So, Chris Church is a Facebook ‘friend’ and I am only now finding out that he is a Power Pop Rock N Roll singer-songwriter of the highest order? Dayum. Church’s new album, Backwards Compatible, is exactly what we need to cope with the clusterfuck that Covid—19 has turned the world Continue Reading
MUSIC
Every kind of music under the sun
Shannon Luke – Such a Wonder – YouTube
Shannon Luke is back with a new song. Love the bright guitar sounds and pleasing melodic vibe. Check it out! Available on all digital platforms next week. Preview on Youtube.
The Spitfires – (Just Won’t) Keep Me Down (Official Lyric Video) – YouTube
The Overtures – Onceinaworld – YouTube
Power Pop Rock N Roll is alive and kicking in bands like The Overtures! Kudos!!
Cold Habit by Mystery Tapes
Cool psych-rock vibes!
Archers of Loaf – Raleigh Days (Official Audio) – YouTube
The Rentals – TEEN BEAT COSMONAUT {Official Lyric Video} – YouTube
Guided by Voices – “Volcano” – YouTube
Leah Summer – “No Mercy On Me” – YouTube
Dustin Lovelis – Stay Calm, Ezra (Official Video) – YouTube
Intriguing R&B-inflected retro pop. New album In Your Chamber out now on Park The Van Records.
EXCELLENT SKELETON – STOP WAKING THE SUN
Cardiff rockers Excellent Skeleton return with a new single, “Stop Waking the Sun”, that reflects its deep dive into Psychedelic Rock territory.
HOTEL MIRA – PERFECTIONISM
Vancouver trio, Hotel Mira, returns with its first full-length album, a collection of songs brimming with musical confidence and melodic bravado that belies the simmering anxiety of singer-songwriter Charlie Kerr’s personal challenges. There is not a single compromise to contemporary pop tastes as the music on Perfectionism runs the gamut Continue Reading
DATURA4 – You’re The Only One [official] – YouTube
Dig the hard blues rock on this one!
HMS Morris – Babanod (Official Video)
80s styled synthpop is my kind of electronic music!
Black Aura My Sun, by Deserta
7 track album Source: Black Aura My Sun, by Deserta Black Aura My Sun by DesertaBlack Aura My Sun by Deserta Listen to the new album from Deserta. For fans of dream pop.
Tove Lo – Bikini Porn – YouTube
The Venomous Pinks – I Want You (Official Video) – YouTube
THE ARMOIRES: “Pushing Forty” (Official Video) – YouTube
IT’S KARMA IT’S COOL: “Wooden Buddha” (Official Video) – YouTube
FUR IN SINGAPORE (INTERVIEW + REVIEW)
“… we’re inspired by songwriters themselves – (the sixties) as an era had some of the best songwriters of all time and I don’t think you can ever get close to that ever again. We’re trying.”
CAUSEWAY YOUTH – “PLACES”
After the driving rocking vibe of previous single, “Ride the Waves” – Singapore indie pop duo, Causeway Youth return with “Places”.
FUR LIVE IN SINGAPORE : THE EMAIL INTERVIEW
U.K. band FUR is a breath of fresh air for lovers of classic guitar pop-rock and many are looking forward to seeing FUR live in Singapore this coming Wednesday, 6th November 2019 at the Hard Rock Cafe. Ahead of this exciting FUR live show, a couple of questions were posed Continue Reading
IT’S KARMA IT’S COOL – HIPSTERS AND AEROPLANES
Here’s a new EP that will excite lovers of the Power Pop Rock N Roll music we have been endorsing on Power of Pop.
THE BETHS – LIVE IN SINGAPORE
Bandwagon Live presented – perhaps unintentionally – a 90s rock channeling show on the night of 16th October, with The Beths!
STELLA DONNELLY JOINS INDIE MUSIC FEST
24OWLS, the folks behind the female-fronted indie music festival, the Alex Blake Charlie Sessions have announced the addition of Stella Donnelly to the line-up!