POP POWER!!! – POWER OF POP

PoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER!!! SPIRIT AWARD – MUTED CROWD

Seattle new wave revivalists Spirit Award are back with a new album, Muted Crowd.

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PoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER!!! SAN MEI – HEAVEN EP

Aussie indie pop starlet San Mei returns with a new EP, Heaven.

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PoP TV | POP POWER : SHANNON LUKE – “THE SURVEY” (OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO)

A rare thing indeed to come across a pop song that addresses the social issues of Singapore but Shannon Luke has done exactly that with his latest single, “The Survey”.

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PoP RECOMMENDS | PoP LEGENDS : ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERS – LOOK NOW

EC fans received a bit of a scare after the singer-songwriter cancelled a clutch of live dates due to ill health. But news of his recovery and the release of Look Now – one of Costello’s best albums of recent times – must have cheered diehard followers!

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THE LISTENING BOOTH | POP POWER!!! : SURE SURE – “LIE LIE LIE”

Feel-good pop music is what Sure Sure is interested in. After all, the quartet has already amassed 14 million plays on Spotify, so…

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PoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER!!! : BITTERSWEET MACHINES – “ONLY YOU AND ME” SINGLE

Once again, Bittersweet Machines (a.k.a. Matt Mocharnuk) delivers another potent shot of melodic adrenaline infused with 80s pop-rock sensibilities of the highest order!

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THE LISTENING BOOTH | POP POWER!!! : STIIR – “FREE YOURSELF

Why describe yourself as “alternative pop” when it’s obvious that you are influenced by Orange Juice and Josef K – purveyors of classic ’80s indie pop?

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PoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER !!! BITTERSWEET MACHINES – NO BAD HORIZON

I have been a fan of Bittersweet Machines (a.k.a. Matt Mocharnuk) ever since I reviewed his debut release, Solituda, in 2012. I believe I described the experience as an “eargasm!”

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PoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER!!! ASTRAL DRIVE – S/T

Astral Drive is songwriter and producer Phil Thornalley’s vision of a long lost album from the 1970s that only existed in his own mind. A labour of love that is very much the statement of a lifelong music fan living in the modern world. (Official bio)

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PoPTV | POP POWER : JAMES – “COMING HOME (PT.2)”

James is back with a new anthem in the vein of their massive hit, “Sit Down”.

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PoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER!!! : BMX BANDITS – WAY OF THE WOLF EP

This new EP from BMX Bandits is a classic pop extravaganza!

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THE LISTENING BOOTH | POP POWER !!! MAGGIE ROGERS – “FALLINGWATER”

Maggie Rogers releases her first new music of 2018 with “Fallingwater”.

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THE LISTENING BOOTH | POP POWER!!! ASTRAL DRIVE – “SUMMER OF ’76”

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THE LISTENING BOOTH | POP POWER!!! MAMAS GUN – “ON THE WIRE”

London-based soul quintet, Mamas Gun are sharing their new single “On The Wire” – the latest to be taken from their Golden Days album, due out this Friday (May 18) via Candelion.

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PoP NEWS | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : KAI DANZBERG CROWDFUNDING FOR POP-UP RADIO VINYL

Earlier this year, we brought to your kind attention, the wonders of Kai Danzberg and his album, Pop-Up Radio.

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PoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER !!! : PURKINJE – VOYAGER EP [REVIEW]

A dynamic pop EP we missed first time out that caught our attention recently, Purkinje’s Voyager deserves the spotlight.

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PoP20 | POP POWER!!! : EPICYCLE – JINGO JANGLE [2008]

EPICYCLE Jingo Jangle (Cirkle)

Sad to say but I believe that the powerpop genre has been going through a slump for some time now. With the odd notable exceptions, there has not been a genuine powerpop masterpiece this side of the millennium and even since perhaps Jellyfish’s Spilt Milk.

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PoP RECOMMENDS | PROG POP : IN TALL BUILDINGS – AKINETIC [REVIEW]

So what in the world is prog pop, you might ask?

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THE LISTENING BOOTH | POP10 FT. YO LA TENGO, LUCIUS (WITH ROGER WATERS), MOOSE BLOOD, THE BREEDERS, DRYSPELL, UNDER THE OAK, JOSH ROUSE, GIRL RAY, THE FLESHTONES, LLLL (WITH YEULE) [SPOTIFY PLAYLIST]

Spotify playlist where we spotlight new modern rock music that we are confident you have probably never heard of BUT definitely should!

This week’s recommendations!

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… still there’s more …

THE LISTENING BOOTH | POP10 FT. AUGIE MARCH, ROAMING HERDS OF BUFFALO, LYNN TAYLOR & THE BARFLIES, BLAKE BROWN & THE AMERICAN DUST CHOIR, CAITLIN CANTY, KITTEN, RICH GIRLS, RUSSIAN BATHS, THE LAGOONS, THE SCANERS [SPOTIFY PLAYLIST]

New feature! A (hopefully) weekly Spotify playlist where we spotlight new modern rock music that we are confident you have probably never heard of BUT definitely should!

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