Absolute Powerpop

Longtime readers of this site know that I'm a big David Mead fan, but his last release, 2009's Almost and Always, left me a little c...

Greg Pope-Monster Suit (Original Soundtrack) . The pope of power pop (or should we just call him the "power pope"?) is back with a...

Michael Oliver & The Sacred Band-Yin & Yanxiety . Boston's (by way of Buffalo) Michael Oliver has an interesting resume that inc...

The Farewells-Litterbug EP . The Farewells are a Massachusetts husband/wife duo who produce some wonderful folk-infused indie pop a la The P...

Mike Viola-Electro de Perfecto . Mike Viola needs little introduction for readers of this site. From his power pop band Candy Butchers to hi...

An American Underdog-Always on the Run . While you may not recognize the band name, you should recognize the man behind the band - in this c...

Making up for my recent absence with 3 reviews today: The Ditchflowers-Bird's Eye . Brian Merrill (ex-Barely Pink) and Ed Woltil are bac...

It's easy for me to become complacent about all the power pop (as broadly as I definite it on the site) I listen to, to the point where ...

Boston's Peter Baldrachi is back with his first new material since 2007's Solid Ground , and it's a teaser 2-track single downlo...

Baby Scream-Secret Place . Juan Pablo Mozzolla & Co. are back again with their third full-length in three years, and Secret Place finds ...

JoDee Purkeypile-October House . If the name sounds familiar to you, it's because JDP was the frontman of The Alice Rose, a Texas band w...

Wiretree-Make Up . The career of Kevin Peroni (a/k/a Wiretree) has coincided with the existence of this site; his debut EP was one of the fi...

Jeff Shelton's at it again. Perennial site favorite The Well Wishers are due for another new album. It's called Dreaming of the West...

Tony Cox-On the Way . After a successful and well-received debut in the power pop community with 2009's Unpublished, Tony Cox is back wi...

Vegas With Randolph-Above the Blue . This Washington, DC band lets no moss grow under their feet - after they released their self-titled deb...

Honeywagen-Atomic Cafe . This Kansas City band is back from a near decade-long hibernation with Atomic Cafe, and it's a jangly delight o...

Here's another round of artists previously featured here who have new material out: Artist: The Great Affairs Last Seen on AbPow: Novemb...

Here it is, in all its glory. Haven't had a chance to listen yet myself, but note how meta Track 7 appears to be.

Brandon Wilde-Hearts in Stereo . I first came upon this Brooklyn singer-songwriter thanks to his fine 2006 debut Songs From the Deep Sleep, ...

In 2007 Seth Swirsky & Mike Ruekberg, established power poppers in their own right, teamed up as The Red Button to give us one of the t...