False Alarm EP, by Brad MarinoFalse Alarm EP, by Brad Marino
3 track album
Source: False Alarm EP, by Brad Marino
Tag: Power Pop Rock N Roll
CHRIS CHURCH – BACKWARDS COMPATIBLECHRIS CHURCH – BACKWARDS COMPATIBLE
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 into.
For music fans out there who still hold the 90s Pop Underground close to their hearts, Backwards Compatible is a literal godsend, evoking the likes of Cheap Trick, Guided By Voices, Splitsville, Fountains of Wayne et al with 12 gorgeous gems that bear repeating.
C’mon, anyone who has ever read my music writing will know what I dig – memorable melodies, heavenly harmonies, pommeling percussions of course guitars that gleam, jangle and crunch!
And Chris Church’s Backwards Compatible ticks every single box. And how!
Not much else I need to say – if like me you swear by Power Pop Rock N Roll, this album is for YOU!
… still there’s more …
The Overtures – Onceinaworld – YouTubeThe Overtures – Onceinaworld – YouTube
Power Pop Rock N Roll is alive and kicking in bands like The Overtures! Kudos!!
IT’S KARMA IT’S COOL – HIPSTERS AND AEROPLANESIT’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.
(more…)ROCK N ROLL : GOSPELBEACH – LET IT BURNROCK N ROLL : GOSPELBEACH – LET IT BURN
Let It Burn, GospelbeacH‘s latest album is an absolute gift from the classic rock ‘n’ roll gods. This music review was an absolute joy to write!
(more…)THE RUBINOOS – FROM HOMETHE RUBINOOS – FROM HOME
The very definition of Power Pop Rock N Roll!!!
(more…)PoP RECOMMENDS | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : BILL LLOYD – WORKING THE LONG GAMEPoP RECOMMENDS | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : BILL LLOYD – WORKING THE LONG GAME
Bill Lloyd returns with a smart new album that will appeal to the PoP Faithful with its sophisticated take on Power Pop Rock N Roll.
PoP RECOMMENDS | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : MCPHERSON GRANT – SONGPoP RECOMMENDS | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : MCPHERSON GRANT – SONG
Songwriting duo Scott McPherson and Jamie Grant present a debut album that lives up to its name.
PoP RECOMMENDS | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : KEN SHARP – BEAUTY IN THE BACKSEATPoP RECOMMENDS | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : KEN SHARP – BEAUTY IN THE BACKSEAT
The moment one gets into Ken Sharp’s latest album, Beauty in the Backseat, one is transported back to the ’70s, where pop-rock was king of the airwaves.
THE LISTENING BOOTH | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : BAD SPORTS – “DON’T DESERVE LOVE”THE LISTENING BOOTH | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : BAD SPORTS – “DON’T DESERVE LOVE”
Now this is more like it! A band that self-identifies as a punk band and none of that fuckin’ “pop-punk” bullshit!
PoP RECOMMENDS | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : HUX & THE HITMEN – SOGGY OXYGENPoP RECOMMENDS | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : HUX & THE HITMEN – SOGGY OXYGEN
Faithful visitors to Power of Pop will know how much I am a fan of the music of young singer/songwriter/guitarist Huxley Rittman.
PoP RECOMMENDS | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : ADDISON LOVE – THOUGHTS ON LUNCH?PoP RECOMMENDS | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : ADDISON LOVE – THOUGHTS ON LUNCH?
If you are a rabid fan of Power Pop Rock N Roll, then Addison Love‘s new album (out now on Big Stir Records) is an easy sell.
PoP RECOMMENDS | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : THE LEMON TWIGS – GO TO SCHOOLPoP RECOMMENDS | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : THE LEMON TWIGS – GO TO SCHOOL
Risk-taking is such a rare thing in the contemporary music scene, that when it does happen it hits us like a lightning bolt!
PoP20 | PoP LEGENDS : ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA – ZOOM (2001)PoP20 | PoP LEGENDS : ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA – ZOOM (2001)
An ELO review from 2001!
If the announcement of a new ELO album, after a 15-year absence, raised eyebrows, then the realisation that Zoom is essentially Jeff Lynne playing everything caused many brows to furrow.
THE LISTENING BOOTH | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : THE DAHLMANNS – “AMERICAN HEARTBEAT”THE LISTENING BOOTH | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : THE DAHLMANNS – “AMERICAN HEARTBEAT”
The Dahlmanns return with “American Heartbeat”, a teaser for upcoming new album of the same name, dropping at the end of the month!
THE LISTENING BOOTH | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : KERRY COMPOST CHICOINE – “THOSE DAYS ARE OVER”THE LISTENING BOOTH | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : KERRY COMPOST CHICOINE – “THOSE DAYS ARE OVER”
Another new release from a member of the Pop Underground – this time, it’s Kerry Kompost Chicoine!
PoP RECOMMENDS | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : BIRD STREETS – S/TPoP RECOMMENDS | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : BIRD STREETS – S/T
My favourite music revels in eclecticism – taking basic building blocks and constructing wildly imaginative creations that impress and surprise even the most jaded of music experts.
PoP RECOMMENDS | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : DOT DASH – PROTO RETROPoP RECOMMENDS | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : DOT DASH – PROTO RETRO
I have previously covered the music of DC power trio Dot Dash and will always be pleased to do so as they competently encapsulate everything Power of Pop stands for.
PoP RECOMMENDS | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : LIVINGMORE – IT’S ALL HAPPENING EPPoP RECOMMENDS | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : LIVINGMORE – IT’S ALL HAPPENING EP
Photo credit : Suzi Carmichael
There’s a slinky 60s pop vibe around L.A. band Livingmore that is simply irresistible.
PoP RECOMMENDS | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : MICHAEL SLAWTER – LAST CALL FOR BREAKING HEARTSPoP RECOMMENDS | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : MICHAEL SLAWTER – LAST CALL FOR BREAKING HEARTS
The Pop Underground lives on in new Power Pop Rock N Roll releases like Michael Slawter’s Last Call for Breaking Hearts.
PoP20 | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : P. HUX – KISS THE MONSTER (2008)PoP20 | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : P. HUX – KISS THE MONSTER (2008)
10 year old review!
P. HUX Kiss the Monster (Nine 18)
My 1st encounter with P. Hux came in the unlikeliest places. A discount CD store somewhere in a Sydney suburb in 1997. That’s where I found Deluxe, which I consider to be one of the finer power pop albums in that pristine period of pop renaissance that was the late 90s.
LIVE IN SINGAPORE | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : ASH @ THE HARD ROCK CAFELIVE IN SINGAPORE | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : ASH @ THE HARD ROCK CAFE
Photo credit : Aloysius Lim/LAMC Productions
It says a lot about the current state of the live music scene in Singapore that Northern Irish power trio, ASH’s display of melodic crunch last night at the Hard Rock Cafe was a rare occasion for music fans to truly rock out in an intimate setting!
LIVE IN SINGAPORE | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : WHY ASH @ HARD ROCK CAFE IS ESSENTIALLIVE IN SINGAPORE | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : WHY ASH @ HARD ROCK CAFE IS ESSENTIAL
Our kind of music is under threat! But thank heavens ASH will be in town this coming Tuesday to give us a timely reminder of what the music world is missing!
PoP20 | PoP LEGENDS : XTC – COAT OF MANY CUPBOARDS (2002)PoP20 | PoP LEGENDS : XTC – COAT OF MANY CUPBOARDS (2002)
Continuing our look back at our review history. Here’s one from 2002!
XTC
Coat of Many Cupboards
(Virgin)
Be warned! This 4-CD box is NOT for neophytes but for the diehard fans who can’t wait to get their grubby hands on any XTC material.
PoP RECOMMENDS | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : SUMMER MAGIC – SHARKS AND OTHER DANGERSPoP RECOMMENDS | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : SUMMER MAGIC – SHARKS AND OTHER DANGERS
Photo credit: Nate Burrell
Another authentic Power Pop Rock N Roll treasure dropping our way soon with Summer Magic’s Sharks and Other Dangers!