The Singles – ‘L.O.V.E. From the Santa Cruz Archives ’82-’85’ (2022)
The term “power pop” has been widely overused and misused, but the Singles can positively be deemed poster boys of the idiom.
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Simon Love – ‘Love, Sex and Death etc’ (2022)
‘Love, Sex and Death etc’ portrays Simon Love in all his genius glory by putting smart and shrewd lyrics to insistently catchy musical incarnations.
Dave Cope and the Sass – ‘Julee’ (2022)
‘Julee’ captures Dave Cope and the Sass showing respect to their origins, while at the same time flashing their own special identity.
Kyte – ‘Kyte’ (2009): Forgotten Series
This self-titled LP from Gothenburg, Sweden-based Kyte was a solid debut by a very promising group. In fact, I called them the best new band of 2008.
How the English Beat Stayed Weird But Hit With ‘Save It For Later’ Anyway
Issued 40 years ago today, the English Beat’s closest brush with the mainstream still incorporated all of these bizarrely effective moments of creativity.
Aviation Blondes – ‘Edge of Forever’ (2009): Forgotten Series
Aviation Blondes’ debut LP was contemporary pop-rock music, and not the garage rock that you’d expect from the Get Hip label.
Terry Carolan, of Just Boys and True Hearts: Something Else! Interview
Terry Carolan has been an unstoppable force on the alternative-music scene since the early ’70s.
Tom Shotton – ‘Forever Home’ (2021)
Tom Shotton’s 10-track debut sounds like Billy Joel interacting with Rupert Holmes, supported by occasional input from Steely Dan.
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
Suffering from the winter blahs? If so, ‘Summertime Sounds’ by the Silvers is sure to combat such weather-related woes.
