Oh Wells’ Alice is Super (Deluxe)
Super Deluxe was one of powerpop’s quintessential bands. Their debut record, Famous, was one of my favorite albums of the 90’s. Supremely well writtten powerpop with a...
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Elena Rogers Turns Pop On Its Head with opus one
What happens when imagination meets songwriting chops well beyond their years? Elena Rogers provides an exhilarating answer to this question with her debut album, opus...
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Nick Frater’s Aerodrome Motel
Earworms made this site’s Top Albums of 2021 (#9). Before that, 2020’s Fast & Loose was chock full of memorable tunes and finished at #13. With Nick Frater and his...
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Richard Turgeon is Rough Around the Edges
Browse through the Power Pop News Best of lists and you’ll see the name Richard Turgeon often – perhaps as often as any other artist. There’s 2019’s Go Deep (#14),...
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The No Frills Power Pop of Phil Yates
After a four-year hiatus, Phil Yates is back. Party Music is in the rear view mirror (back in Vermont) and Yates is now fully entrenched in a new scene – Chicago....
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Hear Big (Top) Pop from Vanilla!
Up until their latest release, Sideshow, I’d been unaware of Tacoma Washington’s Vanilla. I don’t know how they escaped my radar. Nevertheless, I’m so happy I found...
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