Here`s a surprise from an old Not Lame friend. Ape House was a very solid power pop band that released a few strong albums in the early part this decade and then went dark. Their leader, J. Frote has returned with his new project, Secret Pop Band and it`s great to have him back on the scene. "Secret Pop Band is the newest outlet for the irrepressible J. Forte, whom many of you may know as the frontman of Ape House and who put out a solo disc of his own a couple of years back (titled - what else? - Secret Pop), and as Forte decided to form a band with the backing musicians from that disc, Secret Pop Band was formed. If you liked either of those discs, you`ll want this one, and if you never heard of them (or him), you`ll probably want it as well as they belt out one catchy number after another. "Your New England Winter", the breezy "Solar Interruption", and the Kinksian "Week Old Beer" are the highlights, but close behind is the rocking "Sunday`s Hard Rock Falls" and the amusingly titled "Rachel Harmony"." -Absolute Power Pop blog. " Pop music this good should not be kept a secret."- Erasing Clouds. SPB respect rich rock-n-roll traditions without ever resorting to cliché. From the Superchunk-esque rock of " Sunday`s Hard Rock Falls," the neo-power balladry of " Listening to the Tiger," to the pure-pop of " Week Old Beer" the SPB delivers hook after hook with a mixture of humor, brevity and heart. The SPB`s concerns are those of the common pop fan -girls, music, outer space and mortality. They understand. So will you.
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