so in 2020 with all that has happened during the year. To qualify, an album has to be available for sale in any format.

For each album, I've posted a song from it and a link to where you can find further details on how to listen or buy the album. 

No 11 : Nick Frater - Fast & Loose    IDHAS Review

No 12 : Joe Giddings - Better From Here      IDHAS Review








No 13 : Silver Sun - Switzerland     IDHAS Review

 

No 14 : Sparks - A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip          IDHAS Review

      

No 15 : Greg Pope - Wishing On A Dark Star    IDHAS Review

No 16 : Mason Summit - Negative Space       IDHAS Review




  



No 17 : The Foreign Films - Ocean Moon     IDHAS Review

No 18 :  Mooner - The Alternate Universe of Love    IDHAS Review

No 19 : Kiwi Jr. - Football Money   IDHAS Review

          

No 20 : Parsonsfield - Happy Hour On The Floor         IDHAS Review

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I Don't Hear A Single Albums Of The Year 2020 : 21-30

It's been difficult to get these choices down to 100. I'm also not a believer in saying one album is better than another. Most of the time you are comparing Apples To Oranges. I'm not a List person, I just think what's the point.

However, for the last few years I have compiled annual Best Of 's because these posts seem so popular and the aim of this Blog is to get exposure (and Sales) for the artists. There is no meaning or judgement on an album that is Number 1, Number 100 or not on the list. Anything that I review on here, mention on Social Media or play on the Radio Show is as highly recommended.

I would also add that the Top 100 includes albums available as Download Only. To suggest that they are anything less than equal to a Physical release is grossly unfair, even more so in 2020 with all that has happened during the year. To qualify, an album has to be available for sale in any format.

For each album, I've posted a song from it and a link to where you can find further details on how to listen or buy the album. 

No 21 : Foxycontin - This Time You’re on Your Own    IDHAS Review

No 22 : Gretchen's Wheel - Such Open Sky      IDHAS Review









No 23 : The Successful Failures - Pack Up Your Shadows     IDHAS Review

 

No 24 : The Amiimopps - Life On Pluto          You Tube Group

       

No 25 : The Bye Bye Blackbirds - Boxer At Rest    IDHAS Review

 

No 26 : The Mommyheads - New Kings Of Pop       IDHAS Review




 




No 27 : Answering Machine - Bad Luck     IDHAS Review

No 28 :  The Happy Fits - What Could Be Better    IDHAS Review



 

No 29 : KEYS - Home Schooling   IDHAS Review

Libertino · KEYS - The Strain

 

   

No 30 : DISQ - Collector         Review

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I Don't Hear A Single Albums Of The Year 2020 : 31-40

It's been difficult to get these choices down to 100. I'm also not a believer in saying one album is better than another. Most of the time you are comparing Apples To Oranges. I'm not a List person, I just think what's the point.

However, for the last few years I have compiled annual Best Of 's  because these posts seem so popular and the aim of this Blog is to get exposure (and Sales) for the artists. There is no meaning or judgement on an album that is Number 1, Number 100 or not on the list. Anything that I review on here, mention on Social Media or play on the Radio Show is as highly recommended.

I would also add that the Top 100 includes albums available as Download Only. To suggest that they are anything less than equal to a Physical release is grossly unfair, even more so in 2020 with all that has happened during the year. To qualify, an album has to be available for sale in any format.

For each album, I've posted a song from it and a link to where you can find further details on how to listen or buy the album. 

No 31 : Supercrush - SODO Pop    IDHAS Review

No 32 : The Speedways - Radio Sounds        IDHAS Review









No 33 : The Persian Leaps - Smiling Lessons     IDHAS Review

No 34 : Sergeant Buzfuz - Fox Pop          IDHAS Review

       

No 35 : John Howard - To The Left Of The Moon's Reflection     Review

No 36 : Nick Piunti & The Complicated Men - Downtime      Review




 




No 37 : Girl Skin - Shade Is On The Other Side     IDHAS Review

No 38 :  West Coast Music Club - Greetings From Ashton Park, West Kirby    IDHAS Review

  



No 39 : Papills - Too Hot For May   IDHAS Review

   

No 40 : 2 a.m. Orchestra - Trading Graves         IDHAS Review

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I Don't Hear A Single Albums Of The Year 2020 : 41-50

It's been difficult to get these choices down to 100. I'm also not a believer in saying one album is better than another. Most of the time you are comparing Apples To Oranges. I'm not a List person, I just think what's the point.

However, for the last few years I have compiled annual Best Of 's  because these posts seem so popular and the aim of this Blog is to get exposure (and Sales) for the artists. There is no meaning or judgement on an album that is Number 1, Number 100 or not on the list. Anything that I review on here, mention on Social Media or play on the Radio Show is as highly recommended.

I would also add that the Top 100 includes albums available as Download Only. To suggest that they are anything less than equal to a Physical release is grossly unfair, even more so in 2020 with all that has happened during the year. To qualify, an album has to be available for sale in any format.

For each album, I've posted a song from it and a link to where you can find further details on how to listen or buy the album. 

No 41 : Captain Wilberforce - When The Dust Just Won't Settle    IDHAS Review

No 42 : mylittlebrother - Howl        IDHAS Review









No 43 : The Overtures - Once In A World     IDHAS Review

No 44 : Mothboxer - Accelerator          IDHAS Review

       

No 45 : Ex Norwegian - Hue Spotting    IDHAS Review

No 46 : Cary Grace - Lady Of Turquoise      Review









No 47 : Dolph Chaney - Rebuilding Permit     Review

No 48 :  Shrug Life - Maybe You're The Punchline    IDHAS Review




 



No 49 : Gal Gun - Critical Hit    IDHAS Review

   



No 50 : Librarians With Hickeys - Long Overdue         Review

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I Don't Hear A Single Albums Of The Year 2020 : 51-60

It's been difficult to get these choices down to 100. I'm also not a believer in saying one album is better than another. Most of the time you are comparing Apples To Oranges. I'm not a List person, I just think what's the point.

However, for the last few years I have compiled annual Best Of 's  because these posts seem so popular and the aim of this Blog is to get exposure (and Sales) for the artists. There is no meaning or judgement on an album that is Number 1, Number 100 or not on the list. Anything that I review on here, mention on Social Media or play on the Radio Show is as highly recommended.

I would also add that the Top 100 includes albums available as Download Only. To suggest that they are anything less than equal to a Physical release is grossly unfair, even more so in 2020 with all that has happened during the year. To qualify, an album has to be available for sale in any format.

For each album, I've posted a song from it and a link to where you can find further details on how to listen or buy the album. 

No 51 : Brontosaurus - These People     IDHAS Review

No 52 : Icecream Hands - No Weapon But Love        IDHAS Review









No 53 : Vukovar - The Colossalist     Review









No 54 : One Thousand Motels - 2% Out Of Sync          Review

No 55 : Peter (Blackie) Black - I'm Gonna Cheat As Much As I Can       Review

No 56 : Dave Caruso - Radiophonic Supersonic      IDHAS Review








No 57 : The Midnight Callers - Red Letter Glow     Review

No 58 :  Marshall Holland - Paper Airplane    IDHAS Review



 



No 59 : Leslie Pereira & The Lazy Heroes - Good Karma    Review

   


No 60 : The Jomo - Happy Little Accidents         IDHAS Review

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I Don't Hear A Single Albums Of The Year 2020 : 61-70

It's been difficult to get these choices down to 100. I'm also not a believer in saying one album is better than another. Most of the time you are comparing Apples To Oranges. I'm not a List person, I just think what's the point.

However, for the last few years I have compiled annual Best Of 's  because these posts seem so popular and the aim of this Blog is to get exposure (and Sales) for the artists. There is no meaning or judgement on an album that is Number 1, Number 100 or not on the list. Anything that I review on here, mention on Social Media or play on the Radio Show is as highly recommended.

I would also add that the Top 100 includes albums available as Download Only. To suggest that they are anything less than equal to a Physical release is grossly unfair, even more so in 2020 with all that has happened during the year. To qualify, an album has to be available for sale in any format.

For each album, I've posted a song from it and a link to where you can find further details on how to listen or buy the album. 

No 61 : The Vapors - Together     Review

No 62 : Coupons - Up & Up        IDHAS Review




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No 63 : Marveline - Savoury-Toothed Tiger        IDHAS Review









No 64 : Mom - Pleasure Island          IDHAS Review

No 65 : The Lees Of Memory - Moon Shot       Review

No 66 : The Well Wishers - Shelf Life      Review









No 67 : Beans - All Together Now     IDHAS Review

No 68 :  Lady Legs - Off Days    IDHAS Review




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No 69 : Dead Stars - Never Not Here     IDHAS Review

  




No 70 : Dizzy Mizz Lizzy - Alter Echo     IDHAS Review

 

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I Don't Hear A Single Albums Of The Year 2020 : 71-80

It's been difficult to get these choices down to 100. I'm also not a believer in saying one album is better than another. Most of the time you are comparing Apples To Oranges. I'm not a List person, I just think what's the point.

However, for the last few years I have compiled annual Best Of 's  because these posts seem so popular and the aim of this Blog is to get exposure (and Sales) for the artists. There is no meaning or judgement on an album that is Number 1, Number 100 or not on the list. Anything that I review on here, mention on Social Media or play on the Radio Show is as highly recommended.

I would also add that the Top 100 includes albums available as Download Only. To suggest that they are anything less than equal to a Physical release is grossly unfair, even more so in 2020 with all that has happened during the year. To qualify, an album has to be available for sale in any format.

For each album, I've posted a song from it and a link to where you can find further details on how to listen or buy the album. 

No 71 : Creem Circus - The Glitterest, Sladest,. Rockin'Est.Laidest, Overtime-Paidest, Boogiest Band In Town     IDHAS Review

No 72 : R.E. Seraphin - Tiny Shapes        IDHAS Review









No73 : Martin Månsson Sjöstrand Trio - Universum Faller        IDHAS Review








No 74 : The Sunchymes - The Sands Of Time           IDHAS Review

No 75 : Green Seagull - Cloud Cover       IDHAS Review

No 76 : The Black Watch - Brilliant Failures      IDHAS Review







No 77 : The Loft Club - Dreaming The Impossible     Review

No 78 :  The Vapour Trails - Golden Sunshine     IDHAS Review







No 79 : The Amplifier Heads - Music For Abandoned Amusement Parks     IDHAS Review

 



No 80 : Painted Doll - How To Draw Fire     IDHAS Review

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I Don't Hear A Single Albums Of The Year 2020 : 81-90

It's been difficult to get these choices down to 100. I'm also not a believer in saying one album is better than another. Most of the time you are comparing Apples To Oranges. I'm not a List person, I just think what's the point?

However, for the last few years I have compiled annual Best Of 's  because these posts seem so popular and the aim of this Blog is to get exposure (and Sales) for the artists. There is no meaning or judgement on an album that is Number 1, Number 100 or not on the list. Anything that I review on here, mention on Social Media or play on the Radio Show is as highly recommended.

I would also add that the Top 100 includes albums available as Download Only. To suggest that they are anything less than equal to a Physical release is grossly unfair, even more so in 2020 with all that has happened during the year. To qualify, an album has to be available for sale in any format.

For each album, I've posted a song from it and a link to where you can find further details on how to listen or buy the album. 

No 81 : Ryan Allen (Extra Arms) - Song Snacks Vol. 1       IDHAS Review

No 82 : Blight - Restless Chase           IDHAS Review









No 83 : Moon Attendant - One Last Summer        IDHAS Review










No 84 : Ed Ryan - Even Time       Review

No 85 : Gregory Pepper And His Problems - I Know Now Why You Cry    IDHAS Review

No 86 : Cocktails - Catastrophic Entertainment      IDHAS Review









No 87 : Ages And Ages - Me You They We     IDHAS Review









No 88 :  The Trend - Bella Vega     Review

No 89 : A Perfect Day - With Eyes Wide Open     IDHAS Review

 


No 90 : Dunkie - Working To Design    Review

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I Don't Hear A Single Albums Of The Year 2020 : 91-100

It's been difficult to get these choices down to 100. I'm also not a believer in saying one album is better than another. Most of the time you are comparing Apples To Oranges. I'm not a List person, I just think what's the point.

However, for the last few years I have compiled annual Best Of 's  because these posts seem so popular and the aim of this Blog is to get exposure (and Sales) for the artists. There is no meaning or judgement on an album that is Number 1, Number 100 or not on the list. Anything that I review on here, mention on Social Media or play on the Radio Show is as highly recommended.

I would also add that the Top 100 includes albums available as Download Only. To suggest that they are anything less than equal to a Physical release is grossly unfair, even more so in 2020 with all that has happened during the year. To qualify, an album has to be available for sale in any format.

For each album, I've posted a song from it and a link to where you can find further details on how to listen or buy the album. 

No 91 : J.P. Cregan - Twenty       IDHAS Review

No 92 : It's Karma It's Cool - Woke Up In Hollywood           IDHAS Review









No 93 : Love Sport - And Justice For All        IDHAS Review









No 94 : The Galileo 7 - Decayed           Review

No 95 : The Szuters - Sugar       IDHAS Review

No 96 : Dennis Davison - The Book Of Strongman      IDHAS Review









No 97 : Giant Eagles - Second Landing      IDHAS Review









No 98 :  Kekker - Greatest Hits Volumes 1 And 2     IDHAS Review









No 99 : Psychotic Youth - Forever And Never     IDHAS Review

No 100 : The Transpersonals - This Is the Sound Of A Ship On The River Avon    IDHAS Review

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Kool Kat Musik Weekly New Release Update

Welcome to the Kool Kat Weekly New Release Update. Kool Kat are distributed in the UK and Europe by I Don't Hear A Single as part of our aim to keep CDs available and affordable. The Kool Kat Links with each album take you to further details on each release..

Please place all UK and European orders by following the details here. Links to Kool Kat's Entire Stock can be found here. Without further ado, here are seven new additions to Kool Kat Musik this Week.

Rich Arithmetic - Shiftingears (Kool Kat Musik) 2021      $12 

NEW RELEASE ON THE KOOL KAT LABEL – AVAILABLE JANUARY 29 – ACCEPTING ORDERS NOW!  Rich Arithmetic are back after a prolonged absence with “Shiftingears”, an album that expands on the pop promises he made on 1995’s “Sleep In A Wigwam”.  If you’re looking for catchy guitar riffs, you’ll find ‘em here. Looking for interweaving harmonies? They abound here.  Melodies that don’t stop when the music’s over?  Want something to challenge a few indie-pop assumptions while still adhering to melody-first expectations? They’re all here, in spades!  TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR EXCLUSIVE 2-FER OFFER!  GET THIS AND RICH’S CD “SLEEP IN A WIGWAM” FOR ONLY $20!  IF PAYING MY PAYPAL, YOU WILL BE REFUNDED ACCORDINGLY.  IF PAYING BY CREDIT CARD, YOUR CARD WILL BE CHARGED THE 2-FER PRICE. 

Kool Kat Link

Reverbnation Link

Rich Arithmetic - Sleep In A Wigwam (Optional Art Records) 1995      $12

                                                      

                                  

1995’s “Sleep In A Wigwam” is the album that introduced Rich Arithmetic’s uniquely sly approach to guitars-and-harmony indie pop.  It’s an album that the then Bible of Power Pop, Audities Magazine, listed in its Top Ten Power Pop Releases of 1995, and that Germany’s Hartbeat Magazine listed as one of its “Top 100 Power Pop Albums of All Time   TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR EXCLUSIVE 2-FER OFFER!  GET THIS AND RICH’S NEW CD “SHIFTINGEARS” FOR ONLY $20!  IF PAYING MY PAYPAL, YOU WILL BE REFUNDED ACCORDINGLY.  IF PAYING BY CREDIT CARD, YOUR CARD WILL BE CHARGED THE 2-FER PRICE. 

Kool Kat Link

Dream Phases - So Long, Yesterday (Nomad Eel Records) 2019       $13

                 

After Brandon Graham’s band Nacosta split, he hung around with other LA Psych bands, and continued to write songs.  In 2016, he decided he needed an outlet for the shoeboxes full of songs he’d recorded in his bedroom over the years. Together with brother Shane, he formed Dream Phases.  What began as a bedroom project evolved into what it is today – a full-blown psychedelic rock quintet.  After releasing EPs and singles over the years, “So Long, Yesterday” marks their debut full-length, one filled with accessible psych rock that has indie pathos and trippy excursions.  

    

Kool Kat Link

Bandcamp Link

Secret Colours - Dream Dream (Self Released) 2017       $13

Have to admit, Secret Colours fell off our radar for a few years since we featured their early releases.  But, we’re fixing that right now!  On 2017’s “Dream Dream”, the band continued to craft a sound that reaches far beyond the city limits of their hometown of Chicago, IL.  The record relishes on the current level of the demand on society to rely on their screens, devices, and multi-media influence, taking its musical cues from indie, pop, psychedelia, and garage rock, captivating listeners through a myriad of melodies that make up their signature sound.    TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR EXCLUSIVE 2-FER OFFER!  GET THIS AND THEIR “EP 3”CD FOR ONLY $17!  IF PAYING MY PAYPAL, YOU WILL BE REFUNDED ACCORDINGLY.  IF PAYING BY CREDIT CARD, YOUR CARD WILL BE CHARGED THE 2-FER PRICE.

                              

Kool Kat Link

Bandcamp Link

Secret Colours - EP3  (Self Released) 2013      $7

In 2011, the band released the 5-song “EP3” that includes a very cool cover of The Kinks’ “Sunny Afternoon”!  “They blend their hallucinogenic sound with traditional pop hooks, inviting a broader spectrum of listeners to their music outside of high-brow psych-rock aficionados; the kind of self-proclaimed pop music scholars who worship their ‘Pebbles’ and ‘Nuggets’ box-sets like an evangelical preaches from their bible. You don’t have to have a background in the sub-genres of garage-rock or psych-rock to enjoy Secret Colours' lucid sound,.TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR EXCLUSIVE 2-FER OFFER!  GET THIS AND THEIR “DREAM DREAM” CD FOR ONLY $17!  IF PAYING MY PAYPAL, YOU WILL BE REFUNDED ACCORDINGLY.  IF PAYING BY CREDIT CARD, YOUR CARD WILL BE CHARGED THE 2-FER PRICE.

           

Kool Kat Link 

Bandcamp Link

Matthew Sweet - Catspaw  (Omnivore Records) 2021      $15

  

“Catspaw” represents a marked contrast with Matthew’s previous two albums, “Tomorrow Forever” and  “Tomorrow’s Daughter”, sounding a little less zesty than either of its predecessors.  As with so many prior albums, its foundation lies in tracks Matthew recorded by himself in collaboration with long-time percussionist Ric Menck, but this time, rather than overdub other musicians’ and singers’ contributions (as well as layer upon layer of himself singing), here he plays everything except the drums and does all the vocals.  Here, he cranks his vintage amplifiers and steps into a role previously played by some of his generation’s most unique and incendiary lead guitarists from Richard Lloyd (Television) to Robert Quine (Lou Reed) and Ivan Julian (Richard Hell & the Voidoids). 

Kool Kat Link

You Tube Link (All 12 Full Lengths Tracks Stream)

Warm Morning Brothers - Not Scared Anymore (Other Eyes Records Italy) 2020      $13 

If Warm Morning Brothers conjures images of a lazy warm summer day, you’ll know they’ve hit it spot on first listen.  They are from Piacenza, Italy and their passionate music is the result of their being together for more than a decade.  The Modicamore brothers, play music inspired by soft folk pop sounds of the 60’s and the 70’s and they invigorate that sound for the modern era in all that they do. 

Kool Kat Link 

You Tube Music Link

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