#Powerpop

[kvltklvb]

#the celebrities #redd karpet #nancy #dangus tarkus #muff divers #gee tee #satanic togas #tee vee repairman #set top box #garage punk #punk #powerpop #glam #Bandcamp

[ozkar-krapo]

BIG STAR

"#1 Record"

(LP. Fantasy / Ardent rcds. 2010 / rec. 1972) [US]

#big star #1972 #usa #powerpop #alex chilton #records #Youtube

[megainfinityband]

First tumblr post in almost a decade?! Anyway, fatphobia and trying to decipher the future is giving me mood poisoning.

#powerpop #twitchstreamer #femalefronted #doc martens #Twitter transplant #ska #punk girl #plus sized #current mood #mood poisoning #Spotify

[kannibalkrunch]

Debbie Harry of @blondieofficial most likely on a tour stop in Holland, c. August 1978. #blondie #debbieharry #joepie #1978 #rockandroll #punk #powerpop #plasticletters #parallellines #poppress https://www.instagram.com/p/CfATxDDNDd2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#blondie #debbieharry #joepie #1978 #rockandroll #punk #powerpop #plasticletters #parallellines #poppress

[contac]

#presto powerpop #powerpop #microwave multi-popper #1995 #vhs #gif #popcorn #endorsed by orville redenbacher

[golikehellmachine]

friday, nov. 11th. 

well, friends, we made it through another week, one which saw the antifa stronghold of portland, oregon help legislative warlord tina kotek ascend to leadership of the people’s republic. other good news, too, all over the country, along with some less good news, but all in all, better than expected. twitter is exploding, silicon valley is shaking, things could be worse (unless you work or live in silicon valley, i guess, in which case, condolences).

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first up today is a band i’ve been getting into this week through, mostly, other bands posting about them. WHITELANDS are a dreamy shoegaze outfit out of london that are part of a growing wave of bands that, for the most part, sound like they grew up listening to their parents’ ride albums. i approve. check out how it feels:

next up are DESPERATE JOURNALIST, whose record maximum sorrow! i pre-ordered last year and then forgot about entirely, which is a shame, because they’ve got a great sound that incorporates some fun siouxie and pat benatar moments right along with a little bit of the long blondes and, occasionally, even some bjork. that’s kind of an all-over-the-map description, but i think you’ll hear it when you listen to it.

god, THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE QUEEN were great. it’s unlikely they’ll do anything again — they were always just kind of a project band amongst a bunch of old guys (damon albarn is the youngest of them), but they have such a fantastic and distinctive sound that weaves together simon’s unmistakeable bass, the late tony allen’s drums (from fela kuti!) and damon albarn’s bored, lovely vocals, with plenty of interesting instrumentation from simon tong, albarn’s guitarist from GORILLAZ. everything they did was good; this live version isn’t my favorite of theirs, but it’s worth it to see tony allen and paul simonon in action. 

practically every punk band since TELEVISION has claimed TELEVISION as an influence, but it’s somewhat rarer when you can actually hear it. SMIRK really pull it off here on souvenir. the cover artwork for this record is also terrifying. 

san francisco’s SPORTING LIFE claim dream rock, shoegaze and brit pop, though i feel like this song reaches a little further back into the garage rock of the 1960’s. there’s a lovely, lush bridge right in the middle of this song that really elevates what was an already-good garage pop song up to something much more exciting. 

i don’t think these folks are together anymore, but portland’s THE CRY! were a fantastic power pop four-piece in the tradition of portland power pop legends THE EXPLODING HEARTS, who had about as tragic an end as any band can have. this one is highly recommended for people with shag haircuts and converse sneakers. 

REDD KROSS are a band that, as but a wee punk rocker, i always got annoyed by every time they popped up on a comp in the late 1990s and early 00s (which happened a lot). i got annoyed by them because i did not understand what these longhairs were doing on my punk rock compilations, and i was annoyed because i was, first and foremost, an idiot. REDD KROSS absolutely rule — fantastic, blazing power pop, like a supercharged big star. this song’s a banger right from the opening guitar riff, it just never lets up. 

this week’s playlist is power pop heavy, so it only makes sense to include one of the originals, NICK LOWE. this song is a delight all on it’s own, but the video was directed by JD MCPHERSON, a fellow okie whose old band, THE STARKWEATHER BOYS, used to play with my old band on occasion, before he became the guy who plays lead guitar for a little-known rocker named ROBERT PLANT. 

anyway, this video is such a great, sweet little vignette, featuring a few of my friends, and one of my most absolute favorite people in the whole entire world right around 1:45. “i’m leaving like i’m getting out of jail” is a phrase that i always want to work into my natural vocabulary, but never remember to say.

speaking of my old band, i have absolutely no shame, and i’m happy to include us on this week’s list. THE ENGINE HEARTS were a lot of things — sometimes exhillarating, sometimes a total shambles, sometimes both at the same time — but i’m happy with what we accomplished, and this record stands as one of the recordings i’m most proud of being a part of. this band was so much fun. 

closing out this week’s list are yet more oklahomans — turns out that living in a state with nothing to do tends to produce great artists — BRONCHO. these folks always have a great, fun, exciting sound that bounces off the walls like a rubber ball, and while they’ve done plenty in recent years that’s fantastic, i always return to their first single, try me out sometime. you should do exactly that.

#friday #playlist #powerpop #postpunk #Bandcamp #Youtube

[guessimdumb]

The Resonars - Brown, Baby (2020)

Wonderful power pop from Matt Rendon and the Resonars.

#The Resonars #Brown Baby #Disappear #Powerpop #Matt Rendon

[jami-c]

#heart songs #powerpop #power pop #hellogoodbye #Spotify

[nothing2seehere420]

Listen/purchase: In Coastal Light by The Crystal Furs

It’s Bandcamp Friday and my band The Crystal Furs has a new album out on vinyl, CD, and digital. Give a listen maybe?

#bandcamp #bandcampfriday #indie pop #indiepop #jangle pop #crystal furs #pdx music #portland #portland music #powerpop #queer band

[bostonfly]

Listen/purchase: I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass by Nick Lowe

#music #nick lowe #powerpop

[floodingthemask]

SARAH KINSLEY - CYPRESS

#sarah kinsley #cypress #powerpop #losangeles #california

[kvltklvb]

#class #2-4-1 LP #punk #powerpop #rock’n’roll #garage rock #Bandcamp

[ozkar-krapo]

The SOFT BOYS

"A Can of Bees"

(LP. Yep Roc rcds. 2011 / 1979) [GB]

#soft boys #1979 #uk #robyn hitchcock #post punk #alternative #records #powerpop #Youtube

[megainfinityband]

SINGER CAM: On this day last year, we played a set and everyone playing with us was named Michael. For that one day, we were Michaelwave. MICHAELWAVE forever

Side note: I look like a different person now so there’s that.

#michaelwave #powerpop #billie eilish #live music #musicians #singer #alternative #rock music #new music #bandcamp

[zou-pa]

Cleaners from Venus is an English independent rock band formed in 1979 by Martin Newell. The group is known for its alternative rock and power pop style influenced by the 60s.

The song "Julie Profumo" is a song by Cleaners from Venus, released in 1982 on the album "Blow Away Your Troubles". The song is written and produced by Martin Newell himself.

The song is considered a classic of the British independent rock scene of the 80s, and has been widely acclaimed by critics for its production and lyrics. The song speaks about a lost love and the difficulty of forgetting it. It is considered a melancholic song but with a catchy melody that will appeal to all independent rock fans.

#CleanersFromVenus #JulieProfumo #IndieRock #PowerPop #80sMusic #LostLove #Melancholic #CatchyMelody #BritishIndie #MartinNewell #BlowAwayYourTroubles #RockIndependant

[vinylanswer]

So apparently the female Yin and Yang of Archie Comics, Betty and Veronica, will quit playing in The Archies and start their own group next month in a one-shot comic book that’s probably shorter than its title, “Betty & Veronica Friends Forever: Rock ‘N’ Roll.” Of note, the issue will have a few variant covers which spoof/pay homage to (take your pick) the iconic covers of Blondie’s classic 1981 “Rapture” single and Joan Jett’s 1983 “Album”…er…album. It’s not the first time Archie comics has leaned into the punk world—there’s been one-off issues of the Archies meeting the Ramones and Blondie, and the terrible 2001 Josie & the Pussycats movie had a stellar soundtrack featuring punky power-pop all-star collaborations from the GoGos, Fountains of Wayne, Letters To Cleo, Jellyfish, Matthew Sweet and many more.

#archie #thearchies #sugarsugar #betty #veronica #bettyandveronica #joanjett #blondie #punk #postpunk #powerpop #rock #comics #classicrock #eighties #design #homage #archiecomics