Absolute Powerpop

Lots of interesting power pop developments coming out of Australia lately, and here are the highlights: * Michael Carpenter . If the group o...

NYC's Greg Hoy has been a bit of a pop chameleon over the years, from his traditional power pop days in his band Hoy to the more modern ...

A couple of years ago I reviewed the fine debut EP Hundred Flowers from T.Kao, and now he's back with a new release in the works. Also,...

There's a lot of free music online these days, but even "free" music comes at a cost: your listening time. So it's nice to...

A few months back, I related the tale of how Justin Kline's recordings were stolen and he needed help to finish his new EP. Many of you...

Here are a handful of discs that warrant a mention and a listen: Marc Clayton & The Lazy Suns-S/T . Some fine Wilburyish popicana that s...

As it appears XTC is no longer a going concern, the void left by their Beatles-meet-Brian-Wilson-with-a-British-pop-sensibility sound has be...

The Spanish power pop band The Riffbackers have made their 2009 release The Curtain Shop and Alterations available as a free download on Ban...

Smash Palace has been around since the 80s, but somehow they've managed to come up with what might be their best album in a deep catalog...

The Britannicas-The Britannicas . The Britannicas are a power pop supergroup of sorts, consisting of Herb Eimerman, Magnus Karlsson and Joe ...

Misfit Kid-Hellway to High . North Carolina's Mark Ivantich is Misfit Kid, a name he takes from a 1980 Cars song. He doesn't take hi...

Today's post is thanks to one of my readers, Matt Willis, who brought this Spanish power popper to my attention. Damien Lott released hi...

With the music industry's inexorable transition to digital and the immediacy of the Internet, what's old is becoming new again as th...

Back in 2004, Bowman (named after frontman and chief songwriter Bill Bowman) released Living to Dream , one of that year's best power po...

The Well Wishers-Post Modern Romantic . When it comes to certainties in life, there's death, taxes and Jeff Shelton. For over a decade n...

The first thing you need to know is that Billy Goodrum is a music pro. He got his start at the Berklee College of Music, went on to play wit...

A pair of EPs that caught my ear: The Jealous Kind-The Jealous Kind . The Jealous Kind are Colorado’s Josh Queen and Tennessee’s Dave Wright...

Psych-rock/power poppers The Grip Weeds have a new album coming out in late June, titled Strange Change Machine (as you can see on the right...

The Figgs-The Man Who Fights Himself . The Figgs reign as power pop royalty, having been around for 23 years and 10 discs as well as serving...

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...