HCTF's best of 2021 (15-11)

• 20-16
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• 15-11
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• 10-6
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• 5-1

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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 15 to 11.

Please shop at your local record store. Most of them have a website where you can order your stuff. Buy directly from the artist, attend live shows when it's safe to do so again. Tell your friends. Word-of-mouth can't be beat as the prime source to discover new music.

Hadda Be: "Nurse's Song" video

English post-punk quartet Hadda Be have unveiled a video for Nurse's Song, to coincide with 73rd Birthday to the National Health Service. It is a track from their debut album Another Life: "Singer Amber Rose Price stands her ground, rising above the melodic din provided by her band members, with bass player Ben Richards channeling The Cure. Another Life could have been recorded in the darkest hours of the Thatcher-era. The stifling atmosphere the lockdown is almost palpable, but there is also plenty of room to discuss relationships hitting rock bottom. Hadda Be are in sync with both the past as the current state of things. That's no reason to be cheerful, but as a reality check it covers all the bases". The clip was made by Luthiem Escalona.

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HCTF review of Another Life.

Hadda Be: "Another Life" video

English post-punk quartet Hadda Be have unveiled a video for Another Life. It is the title track from their debut album: "Singer Amber Rose Price stands her ground, rising above the melodic din provided by her band members, with bass player Ben Richards channeling The Cure. Another Life could have been recorded in the darkest hours of the Thatcher-era. The stifling atmosphere the lockdown is almost palpable, but there is also plenty of room to discuss relationships hitting rock bottom. Hadda Be are in sync with both the past as the current state of things. That's no reason to be cheerful, but as a reality check it covers all the bases". The clip was created by Chris Tomsett.

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HCTF review of Another Life.

Hadda Be: Another Life

photo: Luthiem Escalona

English post-punk quartet Hadda Be have a rather dark outlook on life and use both jangling pop and abrasive rock to deal with it on their new album Another Life. Recorded quickly - they needed only 5 days - the band played most of it live, with just a few overdubs. That limited time space came as a blessing is disguise - earlier recording sessions were cancelleed to lockdown regulations. They had to go back to the drawing board and they knew the material inside out when another studio opportunity became available.

Singer Amber Rose Price stands her ground, rising above the melodic din provided by her band members, with bass player Ben Richards channeling The Cure. Another Life could have been recorded in the darkest hours of the Thatcher-era. The stifling atmosphere the lockdown is almost palpable, but there is also plenty of room to discuss relationships hitting rock bottom. Hadda Be are in sync with both the past as the current state of things. That's no reason to be cheerful, but as a reality check it covers all the bases.

Hadda Be: Wait In the Dark

English post-punk quartet Hadda Be have unveiled a video for their new single Wait In the Dark, a track from their forthcoming new album Another Life. Frantic fuzzy guitar, in-your-face speeding drums, the bass acting as a lifeline, and distorted vocals that sound as if they were recorded in a room next to the one the rest of the band was playing in. The clip was made by Chris Tomsett.