I Don't Hear A Single Albums Of The Year 2024 : 11-20

 

For the last eight years We 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. A reminder that anything reviewed on I Don't Hear A Single is highly recommended. A reminder that only new albums are included among these 100.

Narrowing things down to this 100 has been really difficult. The 100 albums are posted in reverse batches of 10. For each album, A song is embedded from the album and a link is provided to the IDHAS Review where you can find further details and how to listen or buy the album.

The Top 10 appears tomorrow.

11 Custard Flux - Einsteinium Delirium     IDHAS Review

12 Feet - Make It Up      IDHAS Review

13 Log Flume - Splash Hit     IDHAS Review

14 Quivers - Oyster Cuts    IDHAS Review

15 Tom Minor - Eleven Easy Pieces On Anger & Disappointment     IDHAS Review

16 Tamar Berk - Good Times For A Change        IDHAS Review

17 The Vegetarians - Space Age Pagliacci      IDHAS Review

18 Custard - Suburban Curtains      IDHAS Review

19 Steve Robinson - Window Seat      IDHAS Review

  

20 The Trafalgars - About Time     IDHAS Review

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Feet - Make It Up

 

People will tell you that the Indie Guitar market is overcrowded and to break through you need to have an angle, a story. a lot of money, whatever. It is crowded, but the contents are much of a muchness, too many sound the same as the next one, it is all a bit nothingness,

I'd like to say that talent will out, but Bandicoot anyone? A band that produced a debut album that became our Album Of The Year and a few months later were no more. Feet are not Bandicoot as we now have their second album and it is absolutely glorious.

They sound a little American, but are actually a five piece from Coventry. They could easily be thought of a time a couple of decades ago when the likes of The Killers and Kaiser Chiefs were hitting pay dirt. It is nigh on impossible to count the cash these days, but Feet deserve to.

There is a sense of Indie here in its true spirit. Songs are inventive both musically and lyrically. There is more than a little of Gravitas Pop about them. They have that vibe and touch of genuine originality of a Soft Boys or XTC,

Yet the songs will appeal to a wide audience. Beautifully performed across many moods with arrangements of unexpected beauty and unusualness, yet wrapped in a big production that never gets larger than the songs or drains their quality. 

There are splendid angular moments, some very left field and yet there are songs that have glorious choruses. You will note that I have unusually not mentioned any song descriptions, this is solely to encourage you to listen to the whole thing yourselves.

I've picked my three (today as it will change daily) and now you can pick yours. Here are 12 great songs, none the same as each other. This is Indie Inventiveness of the highest quality. A definite IDHAS Album Of The Year contender. This is an album that makes me realise how much I love what I do and above all, music.

You can listen to and buy the album here. It is available on Vinyl and CD at all good Record Stores. The Download is only £5 on Bandcamp. Further links can be found here.

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