I Don't Hear A Single Albums Of The Year 2019 : 31 - 40

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.



31 Remo Drive - Natural, Everyday Degradation      IDHAS Review







32 Pastis - Circles       IDHAS Review







33 John Howard - Cut The Wire       IDHAS Review

34 My Little Hum - Pioneer       IDHAS Review







35 Louise Connell - Squall Echo Rale     IDHAS Review  







36 The Vapour Trails - See You In The Next World    IDHAS Review   







37 David Brookings And The Average Lookings - Scorpio Monologue       IDHAS Review







38 The Late Great - Temporary Love Songs       IDHAS Review

39 The Magic E's - Dead Star       IDHAS Review







40 The Lunar Laugh - Goodnight Noises Everywhere       IDHAS Review








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The Late Great - Temporary Love Songs

The Late Great's second album is wrapped in a big big production. This is great Piano Rock, it reminds me in feel to the last Fast Romantics album. Main Man, Tor Thomassen's vocals are very Ricky Ross, if Ross was being backed by The E Street Band or Bruce Hornsby's Range.

There's a definite Deacon Blue feel, maybe even Cherry Ghost. Temporary Love Songs is a huge singalong affair. The album's pace rarely lets up, it's big in scope and yet again proves what a hot bed of Pop Rock, Norway is.

I must confess to a love of great Piano led Rock, but there's far more than just that here. Epics like Sundown Surrender and Another Trap don't let up and Born To Be Young is at thigh slapping pace. If Not Forever Girl has a great Organ background, again the Deacon Blue feel is high.

The handclaps on All You Got border towards Power Pop or even The Replacements. You really would expect this album to be out of the States. It's Norway and all the better for it. It's really loud for these Lo-Fi ears, but wonderfully so.

You can buy the album everywhere and really should. You can listen to samples on the likes of Amazon here. Plus it's on Spotify.


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