Best Power Pop Albums of 2016
Power Pop is a fairly broad genre, so the list below may be a bit too inclusive for some. That having been said, those listed below are the “power pop” albums I most often came back to for repeated listens throughout 2016. A few quick notes: Colman Gota’s Tape was actually released in 2015 however I’d not heard it until the beginning of 2016, hence its inclusion. Additionally, we’ll call The Heartless Devils’ The Devil’s Garage a mini – album as it was too lengthy to be considered an EP and a song or two short of a normal LP. Here are the Power Pop News’ 20 Best Power Pop Albums of 2016:
1. Cotton Mather – Death of The Cool
2. Seth Swirsky – Circles And Squares
3. Ryan Allen & His Extra Arms – Basement Punk
4. Eytan Mirsky – Funny Money
5. Nick Piunti – Trust Your Instincts
6. The Legal Matters – Conrad
7. Michael Carpenter & The Cuban Heels – Ain’t Nothing Left To Say
Australian Power Pop: Melbourne Divide’s The Wellingtons & Michael Carpenter
8. Greg Pope – Guiding Star
9. Charlie Faye & The Fayettes – S/T
10. Colman Gota – Tape
11. SLD – Indigo Gray
12. The Well Wishers – Comes and Goes
13. Wade Jackson – Whiskey Alpha Delta Echo
14. The Jangle Band – Edge Of A Dream
15. Chris Bolger – No Promises
16. Cupid’s Carnival – Everything Is Love
17. Arvidson And Butterflies – S/T
18. Tommy & The Rockets – Beer & Fun & Rock ‘n’ Roll
19. The Heartless Devils – The Devil’s Garage
20. Watts – Black Heart of Rock ‘n’ Roll
We’ll follow up with the best power pop singles of 2016 later this month. In the meantime, please chime in and leave a comment as to your favorites from 2016, anything I may have overlooked or perhaps should not have included. Finally, thanks to all those who stopped by The Power Pop News in 2016. I really appreciate your time and attention.
Fantastic choices.
Thanks, Kai. If you can think of any you might have included that I did not, please feel free to let us know. Thanks again for reading.
Thanks. I hadn’t seen this until now
Thanks for recording a really fine album.