HCTF's annual list of the 20 albums that will be in regular rotation for many years to come. As per usual many genres are represented. Here Comes The Flood covers a lot of ground and it shows in this eclectic, final tally.
Today: countdown from number 10 to 6.
Please shop at your local record store. Most of the stores have a pretty good website where you can order your stuff. It might even be cheaper than the big ones on the 'net. The folks who work there know their stuff and can recommend artists you might like.
Buy directly from the artist, attend live shows and stop by the merch table. And be sure to tell your friends about that great new act you discovered. Word-of-mouth can't be beat as the prime source to discover new music.
10 Hister: Duuster
Bass, drums, guitar. And vocals. Will that do? Yes.
Besides punk and New Wave, gnarly Nineties alternative rock is part of the equation. Think The Cure meets Dinosaur Jr, with both of them on steroids. (...) They sing in their local tongue, a version of Low Saxon dialect spoken in their hometown Groningen, which won't be a problem for wider recognition. The mood and delivery make the language universal.
9 Les Biologistes Marins: If places were sounds
Ambient duo goes with the flow.
Beatrice Miniaci connected with Anton Sconosciuto in her search to combine ambient, drones and field recordings to create a catalogue of all the different guises in which Earth's seas and oceans set up a conversation with anyone who cares to listen. (...) Each note counts, as the tracks were carefully assembled to create an immersive mood that is best experienced with a pair of good headphones.
8 Speedmobile: Demolition Town
Count to four. Now do it again, but faster.
This is a band that gets in your face, with your ears ringing. Trying to resist jumping and down, while headbanging, is a lost cause. Speedmobile proves that you only need a couple of choice chords and a supertight rhythm section to get a rise out of an audience. Sure, there is plenty of posturing, but isn't rock 'n' roll supposed to be bigger than life?
7 The Armoires: Octoberland
Letting the instruments do the talking can speak louder than actual words.
Being in the game for over a decade honing their craft, The Armoires seem quite content. Focusing on melody might have taken a backseat in popular music right now, but catering to a niche has its own perks, because that is where the people who actually listen hang out.
6 KATVALY: Beeta V
There are no genres. There is only music.
Taking of the constraints of music genres and mixing them up to create something fresh yet familiar, is no mean feat. (...) Hardcore music geeks have their work cut for them to dissect what is going on. It is a puzzle you can dance too, a kaleidoscopic trip into a dream land where music is allowed to roam free.
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