PowerPop Overdose
Sunday, May 18, 2008

Paramore - Riot - 2007

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Move over, Avril, there's a new gun in town. And even though Paramore's lead singer, Hayley Williams, is a few years younger, she ha...

Mystery Machine - Glazed - 1993

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Can a group overcome a number of obvious influences? In the case of Mystery Machine, the answer is "yes, for the most part." The o...
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Tommy Tutone - Tommy Tutone 2 - 1981

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Tommy Tutone were an early-'80s power pop band led by vocalist Tommy Heath and guitarist Jim Keller. The group's first single, 1980...
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Saturday, May 17, 2008

Cotton Mather - Kon Tiki - 1997

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Cotton Mather's first album, 1994's Cotton Is King, was fine guitar pop with a decided Squeeze influence, but it doesn't prepare...
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Off Broadway - On - 1979

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Probably the most popular album by this power pop group, On contained Off Broadway U.S.A.'s most well-known songs. In fact, if you liste...
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The Lackloves - Cathedral Square Park - 2008

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It's been nearly two decades since the Blow Pops took root, but frontman Mike Jarvis shows no sign of losing his power pop sweet tooth. ...
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Friday, May 16, 2008

Bill Lloyd - Set To Pop - 1994

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Originally released in 1994, the self-definitive Set to Pop finds Bill Lloyd masterfully asserting his claim to the pop half of the countr...
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It's Over! - That Girl - 2008

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The suits, the pop songs about girls, the Merseybeat guitars, the quirky lyrics — it's obvious what It's Over's all about. These...
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The Cryers - The Cryers - 1978

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Late 70's power pop was always a hit 'n miss proposition but The Cryers nailed the bulls eye with their debut and it's not a won...
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Thursday, May 15, 2008

Rooney - Rooney - 2003

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Robert Carmine paid attention to what his older siblings were listening to while he was growing up, later taking note from big brother Jason...
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The Rembrandts - The Rembrandts - 1990

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One of the more noteworthy "jangly guitar" acts of the 1990s, the Rembrandts were off to an enjoyable start with this debut album....

The Ravyns - The Ravyns - 1984

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The Ravyns are best known for their 1982 hit, “Raised on the Radio”, which was featured in the Universal film, Fast Times at Ridgemont High....
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Ride - Going Blank Again - 1992

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From the sounds of the cloistered, chaotic opener, "Leave Them All Behind," Going Blank Again sounds like it could be headed down ...
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Pearl Harbor & The Explosions - Pearl Harbor & The Explosions - 1980

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he Sex Pistols' implosive ghost polarized local bands as much as or more than the labels who shunned them. Outfits like the Avengers, th...
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Pugwash - Eleven Modern Antiquities - 2008

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This fourth Pugwash album, appearing three years on from the richly-defined Jollity, is a high-water mark in a career defined by such milest...
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008

The Young Knives - Superabundance - 2008

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Young Knives couldn't be faulted for much on their breakthrough album, Voices of Animals and Men. If their tartar plaid and throwback vi...
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Couple - Top Of The Pop - 2008

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Dig This... One of the few true blue power pop bands in the region ( Malaysia ), Couple has been plying its trade for about 12 years now, d...
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Chris Bell - I Am The Cosmos - 1992

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Unreleased for over 15 years, I Am the Cosmos is nevertheless an enduring testament to the brilliance of Chris Bell; lyrically poignant and ...
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Monday, May 12, 2008

Love Nut - Bastards Of Melody - 1996

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As the title suggests, Bastards of Melody is a primer of brash'n'sassy power pop that expends only 25 minutes to execute its whirlwi...
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The Hoosiers - The Trick To Life - 2007

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Fans of the Feeling's bright, playful, and undeniably British songcraft will get a similar buzz from the Hoosiers, who mine the same cro...
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