Weird Bloom - Wrong Time Wrong Place

 

It is great to have Weird Bloom back. I loved Stargate, which appeared in the Best Albums Of 2025 and the Italian five piece are back for more. They call it Junk Shop Glam, I’d call it UK Glam Rock 1973 - 1974 and there can lie a problem because I am of an age that can remember that period.

So my review will delight in how the band has got that period nailed down and make them sound like a retro band. However, most people will be much younger and not know the past bar the odd single. To them, these songs will sound as new and they are original songs.

So for the new, this is great joyful good time Guitar led Pop Rock. The oldsters can marvel at how close the band are to a beloved singles led time. Simply put, this is a great feel good album that puts its own spin on a glorious age and what bookmarks there are.

Look At Me is Bolan-esque, Lend Me Your Bones is not a million miles away from the Bay City Rollers. Wrong Time Wrong Place revives memories of Mud and Tiger Feet. Love’s A Glimpse is a little Suzi Quattro and The Devil On The Hill sounds like one of the rockier Sweet B Sides.

So having mentioned the references, it should be noted that the album is total fun, great Guitar Pop, beautifully performed and arranged. You will soon be tapping your feet, ckapping your hands and singing along to the choruses. Great Stuff!

You can listen to and buy the album here. The album is available on Vinyl and as a download.

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I Don't Hear A Single Best 100 Albums Of 2025 : 91-100

For the last 9 years, we have compiled annual Best Of Years 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 and that only new albums are included  and the album must have been reviewed by us.

Narrowing things down to this 100 has been really tricky in what has been an exceptional year. The countdown is posted daily 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.

As a change this time, we decided that it would be nice to have individual images for each of the 10 posts. With it being our 10th year we thought that we could back to the old images that were posted as a bit of fun with the Audio Extravaganzas. A reminder of the old, much quieter, days for us and hopefully a bit of fun for newcomers. The first is up today,

91 The Velvoids - Jersey Cotton      IDHAS Review

92 Guerilla Toss - You're Weird Now     IDHAS Review

 

93 rincs - Swimming Pool Disco      IDHAS Review

94 Hamlet - Light Under Repair      IDHAS Review

95 Weird Bloom - Stargate      IDHAS Review

96 The Friends - Daydreaming      IDHAS Review

97 Greer - Big Smile      IDHAS Review

98 doublevee - Periscope At Midnight     IDHAS Review

99 Sura Laynes - Sura Laynes      IDHAS Review

100 Magic Fig - Magic Fig     IDHAS Review

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Weird Bloom - Stargate

 

As mentioned before, the past 12 months have seen a real resurgence UK Glam Rock related bands. It is almost 1974 all over agin. Some are retro, others put their spin on the genre, others get close to bands from  the heyday, particularly The Glitter Band. 

Italians, Weird Bloom have been around and mentioned for 6 or 7 years, but this resurgent brings them more to the fore. The main difference to 1974 is that this new input is led primarily by albums whereas originally Glam Rock was really built on singles.

Although Weird Bloom do have the drum sound and handclaps down to a tee, they sound particularly Bolanesque with a secondary helping of Sweet rounded off with nods to the likes of Mud. Instrumentally, though they can play and at times get rockier on the solos than peers. 

They are also helped by the vocals of Luca Di Cataldo who has a voice nearer to Power Pop at times. The Sweet similarity to Sweet is most notable on Fire In The Night which is very close to Hell Raiser, but at other times, there are hints of the likes of Little Willy.

Saturday Night Is Breakin'  is built on a Ride A White Swan-ish riff and of course Glam Rock is always about Saturday Nights. Summer Be My Hammer is again very T. Rex riff like. with a chorus that gets a bit Hot Love. Young Men is very Glitter Band like and Dum Dum Boogie, more than a little Mud.

Although this could sound like others, doesn't that apply to most music this far on? It is beautifully and faithfully done with edgier Guitars. Most importantly, it is singalong, foot tapping and fun. What more could you want to chirp you up?

You can listen to and buy the album here. The Vinyl Release is now available from the band on Facebook or Instagram.

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