Successful Failures – Pack Up Your Shadows
As I understand it, Mick Choba and Successful Failures had intended their latest project to be an EP. Then the pandemic hit, giving them some extra time to put together...
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Coke Belda – 4
While world events have made 2020 something less than a banner year so far, there have been some excellent power pop releases this year. Coke Belda’s 4 is one of the...
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Catesby Jones – These Roads of No Return
Most folks know Catesby Jones from his country music past, most notably the Travis Tritt hit song “Country Club” or “Read My Licks” with Chet Atkins. I’d describe his...
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Nick Piunti & The Complicated Men – Downtime
2018’s Temporary High was one of the best pop albums of that year. With Downtime, the prolific Nick Piunti is back with a new band and the kind of big hooks,...
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It’s Karma It’s Cool – Woke Up in Hollywood
One of the things I’ve always liked about Jim Styring is that he doesn’t stay in one musical place for very long. Shape-shifting in accordance with whatever moves him,...
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Didn’t Planet – Worse In the Rain
Back in 2012, Didn’t Planet released one of my favorite albums of that year entitled We’re Going Nowhere. Their sharp sense of humor, crunchy guitars and colorful...
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