Well, long time Not Lamers will remember Barely Pink who released 4 mighty fine albums and an EP of classic Cheap Trick inspired power pop in the late 90's and early 00's. Brian Merrill, the leader of that band returns playing in The Ditchflowers along with one Ed Woltil, an unknown in the Not Lame world. Well, not anymore. Woltil is one serious, stunning songwriter, which all you have to do is play one minute of the songs here quickly to confirm.Barely Pink holds a special place in our hearts here at Absolute Powerpop, since they were a Tampa Bay-area band, and the region is where our global headquarters reside.
In any event, I gave the album a quick listen this afternoon, and it sounds quite good. Hear it for yourself at this special page Not Lame created, with the full album streaming and plenty of bonus goodies if you take them up on their offer. Going to have make it a point to take an Absolute Powerpop field trip to see these guys.
I just got this in the mail from Not Lame, and can't wait to give it a listen. I've always been a huge fan of Barely Pink, even before I moved down here to Tampa. Brian is one of the nicest guys around (I've spent some time in his Studio B while my son and his friends recorded some tunes). I know of the Threads, but had never heard of The Ditchflowers until I got an e-mail from Not Lame.
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