Jamie Hoover. The Spongetones. An artist legendary in power pop circles for over 20 years. AMG said it well: “One of the most underrated power pop bands of the '80s, the Spongetones released several albums of effortlessly catchy guitar pop that captured the feel of '60s British Invasion pop with remarkable accuracy and innocent charm. While they never received much critical or commercial attention, their music has aged much better than most power pop of the era (late-70s early-80s) and among specialists, they're highly revered not only for their studio prowess but also for their spirited live shows. They are one of the few bands to carry on past the "skinny tie" fad into the '90s gracefully -- not as strict revivalists but as something unique.”

Now, Jamie Hoover has compiled a career retrospective of his music. Taking songs from his solo material, the Spongetones and his side project The Vandelecki's, “Most Loved Melodies” arrives this month.

100 copies is not a lot.

This will be highly collectable for many years, too.

But it’s the music that matters and hopefully you are listening to it right now.

So what’s on “Most Loved Melodies”? click here for a full track listing.

It’s 24 trax that span his career from 1982-2006 and all you have to listen above to know that there is no need for us to hype it any further beyond these words. Go ahead and enjoy it all and make sure you have clicked the ‘play’ button above. That’s an order.

Not Lame has a special deal for you, though. Bsides this extremely limited compilations, Jamie Hoover has given us two new, unreleased songs to offer to those who pick up “Most Loved Melodies” from Not Lame. “Easy With You” is a brand new song, just finished and “May” is an extra track off his tribute to Bob Lind, “Lind Me Four”(this rare EP that had a pressing of 100 is on this compilation in its entirety).

Pick up this CD and we’ll send you the link to download these rare trax.

Yes. There’s more. Not Lame don’t mess around - we thought you knew that!

Not Lame is all about keeping the music alive and in case you did not know, he had a side project called The Van Delecki’s, who released two albums that have been out of print for some time. Pick up “Most Loved Melodies” and we’ll send you a download link to 3 more of Hoovers’ songs off these two albums AND 4 specially chosen trax from his solo album, “Coupons, Questions And Comments”. That’s 7 more trax on top of the 2 unreleased songs. Right On, right? Yes, indeed.

Now, that’s all. No more needs to be said except - “Don’t Wait!!” This CD has a pressing of 100 copies and ‘no mas’, ‘kein mehr’, no more! Be one of the exalted, the special, the chosen, the future E-bay’d bounty-filled sellers.

ENJOY THE (great)POP!

Bruce Brodeen
Not Lame Recordings