I Don't Hear A Single Albums Of The Year 2019 : 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 couple of years I have compiled Best Of 2019, normally I just said what my favourite album of the year is. I've done it again, 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 patently nonsense and omits many wonderful albums.

I will compile a Top 20 of Reissues and Compilations combined after all this is complete. For each album, I've posted a song from it and a link to the review, where you can find further details on how to listen or buy the album.



21 The Supernaturals - Bird Of Luck     IDHAS Review

22 Spelling Reform - Stay Inside       IDHAS Review








23 The Anderson Council - Worlds Collide       IDHAS Review

24 Custard Flux - Echo       IDHAS Review








25 The Voluptuals - Terminal Patience      IDHAS Review 








26 Dave Cope And The Sass - Dave Cope And The Sass        IDHAS Review








27 Green Buzzard - Amidst The Clutter & Mess       IDHAS Review

28 Colin Wylie - Colin Wylie       IDHAS Review

29 In Deed - Everest (US Edition)       IDHAS Review








30 Ronny Tibbs - Lone Fry       IDHAS Review








.....

Ronny Tibbs - Lone Fry

October is going to be a busy month on IDHAS. It's also going to be another Album A Day Review month. This gives me a chance to tell you about 2019 Releases that I should have mentioned earlier. I've already cued up 21, the other 10 spaces can be for new releases.

Detroit's Ronny Tibbs's album from earlier this year is an offering that I really should have told you about before now. Over Lone Fry's ten songs, there is such a mix of styles that it's hard to know where to begin.  It's almost like a K-Tel album.






With ease, Tibbs switches from Synth Pop to Bubblegum, Cinematic Euro to Psych Pop, Country to 70's Pop Rock,  yet at it's heart is a Nilsson like Orchestral Pop that fights to get out. This really is outstanding stuff. Casual Listeners may get a little confused, but we know better, Lone Fry is simply stunning.

30 Year-Old Boy kicks off proceedings with a wonderful slice of McCartney Pop and All She Wrote is a sort of Power Pop Ballad. Then any theme or preconceptions are blown out of the water. The synth pop Sunlight and Honourole provide Pet Shop Boys comparisons on the former and shades of Sparks' Music That You Can Dance To era on the latter.






Mona Lisa is a Piano Pop Ballad, Watching Annie is pure UK Glam Rock. Picture Us is twanging Country Rock, yet Black Party Girl is Brit Pop to a tee. Break Out is more straight ahead Rock, but still intriguing and where do you begin with Cost + Time?

Cost + Time is a futuristic soundtrack, more at home as a European Noir Soundtrack. I really can't explain in words, how splendidly varied Lone Fry is. I'm not sure how you define where the music of  Ronny Tibbs actually sits, but why worry about that when you have an album as outstanding as this is. Highly Recommended!






You can listen to and buy the album here. You really should add this to your collection.


.....