I Don't Hear A Single Best 100 Albums Of 2025 : 91-100

For the last 9 years, we have compiled annual Best Of Years 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 and that only new albums are included  and the album must have been reviewed by us.

Narrowing things down to this 100 has been really tricky in what has been an exceptional year. The countdown is posted daily 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.

As a change this time, we decided that it would be nice to have individual images for each of the 10 posts. With it being our 10th year we thought that we could back to the old images that were posted as a bit of fun with the Audio Extravaganzas. A reminder of the old, much quieter, days for us and hopefully a bit of fun for newcomers. The first is up today,

91 The Velvoids - Jersey Cotton      IDHAS Review

92 Guerilla Toss - You're Weird Now     IDHAS Review

 

93 rincs - Swimming Pool Disco      IDHAS Review

94 Hamlet - Light Under Repair      IDHAS Review

95 Weird Bloom - Stargate      IDHAS Review

96 The Friends - Daydreaming      IDHAS Review

97 Greer - Big Smile      IDHAS Review

98 doublevee - Periscope At Midnight     IDHAS Review

99 Sura Laynes - Sura Laynes      IDHAS Review

100 Magic Fig - Magic Fig     IDHAS Review

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Greer - Big Smile

 

Costa Mesa quartet Greer offer up a wonderful album. Full of surprises, it inhabits a nosier world of ,Indie Rock. But the songs are delivered in unusual ways packed with 90s Alt Rock and Scuzziness. Fuzzed up Riffs dominate one of the more interesting albums of the year so far.

It is the type of release that floats our boat, unusual indie that mixes catchy moody songs, but isn't frightened to get into Radiohead territory. and also Pop Punk and Noise Rock. It is great Guitar Pop, but probably has more in common with a less bombastic Muse than any three chord band.

The arrangements are the key, unexpected and most welcome. From the opening chaos of Omnibus, which surprisingly breaks into completely engaging charging Indie Rock to the closing melancholic acoustic strum of audio_77, this is a totally engaging listen.

Vocally, it can be a little angst sounding, but this is mixed with wonderful mellowness. The arrangements are superb with an outstanding rhythm section and big riffs that switch into something much wilder and alt at will. This stuff really grips you.

It is a little dark at times, but there are great poppier moments. Mugwump is beautifully done and closer to Brit Pop and the chorus of One And The Same may be the best one that you will hear all year. There is a lot of depth and the album may take repeated listens, but it is very special.

You can listen to and buy the album here. It is available on Vinyl and as a download.

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