I Don't Hear A Single Albums Of The Year 2024 : 31-40

 

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.

31 Lunchbox - Pop And Circumstance     IDHAS Review

32 The Society Of Rockets - Tough Trip Through Paradise      IDHAS Review

33 The Smashing Times - Mrs Ladyships and the Cleanerhouse Boys     IDHAS Review

34 Sharp Class - Welcome To The Matinee Show (Of The End Of The World)     IDHAS Review

35 Alex Pester - Boy     IDHAS Review

36 Supermilk - High Precision Ghosts        IDHAS Review

37 Velvet Attack - Visions From Inner Space      IDHAS Review

38 Pulse Park - First Second      IDHAS Review

39 Rural France - Exactamondo!      IDHAS Review

  

40 The Special Pillow - Meets The Space Monster     IDHAS Review

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Velvet Attack - Visions From Inner Space

 

There's always been new albums around to feed my love of Psych Pop, a genre that is something of a personal obsession. Usually, the majority of these are from Medway or the West Coast of America. How about one from Dortmund?

Velvet Attack are a five piece and their album, as you might expect, is very very 60s. There is also a great deal of crossing genres. Whereas, I like to pat myself on the bat for discovering the new, I can take no credit for this. It is Ray from Kool Kat's release of the the album on CD that brought this joy to my attention.

The Psych is wonderful and incredibly melodic. Choruses are almost Pop Rock and memorable and there is a surprising amount of catchiness across the piece, which isn't always usual on albums of this nature. The band are at ease moving things from one area to another.

There are lashings of Jangle Pop, often straight ahead West Coast, particularly on I Cannot See A Forest Without Trees, at others it is classic Psych Pop. Yet the heavy Popsike of (It's The) Dawn Of The Summer's edges towards Classic Rock and Jazz Rock.

Drinkin' Water Praying' Wine even adds Psych Folk. Hellfire is great Garage Rock, a little Arthur Brown at times. You Know Everything Better gets as close as you can to Pop Rock and there is a real gem in the Pop of Kill The Weekend and its Rock Guitar solo.

This is essentially great Psych Pop, although there are great entries into UK Beat. I have to underline the sheer melody and catchiness inside. I really don't deserve this, it is an album that thrills my very so. A really splendid discovery. Thanks Ray!

You can listen to the album here. The CD is on the Kool Kat label and can be bought here. The Vinyl album is on the Soundflat Records label and can be bought at all good record stores.

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