Absolute Powerpop

Reno Bo returns with his first album since 2009's Happenings and Other Things , and it's a gem. While Happenings just made the top ...

Wade Jackson-Whiskey Alpha Delta Echo . Both a nod to Wilco's famous album as well as the spelling of the artist's first name in the...

A quick look at some of my favorite releases over the last month or so: Steve Robinson & Ed Woltil-Cycle . Tampa Bay's premier fol...

Greg Pope-Fanboy . The Pope of Power Pop is back! I'm speaking of course of Greg Pope, one of the genre's best and most prolific art...

Honeywagen-Jamboree . Mike Penner, Scott Christensen & Co. are back with their followup to 2012's Atomic Cafe and their Midwestern j...

Nick Piunti-Bayond the Static . The premier hotbed for power pop lately has become the Detroit area, with the likes of Chris Richards, Andy ...

I've been meaning to do this since early January when David Bash's lists came out, and now I've finally gotten around to it. I w...

A quick look at several releases I've been enjoying recently: DC Cardwell-Pop Art . Aussie DC Cardwell returns with the follow-up to 2...

A couple of excellent releases from 2014 that either came out very late in the year or got by me: Smith & Hayes-People All Over the Wo...

Time for the first reviews of 2015, and a couple of familiar names are back. One Like Son-New American Gothic . This Alabama band made a s...

1. Peter Buzzelle-Sea of White 2. Matthew Shacallis-Reach the Stars 3. Cliff Hillis-Song Machine 4. Myracle Brah-The Peach 5. Smash Pala...

I was originally set to do a top 100 as I usually do, but as in 2011 I've pared down down the list to 75, as my first run-through of wha...

I had hoped to have the year-end lists up starting yesterday, but they will be delayed to between Christmas and New Year's.

Matthew Shacallis-Reach the Stars . Aussie power popper Matthew Shacallis has crafted an impressive debut EP, recalling another power popper...

Various Artists-A Kool Kat Kristmas Vol. 2 . Kool Kat's 2010 A Kool Kat Kristmas was the best power pop Christmas compilation in recent ...

First in Space-In the Red . Johnny Stanec and the boys from Youngstown are back with their fourth full-length, and it just might be their be...

Latvian Radio-For Love & Spite . These New Yorkers return with their latest full-length, another collection of their joyous power pop th...

Back after an extended hospital stay but everything is fine now and I've recovered completely. Thanks for all the well wishes, and now b...

Currently hospitalized, having surgery shortly, so no new posts until late next week at the earliest. Nothing life-threatening.

The Tripwires-Get Young . It's been a long five years to wait since their last album, but The Tripwires are back. This Seattle "sup...