I Don't Hear A Single Albums Of The Year 2024 : 61-70

 

For the last eight 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. A reminder that only new albums are included among these 100.

Narrowing things down to this 100 has been really difficult. The 100 albums are 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.

61 Dan Miraldi - Ulysses      IDHAS Review

62 Ian St. George - Emergency Index      IDHAS Review

63 The Phase Problem - The Power Of Positive Thinking      IDHAS Review

64 ahem - Avoider      IDHAS Review

65 The Shop Window - Daysdream     IDHAS Review

66 The Violet Twilight - Above The Clouds       IDHAS Review

67 Mark & The Clouds - Machines Can't Hear You      IDHAS Review

68 Raised On TV - Make Time To Make Time      IDHAS Review

69 The Real Numbers - Thank You      IDHAS Review

  

70 Spiral Heads - 'Til I'm Dead     IDHAS Review

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Spiral Heads - 'Til I'm Dead

 

Fancy some New Wave Power Pop? Of course you do! This takes me back to those halcyon Anything Should Happen days, This is very UK 1979 although synth accompaniments lead it into the 1980s and like the best of this period, Brooklyn's Spiral Heads are a trio.

'Til I'm Dead evokes wonderful memories of that period and what is unusual is that so few attempt this now and virtually none master it as well as this. The opener, One Of My Dreams evokes memories of The Motors. The vocal is also really close to Nick Garvey.

Contrast that to Seizure In Paris which is prime time jaunty 80s with its mechanical vocal and synth runs. Then Just So Down is sped up Glitter Band Glam Rock until the synth interlude and NY Sorrow is prime time New Wave, it simply races along.

Haunt My Dreams instrumentally is very Bates Motel era Sparks and Psychedelic Privilege even gets very close to the Mael Brothers' first half of the 80s adventures. Stays The Same mixes UK Glam with American New Wave.

The Day My Baby Stopped Breathing even gets Mid 80s Indie with a Goth Guitar Riff and a slightly darker feel whilst A World Without Pain is like Squeeze on Stiff Records with a Difford like vocal. Special mention most be given to the zaniness of The Roomba.

The song is a bizarre listen, completely addictive and hypnotic with a chorus that just won't leave you. The whole album is delivered at a cracking pace. It is charmingly lo-fi and you can only imagine the masterpiece that these three could come up with a bigger budget and a kitchen sink production. Splendid!

You can listen to and buy the album here.

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