Absolute Powerpop

Paper or Plastic has always been a favorite in these parts, and they've followed up 2006's Best of Luck to Cody James with a new EP...

Leo London-Leo London . Leo London isn't from London (and for all I know, he may not be a Leo) but this Portland, Oregon piano-based sin...

Sure, everything about these guys screams "retro", from their Motown-flavored garage pop/rock right down to the oh-so-60s cover ar...

Aaron Fox & The Reliables-Late Too Soon . Back in 2003, Chicago's Aaron Fox released All Broken Up , a nifty pop gem of an EP that m...

When the creative pop genius who made up one-half of The Red Button (who had my #1 disc of 2007) decides to unleash a solo disc, and when he...

We had to wait three years for a new 88 release when they signed to Island records, but now that they've gone independent again we'v...

Phil Ayoub-Arrivals and Departures . One of the very first discs I featured on this site a little over four years ago was Phil Ayoub's d...

Here's my favorite "find" of the year so far. While high-quality albums from known quantities are always appreciated, there...

Secret Powers-Lies and Fairy Tales . If someone told me back in the late summer of 2008 that a new power pop band would emerge and have thre...

The always reliable Kool Kat label has served up a couple of goodies from artists we know and love at Absolute Powerpop: Maple Mars-Galaxyla...

At long last, we've found the missing link between Teenage Fanclub and The Replacements. This discovery comes in the form of Elvyn, an O...

The Successful Failures-Three Nights . Exactly one year ago to the date, I wrote of the New Jersey power pop label FDR: "There's a...

Brady Harris-Year of the Pug . Year of the Pug is Brady Harris' sixth album, and he's the standard-bearer of the sub-sub-genre known...

Normally I don't post these kind of things, but Justin Kline's EP was my favorite of 2008 , and he's a good guy who could use so...

Right around the time 2008 became 2009, Michael Behm released Saving America , one of the better power pop discs of last year. It got a lot ...

Jeremy Porter-Party of One . Party of One is a fitting title for Jeremy Porter's new release, considering he's now gone solo from on...

Here is Part II of discs I've recommended on Twitter but not here: Tim Halperin-Make or Break . 3-song EP from piano popper previously o...

Now here's a disc with an interesting backstory. Released last year to little fanfare (it flew under the radar of the power pop communit...

Nice tribute by Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN):

The Memphis Commercial Appeal is reporting tonight that Alex Chilton passed away today at the age of 59, likely from a heart attack. Mere w...