ALBUM OF THE MONTH [January]: TOY - Happy in The Hollow (2019)

INDIEVOTION SCORE: 9/10

AUSTRALIAN GEMS 2019 [#3]: Shrimpwitch - Gave Me The Itch

INDIEVOTION SCORE: 8/10

ALBUM OF THE WEEK [#04]: Girlpool - What Chaos Is Imaginary [2019]

INDIEVOTION SCORE: 8/10

ALBUM OF THE WEEK [#03]: Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow [2019]

INDIEVOTION SCORE: 8/10

AUSTRALIAN GEMS 2019 [#2]: Married Man – Hard Bargain

INDIEVOTION SCORE: 8/10

ALBUM OF THE WEEK [#02]: Fawns of Love - Permanent [2019]

INDIEVOTION SCORE: 8/10

ALBUM OF THE WEEK [#01]: Lorelle Meets The Obsolete - De Facto [2019]

INDIEVOTION SCORE: 8/10

INDIEVOTION’S PICK FOR BEST POST-PUNK ALBUMS 2018

It would be unfair not to acknowledge that last year was another pretty good harvest for Post-Punk genre whether we take it more or less orthodox. There was an amazing number of album releases from all over the world that reinforce the idea that the Post-Punk did not lose any of its appeal, but it keeps pumping madly like in the late 70s or early 80s.

In spite of the fore mentioned and though it may still be intriguing to some, 2018 proved that the resilience of Post-Punk seems untouchable. Last year has brought to light a set of refined, exquisite, releases that managed to essay a reinvention, re-imagination, rejuvenation of Post-Punk.

Some critics prefer to say that there we’re going through a Post-Punk revival. The question here is that you try to revive what was once dead and that certainly does not apply to Post–Punk considering that though times have changed, the cultural basis attached to the genre was never dissolved up to the point of oblivion and that helps to understand why it goes across generations.

ACTORS - It Will Come To You
Bambara - Shadow On Everything
Candélabre - Candélabre
Creux Lies – The Hearth
Dark Fair - Off Into My Head
En Attendant Ana - Lost And Found
Exek – Ahead of Thoughts
Facs - Negative Houses
Frigs - Basic Behaviour
Hot To Rot - Hot To Rot
Idles - Joy As an Act Of Resistance
Interpol - Marauder
Liines - Stop Start Moaning - Moaning
New War – Coin
Ought - Room Inside the World
Pill - Soft Hell
Preoccupations - New Material
RL Civil - Soft Goth Eye Candy
Varsovie - Coups et Blessures

All albums scored between 8.5 and 9.5 out of 10

INDIEVOTION ALBUMS OF THE YEAR (2018)

After countless hours of pleasure and joy listening to loads of remarkable music, INDIEVOTION’S finally presents its pick for Best Albums of 2018.

Last year was, in a certain sense, a musical blessing with so many fabulous records having been released, so many great acts, loads of refreshingly good new sounds, gorgeous with addictive songs hitting the airwaves and making every day a feast for the senses. Hopefully 2019 will be at least as good as 2018 was.

Our list does not pretend to be definitive, orthodox, nor even to essay any sort of opinion making about the issue in appreciation, although we’re pretty sure that our list is a highly representative sample of the most thrilling, beautiful music released last year.

The List...

Holly Arrowsmith - A Dawn I Remember (100)
IDLES - Joy As an Act Of Resistance (100)
Kristin Hersh - Possible Dust Clouds (100)
Sarah Mary Chadwick - Sugar Still Melts In The Rain (100)
Totally Mild - Her (100)

ACTORS - It Will Come To You (90)
Amen Dunes - Freedom (90)
Bambara - Shadow On Everything (90)
Camp Cope - How To Socialise And Make Friends (90)
Candélabre - Candélabre (90)
Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy (90)
Caroline Rose - Loner (90)
Emma Ruth Rundle - On Dark Horses (90)
Hot To Rot - Hot To Rot (90)
INTERPOL - Marauder (90)
Lowtide - Southern Mind (90)
Moaning - Moaning (90)
New War - Coin (90)
Preoccupations - New Material (90)
The Beths - Future Me, Hates Me (90)

Anna Calvi - Hunter (85)
Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel (85)
Creux Lies - The Hearth (85)
Dark Fair - Off Into My Head (85)
East Brunswick All Girls Choir - Teddywaddy (85)
En Attendant Ana - Lost And Found (85)
Exek - Ahead of Thoughts (85)
Facs - Negative Houses (85)
FLOWERTRUCK - Mostly Sunny (85)
Fraser A. Gorman - Easy Dazy (85)
Frigs - Basic Behaviour (85)
Gabriella Cohen - Pink is The Colour of Unconditional Love (85)
Illuminati Hotties - Kiss Yr Frenemies (85)
Jenny Hval - The Long Sleep (85)
Liines - Stop Start (85)
Madeline Kenney - Perfect Shapes (85)
Marissa Nadler - For My Crimes (85)
Oh Pep! - I Wasn't Only Thinking About You... (85)
Ought - Room Inside the World (85)
Phantastic Ferniture - Phantastic Ferniture (85)
Pill - Soft Hell (85)
Primitive Motion - House In The Wave (85)
RL Civil - Sweet Goth Eye Candy (85)
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Hope Downs (85)
Sarah Blasko - Depth of Field (85)
Tape/Off - Broadcast Park (85)
The Goon Sax - We're Not Talking (85)
The Ocean Party - The Oddfellows Hall (85)
UIU - Phantasms of The Living (85)
Varsovie - Coupes et Blessures (85)