Post Tagged with: "Pop Music"

Mike Browning, "Raise It Up" (2022): One Track Mind

Mike Browning, “Raise It Up” (2022): One Track Mind

Casting a hymn-ish quality, North Carolina singer-songwriter Mike Browning’s “Raise It Up” is a lovely and inspiring anthem not to be missed.

The Silvers - 'Summertime Sounds' (2018): On Second Thought

The Silvers – ‘Summertime Sounds’ (2018): On Second Thought

Suffering from the winter blahs? If so, ‘Summertime Sounds’ by the Silvers is sure to combat such weather-related woes.

Zan Zone - 'It's Only Natural' (2021)

Zan Zone – ‘It’s Only Natural’ (2021)

Zan Zone’s ‘It’s Only Natural’ is all over the place, and it’s all over the place in a wonderful all over and very eclectic place way.

Arnold M, of Karate School Dropout: Something Else! Interview

Arnold M, of Karate School Dropout: Something Else! Interview

Arnold M discusses the debut album from Karate School Dropout, a fun blend of new wave, dreampop, techno and shoegaze.

Doublepluspop - 'Too Loud, Too Fast, Too Much' (2021)

Doublepluspop – ‘Too Loud, Too Fast, Too Much’ (2021)

There is power pop – and then there is POWER POP. Just by this band’s name, it is obvious what side Doublepluspop’s bread is buttered on.

Ian M Bailey - 'Songs To Dream Along To' (2021)

Ian M Bailey – ‘Songs To Dream Along To’ (2021)

Sometimes you can judge an album by its title, and that’s the case with British-based Ian M. Bailey’s pretty and pristine ‘Songs To Dream Along To.’

Gerard - 'Gerard' (1976): Forgotten Series

Gerard – ‘Gerard’ (1976): Forgotten Series

In retrospect, it’s not hard to see why this copycat-sounding self-titled debut is their only LP. ‘Gerard’ is perhaps the best Chicago album of the era.

Joni Mitchell's 'Dry Cleaner From Des Moines,' 'Crazy Cries of Love' + Others: Gimme Five

Joni Mitchell’s ‘Dry Cleaner From Des Moines,’ ‘Crazy Cries of Love’ + Others: Gimme Five

Here’s a look back at a handful of gems from Joni Mitchell, including an intriguing demo from the 50th anniversary reissue package for 1971’s ‘Blue.’

Kait Dunton, "You Gotta Know" (2021): One Track Mind

Kait Dunton, “You Gotta Know” (2021): One Track Mind

Here is “You Gotta Know,” the soulful vocal debut of the superb jazz pianist and composer Kait Dunton.

David Lawrence Atkins - 'Spitting on a Fish' (2016): On Second Thought

David Lawrence Atkins – ‘Spitting on a Fish’ (2016): On Second Thought

You may not immediately recognize the name. But David Lawrence Atkins is, by way of his nom de plume Dave Curtiss – actually a classic-rock footnote icon.