I Don't Hear A Single Albums Of The Year 2023 : 81-90

 

For the last few 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. 

Narrowing things down to this 100 has been really difficult. The countdown is 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.

81 Paul McCann - Alter Ego      IDHAS Review

82 Ex Norwegian - Sooo Extra      IDHAS Review

83 Poppy Robbie - Neighborhood Beautification Commission      IDHAS Review

84 The World Famous - Totally Famous      IDHAS Review

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85 Nick Bertling - Process And Contact     IDHAS Review

86 Sunshine Frisbee Laserbeam       IDHAS Review

87 Vanilla - Vanilla 77      IDHAS Review

88 Silver Car Crash - Shattered Shine      IDHAS Review

89 The Bouncing Souls - Ten Stories High      IDHAS Review

  

90 Hurry - Don't Look Back     IDHAS Review

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Silver Car Crash - Shattered Shine

 

Firstly, another big round of applause to the Crafted Sounds label who are gathering one hell of a roster. They are home to Buddie, who in my considered opinion are the best band in the world right now. They have come up with another winner in Silver Car Crash.

The Pittsburgh quartet are and Indie Guitar outfit, but this is Indie in the true sense of the word, not the current version which includes one man and his dog. This is angular, built on riffs that can hook you, but with breakouts that result in chaotic inventiveness.

If Buddie are XTC post The Big Express, then Silver Car Crash are the XTC of the first three albums. A lot of the references that I have seen are to the American Underground, a place that I don't really frequent as I obviously look at them more from a UK angle.

They are very much of the Post Punk Indie Guitar brigade, that eventually became the C Series of compilations, yet at their most straight ahead, they could be Franz Ferdinand and the scene that blew up around that band. You also have to mention Talking Heads as well.

Pleasure Zone is an absolutely wonderful listen, incredibly addictive, yet Tee Vee is Garage Psych. Never Really Had It is all New York Glam, yet instrumentally Accept is ace Prog. Nature is inspired cacophony as the best Noise Rock is, but Crime as a rocked up Jonathan Richman vibe. 

Shattered Shine can get a little noisy at times, but the riffs drill through you, quickly capturing your full attention. This is how Indie used to sound and should still do. Incredibly inventive, yet rough around the edges. The download is available for anything above a dollar, so what have you got to lose?

You can buy the album in all formats here as well as listen to the whole thing.

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