The year 2018 marks the 5-year jubilee of this tiny music-related blog. So I'm going to make a string of kinda 'special issues' to celebrate this. The second of these is right here right now, and it's dedicated to the Top5 albums released within the last 5 years but never reviewed on the pages of this blog before.
Usually they say something like “Every track on this album could be a hit single” or “This album is brimming with hits” in case of albums like this one. And this is when they are completely right.
The Galician-born stylistic brother of this list's #2. The pack of great songs, the right mood, the touch of genius on the songs like "Los Dinosaurios".
3. Villapellejos "Elogios Y Ampollas" (p)2015-16 Mama Vynila
Funny and charming album that reflects in equal proportions the Basque band’s interest in folk, punk, riot grrl and indie pop. Demolition Doll Rods on a slumber party with Camera Obscura.
“El Poder Del Voler” is born in a juncture of the straightforward folk rock and introspective indie rock so this music is pretty simple in its core. But it works phenomenally well.
Quite painfully overlooked on the national level, this album is a solid, bright, masterful record that redefines the boundaries of post punk-based indie rock.
