Absolute Powerpop

Here's an imaginative, stop-motion video for Bob Evans' "Hand Me Downs", from his latest album Goodnight, Bull Creek:

Three artists are out with new albums and they're all known quantities, so I'm just going to say a word or two about them and put up...

The finest Canadian power pop band this side of Sloan, PEI's Two Hours Traffic, is set to release Territory, their followup to 2007'...

Quick Fix Bandage is the debut solo album from the frontman of Signal Hill Transmission, a band that has had an interesting history. They de...

It's pretty amazing to realize that this year marks the 20th anniversary of Michael Penn's solo debut March, and that it's been ...

Three discs to chew on in this late week roundup, two from familiar faces and one from a new one. David Brookings-Glass Half Full . Nashvill...

If you've only joined the power pop community in, say, the last four or five years, you may not have heard of Brian Jay Cline. Personall...

We've always enjoyed the Harry Nilsson-influenced Codaphonic around these parts, so I'm pleased to pass on the news that they'r...

Michael Harrell-Jericho Blues . After releasing one of 2007's best EPs, Greetings from the Village , Nashville's Michael Harrell is ...

Bleu's A Watched Pot, which I told you about a while back, has finally hit retail this week. I never did a formal review of the disc, ...

Lamar Holley-Confessions of a College Student . One of these days, I'm going to compile a "United States of Power Pop" that re...

Benjamin R-The Other Side of Nowhere . This LA singer-songwriter (whose real name is Robert Selvaggio) has crafted a fine pop album that put...

I Don't Like Cricket, I Love It! Pugwash alert! One of the best lines from 10cc's immortal "Dreadlock Holiday" could be t...

Dan Bryk has a new disc out, Pop Psychology. And it's available for download at his site , either free at 128 kbps by joining his email ...

The Boolevards-Real Pop . This Illinois band gives us the first of two retro-rockin' discs featured today. Real Pop is just that, assumi...

Charles Ramsey-Good Morning & Good Night . The music of Philly's Charles Ramsey could be summed up best by invoking 3 famous "B...

Chase Hamblin-A Fine Time . The cover gives it away. Chase Hamblin's debut EP, A Fine Time, is steeped in 60s/70s trippy pop. At one end...

...here's one of my favorite artists, David Mead, with a cover of "Human Nature":

Today would be a good day to subscribe to my Twitter feed , as I'm tweeting freebies from Amie Street , most of which I've reviewed ...