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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rincs - Swimming Pool Disco

 

The Title Track was sent to me as a submission for Listening To This Week and I loved it. However, I just felt that it would get lost in what is gonna be a massive playlist on Monday and the song deserved far far more than that.

You might categorise Los Angeles's rincs as Alt Pop at heart, but they are much more than that. Built around the wonderful vocals of Rebecca Ramirez, again that is half the story. This micro album's equal strength is built on the arrangements which are magnificently left field, like something you have never heard before.

That submitted song was described by the band as an anti single and it is certainly Alt Pop, but instrumentally it is all over the place, parts are Alt Rock, but there are real Prog overtones and the bass line is driving and hypnotic. It is absolutely wonderful.

Yet Don't Wanna Go To The Pool is all US New Wave and Indie, a complete contrast. The more straight ahead vocal works well on Tarp. It is nearer Indie Pop, but again the arrangement gets more and more intense.

Then Bobcat IV comes across as something mid 80s Indie with a distorted Glasgow Jangle and a cracking chorus. The nearest rincs will get to the mainstream on this splendid album. It may take a little listening to get, but Swimming Pool Disco is magnificent and well worth the effort.

You can buy and listen to Swimming Pool Disco here. It is on Bandcamp at Name Your Price, so what have you got to lose?

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