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April Update
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POWER POP! |
EVEN MORE ULTRA
MELODIC POP! |
ABSOLUTELY THE
BEST NEW PURE POP!
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ADRIAN BOURGEOIS
For Fans of Michael Penn, Jesse Sprinkle, Wisely, Chris Brown, Elliot
Smith, Ben Folds and Josh Clayton-Felt. This is high-quality material,
beginning to end.
His plaintive, inviting voice intoxicates, filling the listener with
the beautiful arrangements and Bourgeois’s easy cadence makes for an
inviting introduction on this debut
"This album is pure power pop and this guy is only twenty years old
(Drake Bell has some competition here) and did all of the
instrumentation and arrangements. This is a very impressive debut, a
top ten contender and I can't wait to see what's next. Don't miss this
one." - POWERPOPAHOLIC
There's really no other conclusion to draw than to say this one just shot to
the top of your "Discs to buy" list, and it's shooting right up my top 10 of
2008 list as well (to be finally unveiled next week, I promise)."AbsolutePowerPopBlog.
MASSIVELY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, no
doubt!
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PUGWASH
"Eleven Modern Antiquities"
Guests include Andy Partridge & Dave Gregory of XTC (Andy co-writes
two tracks with Thomas), Neil Hannon of The Divine comedy, Michael
Penn, Jason Falkner, The Section Quartet and Nelson Bragg of The Brian
Wilson Band, an orchestra of famed and highly respected musicians
"Walsh is a pop pundit who fuels his ideas with his
deep-seated love of
the pop form, whose admiration of the classic pop sound brought forth
by bands like the Move and the Electric Light Orchestra and XTC knows
no bounds, who lives and breathes what lies at the heart of great pop
music and knows how to mix all of that up and create songs steeped in
ideas that sing with melodies and harmony and the odd musical quote,
and has the good sense, thank God, to share it all with the
world.That's what you get with these eleven modern miracles, these
eleven
modern antiquities that so resonate with the human condition. The whole
of this album is a remarkable achievement that will be followed by more
remarkable achievements from one of contemporary pop music's most
talented artists."-Alan Haber, Buhge.com
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Described as XTC driving down the Pacific Coast
Highway(SoCal) in a convertible, I`d not disagree out of hand, but I`d
add the following to any gathered list (afterall, that`s what we love
to here,
right?!): The Grays(very much so), Squeeze, Paul Simon, Costello,
Warren Zevon(yes, he`s his son so there ya go w/ any DNA connection you
want to
weave) and Barenaked Ladies. Well, heck yeah, man!
“4 stars. Insides Out is an accomplished and
impressive debut.The Beatles are a far more recognizable influence on
Insides Out than
the elder Zevon, and Jordan's smart, energetic pop tunes suggest that
Elvis Costello, XTC, and Fountains of Wayne get heavy rotation on his
personal playlist; the tunes are well-crafted, hook-laden pop with
rich, buoyant keyboards, sharp guitar accents, and lyrics that balance
wit with a keen observational eye."-AMG
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MAJOR EVENT FOR 70s Pop Fans!!
I have been waiting for this to come out on CD since, well,
the advent of CD! I have loved these two albums since they came
out in 1976 and 1977. Why? Click on the album cover here
and just listen - you decide if it may work for ya!
"4 stars. "Telephone Relation" is an exquisite pop tune,
overshadowed only by the
even poppier "Who's Your Boyfriend," which should have been as big a
hit as "The Stroke," "In the Dark," and "Everybody Wants You." Pop
suits Squier better than the all-out assault of hard rock his later
work is known for. Piper and the excellent follow-up Can't Wait are two
essential albums by this very talented artist.The band really sparkles
and shines on this collection." - AMG
Anyway, Not Lame is - GEEKED on this one! Even if you
can't stand Billy Squier(oh yeah, this was Squire's band in the mid-70s
before he went solo), it's an album that rocks hard, pops hard and
combines the elements in wondrous fashion that only the 70s could
deliver!
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SEXTUS (Eric Dover Of Jellyfish)
"Stranger Than Fiction"
Order Today -- $14.00
JELLYFISH ALERT! Finally, the first solo album from Eric Dover,
guitarist in Jellyfish/Imperial Drag and according to blog "RothnRoll"
Sextus is "a great powerpop affair that bring thoughts to Butch Walker
and Tal Bachman with a touch of glamrock. Definitely a contender for my
Top album list of 2008." We've put up a ton of soundbites to sample
below. Amitious, expansive and a gritty power poppin' affair.
The near-hour long opus has been long rumored in its release, with
various demos appearing online over the years, but has never been
officially available until now.
Never one to disappoint, Dover has completely re-christened himself in
the persona of SEXTUS.
A most welcome and highly recommended addition to the collection of any Jellyfish fans and many Not Lamers, as well!
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It’s been 4 years since their debut “Subcutaneous” arrived and now
comes the follow up! Like a warm chocolate chip cookie followed by an
ice cold bottle of your favorite beer, this collection of rock/pop
songs is for those of you who like riffy guitars, catchy vocal
harmonies, big drums and plenty 'O hooks.
Similar to the first album, “Ear To The Wire” is an interesting blend
of classic power pop, rootsy pop and jangly Americana. Don`t let the
last one scare you, pop fans, if yr not into the whole No Depression
thing --- this is all about well-crafted, song-driven pop. We`re
talking a wide range of coolness --- Bill Lloyd, Richard X. Heyman, Tom
Petty and "Dear 23"-era The Posies in parts but also Steve Earle and
John Hiatt, you`ll hear in new context.
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A collection of indie belters that will pleasefans of Mika and ELO, this
is a debut album that will definitely put a smile on your face. If The
Feeling’s slick high-crime pilfering of 70’s AOR is missing anything in
particular--and they do run a tight operation--then it’s a bit of
throttle, a hint of recklessness, if that’s not too much of a
contradiction in terms.
For the most part "The Trick to Life" is the work of Electric Light
Orchestra and Supertramp half-inched, shaken up and handed to McFly(and other modern rock bands with a pop slant) to
pop the cork and add ‘ole Jellyfish and 70s soft-rock touches, as well.
There is much that feels near-plagiarised. "Goodbye Mr A" has more than
a little of ELO’s signature "Mr Blue Sky" to it, "Worried About Ray"
recalls The Turtles’ "Happy Together" and "Cops and Robbers" isn’t even
remotely coy about stealing wholesale from a tune as iconic as The
Cure’s unmistakable "The Lovecats".
EXTREMELY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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THIS PERFECT DAY
"Setting Things Straight" (2 CDs - best of w/ rarities
Order Today -- $ 25.00
Swedish Import. 2 CD set!! One CD is a 16 track best that has all kinds
of classic tracks from this influential Swedish rock/power pop band and
the other has 17 songs of Demos, rare singles and B-Sides!
Swede-Heaven. This was like a more hard rocking version of fellow
Swedes Eggstone and Beagle. Light, they were not.
n their “Don’t Smile” album: “4 ½ stars. The guitars are turned up to
the max on every track, completely washing the ten-song cycle in
distortion and feedback. The effect is tremendous, as quick comparisons
could easily be made to other excellent discs like Oasis' Definitely
Maybe, Matthew Sweet's 100% Fun, and Silver Sun's self-titled debut.
Album highlights also include the sizzling single "It's a Shame" and
the summery title track.”-AMG.
A 2CD take on ten recording years with TPD.
Most of the first CD presents bona fide hit stuff. he second CD is dominated by stuff from cassettes (remember them?),
early vinyl singles, CD single b-sides, and rare demo sessions.
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THE CONFUSIONS
Swedish import, 2008 studio release with 17 songs!
The band just does not stop and this new one is no exceptions.
Stylistically, its their most diverse. Their classic sounds over the
last 10 years are here: Melancholic like La`s and pop like Eggstone.
This will remind you Popsicle and other classic Swedish bands, as well
as The Lightning Seeds and more recent New Order. But there’s also
elements of newer bands like Elbow, Muse and Midlake here and 80s bands
like The Sound and The Chameleons, as well.
“"Emanating from the same anglophile genepool as fellow Swedes the
Cardigans and the Wannadies, the Confusions would rather look to the
pre-Madchester/ Britpop indie of Julian Cope, Prefab Sprout and Echo
& The Bunnymen than the reheated garage rock as peddled by the
Hives.”-VanguardOnline.
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This version comes with LIMITED CD with 8 trax w/ exclusive trax and
demos! Don’t wait – if this item shows ‘out of stock’ – it means this
version is gone.
“8 out of 10. The blokes from Brighton are back with their second
album, Konk, the follow up to 2006’s Inside In/Inside Out. Their latest
effort finds The Kooks picking up where they left off. Scratch that.
That’s not entirely true. The band is still scarily good in spite of
being relative youngsters with band members’ ages ranging between 21
and 23. Musically, they’ve maintained the same sound as on their debut,
just a more finely tuned version of it. Named for a David Bowie song,
The Kooks share Bowie’s penchant for an eclectic melding of various
genres and moods to their distinctive musical pastiche. True to their
name, The Kooks are quirky and hard to pin down, jumping all over the
musical map. One minute they’re serious, the next they’re all jangly
chords or short, sparking riffs that catch fire and burn through the
material."-PopMatters
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THE SOLIPSISTICS
"6 out o f 6! What a breath of fresh air in a climate where there are
so many stale artists all shooting for the same image and sound (!).
Sparse and simple in the best kind of way, The Solipsistics' songs
stand out as wonderfully imaginative snippets of pop that derive from a
wild variety of sources. Quite simply one of the best new artists we've
heard all year. WOW!” – BabySue.
"This CD is a collection of 19 trax from their various albums(all out of
print) recorded by Earle Mankey. Some of these songs, too, are
co-written by the truly awesome Jon Brion(the Grays,
himself) so the stamp of quality is all over the place but McGregors
songs are their own creatures and its his vision and talent that make
the special mark on all the material here. Continuing his trend for carefully crafted pop ditties that infuse
piano and a distinctive quietude that's pleasant, yet noticeably edgy,
Mr. McGregor (the driving force behind The Solipsistics) once again
invokes his unique form of spiritual manipulation. There's still a
genuine pop core at the heart of each Solipsistics song."-SplendidEZine.
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NEON
Produced by Steve McDonald of Redd Kross, there’s the strong sound of
that band here – which IS a very, very good thing. Also, refrains of
Sloan and Cheap Trick sprout up, as well as fellow Aussies, Even.
“spry, sugary harmonies lock into guitars that rev like muscle cars
racing over California viaducts. It's that crashing instrumentation --
the drums are pretty loud throughout -- that keeps Neon from the
sometimes too-slick territory of contemporary power pop bands. An
outfit like the Figgs is a better reference point. Hit Me includes two
demos in addition to the studio tracks -- a crunchy-for-good-measure
cover of Cheap Trick's "He's a Whore," as well as the softer pop chime
of "Million Suns." – AMG.
We've been looking for this one for years and finally have scored a few copies for ya! Don't Wait!
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FINALLY!! Power Pop Fans between the age of 40-55 years old
remember,
more than likely, when these two ‘reunion’ albums from The
Searchers
came out in 1979 and 1981. There were armies of jangled u p guitars,
heavenly choruses of layered vocals from a band that fashioned the
template and they did not disappoint unlike other 60s bands who kept
going.
David Bash, founder of The International Pop Overthrow festival just
sent me this email upon hearing this reissue: "I'm listening to Love's
Melodies
now, and all I can say is...wow! It was always one of my Top 50 albums,
but
now I think it's going to have to rank higher, even on that list! The
jangle of those guitars is like a soft, warm rainfall and they repeat
the
hook line over and over on so many of the songs. They talk about the
two
Searchers Sire albums as "comeback" albums; well, this "comeback" is
much
better than they were in their heyday, which wasn't chopped liver,
either!
Love's Melodies is almost a perfect album!"
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Australian Only Import by one of Not Lame's favorite Australian rock/powerpop bands for well 10 years!
Lots of soundbites to listen to to check this out at this link! Big
Star and The Lemonheads washing each others back with a cake of Small
Faces soap. Okay, that's what their MySpace sez - couldn't
resist!
"4 out of 4 stars. Exhilerating! The riffs are chrome dipped
and supercharged with swashbuckling retro-glam pop twinkle."-EG
Music.
"4 out of 5 stars. These are guitar pop songs with real
depth. The album features a big name guest - Peter Holmstrom from The
Dandy Warhols - but Ashley Naylor is the star of the show with his
tasteful, expressive playing. Just a great record. "-Music Australia
Trail Guide.
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V/A - DO THE POP - Redux - (2 CDs)
"Part One"
Order Today -- $27.00
Australian Import that is not power pop but a loving 2 CD collection of Australian 1976-1987 punk, proto punk and garage.
"8 stars. This is a wonderful compilation of music that will be unfamiliar to all
but a small coterie of Australian punk and rock fans. Detail liner
notes, archival photos, and show posters round out the offering for
students of the genre. For most people, though, it’ll be enough just
to put the music on. These songs are as rough and immediate and
untutored as they were when they were recorded, documenting a thriving
scene that most people in the US didn’t even know about until it was
over."-PopMatters.
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PANIC AT THE DISCO
What a surprise!! Recorded at Abbey Road and the band obsessed with the
Beatles, the sounds coming from this album are swallowed u p by homage.
“Grade: B+. It's almost — dare we say it? — a headphones album, a
dense, largely enjoyable layer cake of ideas and instrumentation that
might actually alienate its teenage fans. Or, one hopes, it may inspire
them to delve into their parents' record collection for Sgt. Pepper's,
Cheap Trick at Budokan, Kris Kristofferson's The Silver Tongued Devil
and I, and all the other stuff that, you know, ''old'' people dig. And
that may be Pretty's best surprise of all. “-EW.
“4 stars. Tempting as it may be, don't read the dropping of the
exclamation point from Panic at the Disco's name as a sign that the emo
quartet is in a rush to be taken seriously. Don't even take their
blatant aping of Sgt. Pepper's on retty. Odd as indication that Panic
at the Disco wants to be taken seriously."-AMG.
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THE SEARCHERS
Power Pop Fans between the age of 40-55 years old remember, more than
likely, when these two ‘reunion’ albums from The Searchers came out in
1979 and 1981. There were armies of jangled u p guitars, heavenly
choruses of layered vocals from a band that fashioned the template and
they did not disappoint unlike other 60s bands who kept going.
“4 ½ stars. These two albums (The Searchers and Love's Melodies)
represent the Searchers at their peak as a recording outfit, having
maintained their original mid-'60s emphasis on excellent harmonies and
crisply played guitars but also having absorbed lessons from such '70s
pub-rockers as Brinsley Schwarz and roots-rock expert Dave Edmunds. The
material is some of the most beautiful recorded anywhere in this era,
and anyone lucky enough to spot a copy of either of these records --
neither of which has yet shown up on compact disc -- should grab
them.”-AMG.
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THE HUSH SOUND
The Hush Sound offer something different than the monotony of today`s
oversaturated music scene. This indie-folk-pop-rock band spurts out
songs full of catchy guitar riffs, uplifting piano parts, and layered
male/female vocals.
Their style is hard to pinpoint, but it`s original and imaginative.
Influences range from Paul Simon, Ben Folds to The Shins to The Format.
The album bridges an expanse between invitingly catchy pop buoyancy
and a certain emotional and intellectual depth The Hush Sound has never
fully explored before.
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CRAIG MARSHALL
Now out in the US!
The band has all kinds of catchy Silver Sun-inspired
buzzy and loud pop
going on here that fans of spiky-neo British power pop like Field
Music, The Futureheads and Supergrass will love.Listen to "Snakes And
Ladders" for the best example of where they are coming from and see how
it hits ya. Reminds me quite a bit of the harder Myracle Brah songs
from about 5 years ago.
"4 stars. the band Switches remind me of most, with
their cheekily confident
vocals, knack for a melody, lyrical wit and chugging guitar, is
Supergrass. the jaunty harmonies of Every Second Counts, the stomping
riffing of Lay Down The Law, the joyful vibe of Lovin’ It
– and have a
great ear for a pop chorus."-ManchesterReview
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DANIEL WYLIE & COSMIC ROUGH RIDERS
Perfect 20 track best of! "Like Teenage Fanclub, but younger..."Life In
Wartime", which recalls the dark beauty of The Byrds` "Everybody Has
Been Burned", and the Tom Petty-esque "Sunrise", which is as catchy as
SARS.Its nods at Brian Wilson confirm that Cosmic Rough Riders have yet to
transcend their influences, but it`s undeniably gorgeous"- MOJO.
The Very Best of Daniel Wylie & Cosmic Rough Riders", is a reminder
for those who bought into "Enjoy the Melodic Sunshine" that Wylie is
still firing on all cylinders, writing classic, timeless, harmony pop
music.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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What cool, engaging release – but for the reasons most albums hit me
well ‘n good! This one is not a rocker, not particularly sprightly and
light-in-the-toes, but it has a hypnotic quality that pulls you in.
Dave Milligan is not playing it safe with his pop inspirations with his
healthy love of early Squeeze, Nick Lowe and Martin Newell, it’s a
distinctively British take on pop craftmenship.
While his voice is not going to give Difford/Tilbrook a scare, Milligan
holds these 11 songs up with confidence and flair. “Recalls the
intelligent left-field pop of Squeeze but 'Goin' Back To Grandma's'
reminds me, rather disturbingly, of The Wurzels - there's an uptempo,
punkier version of the Arco original 'Lullaby', 'United State Of Grace’
is lovely, hopeful, whilst 'Someone Else's Turn’ toys with fun."-LeonardsLair Blog.
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JIM NOIR
UK import. Second album from Jim Noir, whose debut “Tower Of Love” was
a huge favorite here in 2006.
“5 stars. An extraordinary achievement” -
The Independent. "4 stars. uniquely loveable - the surprise soundtrack
of summer 2008" - Q . “An astonishing and inventive record - this is
nothing less than the laptop pop ‘Pet Sounds’ ” Independent on Sunday.
"4 stars. Brims with psychedelic electro-pop of the most inventively
bouyant and sweetly retro-futurist kind" – Uncut. "4 stars. 60's style
masterpieces awash with Beach Boys harmonies, moving instrumentals and
uplifting refrains" – Stuff. "4 stars. melodic and off kilter and
ejected beyond the stratosphere" – Stoolpigeon "4 stars. Travels at
speed and ends in a pleasurable climax" - Knave
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ERIC MATTHEWS
His strongest solo album since this first!
“8 out of 10. Though it was
created alone, The Imagination Stage is by no means a bedroom
recording; it contains all the expansive possibilities of the studio,
combined with the eccentric personal vision of the home-recording
artist. In one interview, Matthews mentioned that he starts his songs
with chord structure, letting melodies and lyrics flow from there. You
notice almost immediately how the mood shifts as the chords do, bright
major chord melodies turning suddenly cooler and darker with a move to
minor keys."-PopMatters.
"4 stars. The Imagination Stage such a wonderful record, encompassing everything
from a tastefully bashing drum kit to an analog drum program to the
type of subdued brass that has been a hallmark of Matthews' work since
he debuted in 1995.” – AMG.
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THE QUARTER AFTER
Brand spankin’ new album from psych-pop kingpins.
POPMATTERS: "It is a fine line between derivation and influence. The
work of Quarter After exhibited on this perfectly transcendent piece of
retro pop easily places them closer to the latter. As his swollen list
of credits attests, Rob’s skills as a producer are unsurpassed. The
bright, harmonized, richly dynamic sheen on this record is not a parody
of groundbreaking ‘60s sound, but a shining example of it still
vibrating in the 21st century."
Guests Include: Ric Menck (Velvet Crush, the Tyde), Matthew
Sweet, Probyn Gregory (Wondermints, Brian Wilson Band) and many
more!
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R. STEVIE MOORE
UK only, 24 song Best Of from 1974-1986.
“One of the most difficult to categorize musicians in rock, R. Stevie
Moore is a true original. Bypassing the traditional recording industry
more thoroughly than just about any internationally known
singer/songwriter ever has, Moore has self-released literally thousands
of songs through The R. Stevie Moore Cassette Club (now online at
www.rsteviemoore.com), an ongoing mail-order operation which has
hundreds of individually dubbed cassettes and CD-Rs in its catalog. The
handful of traditional LPs and CDs Moore has released since 1975 are
primarily collections of some of the best songs from those cassettes.
Moore's music, a blend of classic pop influences, arty experimentalism,
idiosyncratic lyrics, wild stylistic left turns, and homemade rough
edges, is one of a kind, but entire generations of lo-fi enthusiasts
and indie trailblazers, from Guided By Voices to the Apples in Stereo,
owe much to Moore's pioneering in the field.”-AMG.
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PHANTOM PLANET
008 studio album! Finally.
“4 stars. Phantom Planet discovered the joys
of rockin' out on their third, self-titled album, which felt designed
to move them as far away from the piano-driven pop of The Guest as they
could get. Four years later, they keep the volume turned up on Raise
the Dead, also their first album for Fueled by Ramen. Their anthemic,
rowdy sound makes a lot more sense on this label than it did on their
previous imprints, and Phantom Planet just seem more comfortable all
around on Raise the Dead. Their outbursts are more natural here than
they were on Phantom Planet, especially on "Raise the Dead," where they
feel completely in control of how the song moves from brisk acoustic
guitars to a huge swell of strings and guitars. Raise the Dead is among
Phantom Planet's most enjoyable albums.”-AMG.
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YOUNG KNIVES
A muscular clatter of pulsing guitars, head spinning percussive thuds
and harmonic brotherly vocals provide the backbone to their rich tales
of eccentricities and angst.
Their second album of angular punk-pop songs, lyrical eccentricity, and
wry observations that curl an eyebrow at English society like
schoolboys gazing at ants through a magnifying glass.
“3 ½ stars. Superabundance us a celebratory affair--a hugely likable
and intelligent pop album that sings with human warmth and, ultimately,
quiet defiance.”-UNCUT. “3 stars. Superabundance is a record to
treasure.”-MOJO.
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GE5
While 14 songs here travel in many places, the core of them will find
themselves warming up fans of The Gin Blossoms, 54/40, BoDeans, The
Hooters, The Rainmakers, The Outfield, mid 80s Romantics and Midwest
pop bands from the 90s like Fun With Atoms.
They sound like a well-honed bar-pop band having a great time writing
and playing songs for themselves --- and it just so happens many of
them will be quite appealing to Not Lame Folk.
“Infectious, listenable pop. Lots of good vocal
harmonies and 12 string electric, and solid songwriting. If you like
stuff like the Gin Blossoms and the Smithereens, you'll like
this.”-AudioLunchbox.
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JEREMY
Glow In The Dark” is an homage to early 70s progressive rock AND modern-day trance, for lack of a better word.
The album is filled with stunning lead guitar work and also utilizes
many vintage keyboards such as the Mellotron, Mini-moog, Arp
Synthesizer, etc.. Fans of Pink Floyd, psychedelic music, Porcupine
Tree, Space rock, Tangerine Dream, Eno, Camel, Ash Ra, early Mike
Oldfield, Sigur Ros, and Steve Hackett will find much to enjoy!
Listen to the soundbites at this link, hear what you think!
More than 70 minutes long(hey, it’s prog,afterall, come on!).
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BUDDY LOVE
1980's power pop ala The Shoes, Flaming Groovies, The Smithereens,
Elvis Costello, Badfinger, and Joe Jackson. In 1983 Doug Khazzam
reformed Buddy Love from the ashes of 1982's version which
disintigrated due to conflicts within.
"More! Buddy Love" opens with a great single "Something in My Eye" and
the rest of the album has a similar sound, but much improved guitar
acrobatics and song writing. There is a hint of Frankie Valli and The
Four Seasons in the vocal structures of songs like "He's Back in Town"
and "Love is a Martial Art." Most of the songs are on par with groups
of the era, 20/20 and The Records. Things here are all kicked up a
notch with the energetic "Teaser" and "Liar" and they manage to cover
The Knickerbockers' "Lies" without evoking The Beatles at all!
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THE HOLLYWOOD BRATS
A MUST for fans of the New York Dolls as they took their chief
inspiration from them and the trashiest elements of The Rolling Stones
and foresaw poppy punk by 5 years.
Formed in 1972, The Hollywood Brats were punk before the term was
invented and were an early incarnation of the influential (and most
fab!) very poppy punk band, The Boys.
"4 1/2 stars. Although they only recorded one full-length album that was not released
until after they had broken up, the band is recognized as a pioneer of
punk... These boys could give the New York Dolls a run for their money,
and both would be evenly matched in their towering platform shoes and
flying feather boas, although their songs lack some of the raunchy punk
and dirt under your press-on fingernails sound of their New York
boyfriends."-AMG
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SQUIRE
UK only import from Squire, a leader of the early 80s mod pop movement.
Great material for fans of this sound. Think The Vapors, The Romantics,
Pezband, The Beatles and on the more obscure side, Advertising(the
band).
“4 1/2 stars. Meynell created some of the brightest, most exhilarating, guitar-based
pop music of the early '80s. Sidestepping such influences as the Who
and the Kinks, and embracing Lennon's edge from the Beatles ("No Time
Tomorrow"), and the bright, sunny vibe from the Monkees ("Standing In
The Rain"), Squire did not create disposable pop, they created timeless
pop. Many of these tracks could have been released in the mid-'60s or
even in the early '90s at the height of Brit-pop."-AMG.
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WHISKEY PRIEST
Whiskey Priest is the solo debut of Noah Hall of Easterly. Hall trades
Easterly's fuzz and jangle for an acoustic and a celesta, but his
trademark melodies and sad but hopeful lyrics are present and in fine
form. Take the more acoustic Teenage Fanclub numbers, or even the
quieter tracks on Big Star's Third as a reference point.
"The sound of Hungry, whether Hall consciously meant for it to be or
not, is dead-on perfect for that format, all gentle and folkish
acoustic guitars, occasionally backed with subtle strings and/or Postal
Service style electronics (courtesy of producer Jeff Satlzmann) and
topped with his winsome, boyish vocals. More importantly, the
songwriting is overall quite strong."-AMG.
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