I Don't Hear A Single Top 20 EPs Of 2023

 


2023 is brought to a close with The Top 20 EPs Of The Year. There may be more 2023 releases covered in the early part of 2024, but as for the ramped up Social Media and Countdowns, they all end here. For each EP a song is embedded from the release and a link is provided to the IDHAS Review where you can find further details and how to listen or buy the EP.

1 Svenssen - Falling Out Of Fashion     IDHAS REVIEW

2 Half Catholic - Art In Heaven     IDHAS REVIEW

3 The Chase - Bonzo Bonanza     IDHAS REVIEW

4 Pretty - Citrus Magic    IDHAS REVIEW

5 Jonesy - Doppelgangbangers    IDHAS REVIEW

6 Leon In The Wild - Leon In The Wild     IDHAS REVIEW

7 Movie Jail - Movie Jail   IDHAS REVIEW

8 Råttanson - Trebled Region     IDHAS REVIEW

9 The Popguns - Popism     IDHAS REVIEW

10 Bitter Defeat - Terrific Effort    IDHAS REVIEW

11 Fuzziliers - Would You Believe     IDHAS REVIEW

12 Mansfield - Come Rain Or Shine     IDHAS REVIEW

13 The Vapour Trails - On A Beautiful Day     IDHAS REVIEW

14 Gizmo - Buddy System    IDHAS REVIEW

15 Finn's Motel - Last Year's Leaves      IDHAS REVIEW

16 Rick Kingo - The Truths, The Lies, The Lot    IDHAS REVIEW

17 Dennis Davison - Creaturefeature       IDHAS REVIEW

18 Carl Green In Particular - Off Balance       IDHAS REVIEW

19 Shangri-Lass - Over & Over      IDHAS REVIEW

20 Modern Rituals - Razed      IDHAS REVIEW

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Leon In The Wild - Leon In The Wild

 

When I started Listening To This Week at the end of last year, I wondered if it would take off as a sort of little brother to the IDHAS 10 Song Mix. Where as the latter is the stuff that we discover, the former was for submissions and would allow 10 - 15 songs a week. I expected to have to wade through a lot of no's, but this week's, which appears later, finally sounds like what we were searching for.

This week's recommendations begin with Leon In The Wild's magnificent Quiet Covers Up A Lot which I've been patiently waiting for the release date. It is a wonderful Pop Rock affair that fits in beautifully with what many of you adore.

All 6 songs here fit together perfectly. The emphasis is on Pop, yet Holy Space Cadet Prodrome turns into great Psych Pop. Track Shoes even ventures into Yacht Rock or more accurately Yacht Pop and Fade turns the lights down low.

Powerlines is a ringer for The Summer Holiday and breaks out into gentle Power Pop, a genre that the whole offering skirts close to. The fact that this is all one man affair from San Francisco is even more creditable. At 20 minutes in length, there is the usual debate of whether this is an EP or Mini album. Whichever, great promise for the future oozes out of the collection's pores.

You can listen to and buy the EP here. You can find out more about Leon In The Wild here.

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