Guitarist Andy Gill might be the only original member of Gang of Four remaining but that does not take away from the vitality or relevance of the band’s new music.
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Tag: Post-punk
PoPTV | PoP LEGENDS : DAVID BYRNE – “EVERYBODY’S COMING TO MY HOUSE”
Another legend returns to bless us with a new album. This time it’s David Byrne!
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PoP LEGENDS : U2 – SONGS OF EXPERIENCE [REVIEW]
Please explain something to us – why is it not okay to ditch a sports team when they’re losing but perfectly fine to abandon a band when their new music is less than perfect?
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PoP RECOMMENDS | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : SOME KIND OF ILLNESS – AWAKENING
Post-punk revivalists Some Kind of Illness have returned with a new album – Awakening.
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PoPTV | PoP LEGENDS : MORRISSEY – “SPENT THE DAY IN BED”
Indie pop pioneer Morrissey returns with his 11th studio album, Low in High School, his first with BMG and out in mid-November.
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PoP RECOMMENDS | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : SPIRIT AWARD – NEVERENDING
We loved “Fields”, the first song we heard from this new album from Spirit Award and we are glad to report that Neverending fulfils its promise.
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PoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER !!! : BITTERSWEET MACHINES – TALKING TO GHOSTS EP
The PoP faithful would be by now, familiar with our love and respect for one-man-band Bittersweet Machines (a.k.a. Matt Mocharnuk) and his ongoing obsession with channelling 80s post-punk into modern rock vignettes.
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LIVE NEWS | MUSIC MATTERS LIVE 2017 : YESTERDRIVE
Indian rock band Yesterdrive cite the influences of The Cure, The Ramones and The Band of Horses as being critical to their music, which is right up our alley.
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PoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER!!! : THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART – THE ECHO OF PLEASURE
The Pains of Being Pure At Heart (a.k.a. singer-songwriter Kip Berman) continues to do what he does best – filter a deep affection for 80s indie pop into contemporary rock structures, with some aplomb.
PoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER !!! : PAUL DRAPER – SPOOKY ACTION
Popular British 90s band Mansun were best known for their eclectic art-rock style that brought them critical acclaim and commercial success. Led by vocalist/rhythm guitarist Paul Draper, Mansun released four albums and split in 2003.
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THE LISTENING BOOTH | POP POWER !!! : LEDGES – NOTHING TO SAY
Akron, Ohio indie rock trio Ledges will release their debut album Homecoming on September 1st, but their soaring, anthemic new single “Nothing To Say” is now available to listen to.
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PoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER !!! : BITTERSWEET MACHINES – TALKING TO GHOSTS
Matt Mocharnuk (a.k.a. Bittersweet Machines) is one of the finest purveyors of 80s-styled pop-rock out there in the modern rock wasteland.
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PoP RECOMMENDS | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : HOLIDAY FRIENDS – NIGHT TERRORS
Post-rock revival anyone? Not necessarily a hackneyed genre if done right and definitely, Oregon’s Holiday Friends have something about them to redeem the potential of the somewhat overused style.
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THE LISTENING BOOTH | POP POWER !!! : SPIRIT AWARD – FIELDS
Now this is what we call futurist pop-rock!
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PoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER !!! : CIGARETTES AFTER SEX – S/T
New buzzworthy band Cigarettes After Sex take their visual and sonic cues from 1980s post-punk and the revival that has burned in earnest about a decade or so again. So whilst, their branding is very much Joy Division and Interpol in focus, there is chilled-out vibe about their songwriting and performance on their eponymous debut full-length.
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PoP RECOMMENDS | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : MT. WOLF – AETHERLIGHT
There is something to be said about a band’s ability to take indie-alternative rock clichés and elevate them into something artistically fresh. Well, London group Mt. Wolf may have achieved exactly that with the shimmering Aetherlight.
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PoP RECOMMENDS | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : RAG N’ BONE – A HANDFUL OF ASH
We were fortunate to catch Perth rock quartet Rag N’ Bone at last year’s Music Matters Festival and here they are with their highly essential debut album, A Handful of Ash.
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THE LISTENING BOOTH | POP POWER!!! : DAVID BAZAN – CARE / DISAPPEARING INK
When did alt-folk-rock singer-songwriter David Bazan (of Pedro the Lion fame) start writing synth-pop songs?
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THE LISTENING BOOTH | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : MOLEHILL – HEARTS ON FIRE
Within the first couple of bars of its new single – “Hearts on Fire”, Chicago-based Molehill convinced us that they are worthy of a feature.
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BANDCAMP DISCOVERY | POP POWER!!! : TEENAGE WEDDING – THE GREAT SADNESS
As faithful PoPsters will know, we have a rather fluid understanding of what POP music is here. Which thankfully extends to idiosyncratic outfits like Victoria’s Teenage Wedding.
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THE LISTENING BOOTH | POP POWER : THE TREEHOUSE CHILDREN – WOO
Aussie pop-rockers The Treehouse Children are readying a new EP – Please – for release on February 17th.
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PoPTV | THE NEW ROCK N ROLL : DUTCH UNCLES – BIG BALLOON
2017 promises to be an exciting year for #THENEWROCKNROLL and the upcoming new album from Manchester’s Dutch Uncles provides more evidence for optimism!
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THE LISTENING BOOTH – THE NEW ROCK N ROLL FT. SURF ROCK IS DEAD, ALLO DARLIN’, THE ADVENTURES OF THE SILVER SPACEMAN & THROUGH LUCID EYES!!!
Rock ‘n’ roll might not have the same commercial or cultural impact it used to have but we promise to keep fighting the good fight.
Here are streams of new music that express the spirit of rock ‘n’ roll. Discover! Enjoy!
ROCK HISTORY: FROM SEVENTIES PROG TO EIGHTIES POP
Punk. 1977. Ground zero.
The torn t-shirts, the spiky coloured short hair, the spitting and most of all the back-to-basics retro-pop caused a seismic shift in musical tastes and styles that was not fully felt till the early 80s. US bands like The Stooges and New York Dolls paved the way ultimately for British punks like The Sex Pistols, The Clash and the Damned. In the wake of punk, a new approach to pop-rock (variously labelled ‘post-punk’ or ‘new wave’) emerged making superstars of the likes of Blondie, The Cars, The Police et al.
But what about the 70s prog rockers? Well, they had to adapt to stay relevant. Here are examples of 80s pop songs made by progressive rockers.
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PoPTV – THE NEW ROCK N ROLL FT. CHRISTINA RUBINO, THE CLASSIC KIDS, EQUIPMENT & LATE NIGHT FIGHTS!!!
Rock ‘n’ roll might not have the same commercial or cultural impact it used to have but we promise to keep fighting the good fight.
Here are videos of new music that express the spirit of rock ‘n’ roll. Discover! Enjoy!