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Flashlite #826 – The Best of 2024 Pt 2

Continuation of our review of best albums in 2024! As I mentioned last week, this time I won’t rate them in a form of a chart, but just simply list them without a special announcement for the record of the year. We continue with good tunes, this week featuring Doris Melton, Grace Cummings, JD Simo and Luther Dickinson, Daniel Romano, Lemon Twigs, Redd Kross, Best Bets, Leyla McCalla, Gabriel Naim Amor, Delta 21, Dale Crover, Cody Dickinoson, Rowdy, Jessica Boudreaux, Scott Reynolds, Madeleine Peyroux, Little Albert and The Resonars.

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Doris Melton – Getting It Even Pt 2
Grace Cummings – Common Man
JD Simo and Luther Dickinson – Do The Rump
Daniel Romano’s Outfit – Generation End
The Lemon Twigs – Rock on Over and Over
Redd Kross – What’s In It For You
Best Bets – Spooky Signals
Leyla McCalla – Tree
Gabriel Naim Amor – September Escapade
Delta 21 – Fly Trap
Dale Crover – Doug Yuletide
Cody Dickinson – Homewrecker
Rowdy – All In My Head
Jessica Boudreaux – Exactly Where You Wanna Be
Scott Reynolds – Barista
Madeleine Peyroux – Showman Dan
Little Albert – Blue and Lonesome
The Resonars – At Journey’s End


The Best Albums in 2024
Motorpsycho - Neigh!!
Guadalupe Plata - La Runa
The Hypos
Omni - Soubenir
Zerodent - Human Races
Makki Jones - Message From The Indigo Children
Sara Petite - The Empress
Corey Ledet Zydeco- M?é?dikamen
Colin Cutler - Tarwater
David Nance & Mowed Sound
Ty Segall - Three Bells
Charles Moothart - Black Holes Don't Choke
Osees - Sorcs 80
J Mascis - What Do We Do Now
Rosali - Bite Down
Lydia Loveless - Nothing's Gonna Stand in My Way Again
Ann Savoy - Another Heart
Doris Melton - Reflected Perspective
Grace Cummings - Ramona
JD Simo and Luther Dickinson - Do The Rump
Daniel Romano's Outfit - Too Hot To Sleep
The Lemon Twigs - A Dream Is All We Know by
Redd Kross
Best Bets - The Hollow Husk of Feeling
Leyla McCalla - Sun Without the Heat
Gabriel Naim Amor - Stories
Delta 21 - Live at Blues?-?Rock Festival Osijek
Dale Crover - Glossolalia
Cody Dickinson - Homemade
Rowdy
Jessica Boudreaux - The Faster I Run
Scott Reynolds - Magic Beans & Time Machines
Madeleine Peyroux - Let's Walk
Little Albert - The Road Not Taken
The Resonars - Electricity Plus

Flashlite #817

Our show rocks today. Scott Reynolds of All reunited with Bill Stevenson an their new album together. Best Bets from New Zealand that we really liked a few seasons ago are back with the new exciting album. Kevin Gordon is also out with the new album. Our good friend from Melbourne Jon S Willams sent us his new solo album. Ohio’s own Librarians With Hickeys are back with the new record too. We introduce Dallas Brake from Cleveland, Jalen Ngonda from UK, Rowdy from Texas and Los Bengala from Spain.

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Motorpsycho – Crownee Says
Hotbox – Time Goes On
Dallas Brake – Oh, California!
Larry Laster – Go For Yourself
Linda Jones – My Heart Needs A Break
Jalen Ngonda – Anyone In Love
Best Bets – Heaven
Best Bets – Olympic Sprinter
Kevin Gordon – Right on Time
Kevin Gordon – Coming Up
Rowdy – Rollin’ And Strollin’
Screaming Trees – What’s Never Been
I do You do Karate – Bruiser and Bonnie
Librarians With Hickeys – No More Goodbyes
Los Bengala – Ya Sale El Sol
All – Box
Scott Reynolds – Dot
Scott Reynolds – Dreams In Paradise
Jon S Williams – The treetops

Flashlite #724

2022

We continue our list of best albums in 2022 and reveal the best albums. All top five records are extremely catchy and favor hooks to pretention. Gyasi gets an LP vinyl release for the first time on Bomp label, known for its catchiness through out the history of rock’n’roll. Vitus Mataré and John Rosewall continue with Petrified Max project and keep cranking high quality music from year to year. Joey Rubbish of Chicago’s Rubs leaves no filler on his hook laden album Dust. Alicja Trout gets together with Sweet Knives and delivers a jewel of an album with a good mix of guitars, bubblegum and synthesizers. But the most complete album this year is in my opinion brought to us by the New Zealand outfit Best Bets. On An Unhistoric Night is a fun record without much pretention, but a fantastic flow that would likely make it a classic in years to come. The rest of the list is pretty great as well and features 3rd Secret, Aoife O’Donovan, Harlan T. Bobo, Jack Broadbent, The Americans, Ghost Woman, Tony Molina, Gentleman Jesse and multiple entries by David Nance. Check it out!

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Gentleman Jesse – Lose Everything;
Tony Molina – The Last Time;
David Nance and Simon Joyner – Clingy And Thick;
David Nance – Yesterday Don’t Matter;
Ghost Woman – Along;
The Americans – Sore Bones;
Jack Broadbent – Ride;
Harlan T Bobo – Free;
Aoife O’Donovan – Phoenix;
3rd Secret – Diamond in the Cold;
Gyasi – Feed Your Face;
Petrified Max – Long Way Around;
The Rubs – Dana;
The Rubs – I Don’t Wanna Wait;
Sweet Knives – Oh Danny;
Sweet Knives – On A Grey Day;
Best Bets – The Point;
Best Bets – Whataworld.


01 Best Bets - On An Unhistoric Night
02 Sweet Knives - Spritzereta
03 The Rubs - Dust
04 Petrified Max - Everything's Beautiful Now
05 Gyasi - Pronounced Jah-See
06 3rd Secret
07 Aoife O'Donovan - Age of Apathy
08 Harlan T Bobo - Porch Songs
09 Jack Broadbent - Ride
10 The American - Stand True
11 Ghost Woman
12a David Nance - Wet Candles
12b David Nance Pearl Lovejoy Boyd James Schroeder - Ash Wednesday
13 Tony Molina - In the Fade
14 Gentleman Jesse - Lose Everything
15 Julie Christensen - 11 from Kevin
16 Sylvia Rose Novak - A Miss A Masterpiece
17 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava
18 Murlocs - Rapscallion
19 2nd Grade - Easy Listening
20 Breanna Barbara - Nothin' But Time
21 Sisteria - Dark Matter
22 David Craven & Jon S Williams - Urban Trio
23 So Gung Ho
24 Schizophonics - Hoof It
25 Tav Falco - Club Car Zodiac
26 The Missed - Activation
27 Momma - Household Name
28 Black Lizard - Heads
29 Berries - High Flying Man
30 A Place to Bury Strangers - See Through You

 

Flashlite #695

Missed Cleveland

Today we check out the new music from The Americans, a band that we loved back in 2017 when they had a fantastic debut record out. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever are also back with another new album. The Missed from Cleveland have plans to put out their first full length album as well. We introduce new artists and bands from Boston (Dirty Truckers and Abbie Barrett), Melbourne (Hazmats), LA (Momma). Finally, we play a track by Best Bets from New Zealand, who have a phenomenal new album On An Unhistoric Night.

Timon – And Now She Says She’s Young;
The Dirty Truckers – Remember One;
The Americans – Born With A Broken Heart;
The Americans – Nevada;
Ford Madox Ford – Images Of My Generation;
The Hazmats – Empty Rooms;
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – My Echo;
Gentleman Jesse – One Million Sorrows;
Banditos – Time Wasted;
The Missed – The Actor;
Momma – Medicine;
Sylvia Rose Novak – Howl;
Mattiel – Lighthouse;
Neko Case – Man;
Abbie Barrett with Greg Hawkes – I Will Let You Know;
Best Bets – The Point;
Cheap Cassettes – Wishing The Sun Away;
Amoeba Teen – Barlight Crawl.