I Don't Hear A Single Albums Of The Year 2021 : 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.

There are few rules. All albums have to have been reviewed on IDHAS. Reissues and Live Albums are not included. Previously unreleased albums are included, but Best Of's are not. For each album, I've posted a song from it and a link to the IDHAS Review where you can find further details and how to listen or buy the album. 

No 61 : It's Karma, It's Cool - Homesick For Our Future Destinations     IDHAS Review

No 62 : The Embryos - National Absurdatory        IDHAS Review





No 63 : The Brandy Alexanders - The Brandy Alexanders        IDHAS Review

    

No 64 : Andrew Taylor And The Harmonizers - Andrew Taylor And The Harmonizers             IDHAS Review

No 65 : Ghosts Of Jupiter - Keepers Of The Newborn Green       IDHAS Review

No 66 : Dave Cope And The Sass - Pied Piper      IDHAS Review





No 67 : Vegetarians & Carnivores - A Day Of Rainbows     IDHAS Review

No 68 :  Stephen Flint - Onanmatopoeia    IDHAS Review





No 69 : Hurry - Fake Ideas     IDHAS Review

   


No 70 : Gordon's Crowbar - Songs About Stuff     IDHAS Review

                              

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Ghosts Of Jupiter - Keepers Of The Newborn Green

 

Being labelled Neo-Psychedelic can be a curse. In a similar way that Punk Pop us not Punk, Neo-Psych is not really psychedelic. Yes there are hints of it, but the genre is so diverse that it takes everything else and Keepers Of The Newborn Green is a perfect example of that.

Yes, there's flute and instrumental passages that could be termed Prog, yet there's also a heavier rock bent that isn't Metal and there's a Folk, even Americana, bent at times but this isn't "Hey Nonny No" Confusing? Maybe, but this just underlines how pointless labels are. They are supposed to be a guide for the uninitiated, but end up being a badge that bands are stuck with. How many people tell you Rush are Prog, when they were once, but that ended well before the bulk of their album releases. 

Listen to the first four tracks here and you essentially have the Country Psych of The Undertaking, the Acoustic Folk of Villains, the Rock of On Bending Tide and the instrumental Prog of The Wandarian. So just why try to denote what Boston's Ghosts Of Jupiter are. Just enjoy the music.

I say enjoy, because this is a wonderfully constructed album. Laidback at times, very English, but Nate Wilson's vocals offer a gentle, almost pastoral clarity that have far more in common with everyday Pop Rock than some mind bending hard to listen to Psych Prog.

Elsewhere, Northern Road has a real lounge Jazz feel whilst Gustav is a real wig out instrumental, Soft Machine-ish if you like. Imperium Waves rocks more in a Deep Purple Vein and No Direction veers towards West Coast easy listening. 

Despite all the comparisons, Keepers Of The Newborn Green is a really coherent listen. There can be a tendency to make songs three minutes longer than they should be with this sort of material. There's none of that here. 10 songs and 43 minutes for your ears a surprise to. You should throw away your misconceptions and surprise yourself. This is a top notch album.

You can listen to and buy the album here.  You can find out more about Ghosts Of Jupiter here. 

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