Power pop
Album Review: The Boojums –‘The Boojums’: From garage punk to grunge rock, the Nova Scotian trio never miss the spot.
It seems to have been a while waiting for this debut LP from Nova Scotian power-punk trio The Boojums. Last seen around here on their breakneck showcase gigs with We are Busy Bodies/Having Fun label mates No Frills and Absolute Losers, they caused a mighty stir with their driving dynamism and hook filled momentum. To …
Album Review: Absolute Losers – ‘In The Crowd’ : Power pop gets a real refresh from this tightly sprung Canadian trio.
There’s the coolest Ian Dickson photo of The Jam live at the 100 Club circa 1977, Foxton caught jumping mid-air, Weller leaning into a power chord and Butler sticks raised mid-beats. The cover of rising Canadian power pop trio Absolute Losers’ second album ‘In The Crowd’ whether by accident or design captures the same visceral …
Premiere: ‘Back On The Road’ – Icecream Hands exclusively unveil video and high voltage power pop single with announcement of new album ‘Giant Fox Pineapple Tree’ for November.
Icecream Hands achieved prominence in the nineties and early noughties with their vibrant brand of harmonious power pop, and we are extremely honoured to bring you a taste of new material in the form of the single ‘Back on the Road’. Having returned to the fray in 2020 after a 13 year hiatus, the band …
Album Review: the black watch releases the magnificent double album ‘For All The World’.
Spanning 21 luminescent tracks, the new double album ‘For All The World’ is a magnificent journey through the fertile imagination of John Andrew Frederick and his band the black watch. The common theme throughout is the ear for indelible catchy melodies, infused with a sparkling melancholia and shimmering instrumentation. Incredibly, it is the black watch’s …
Premiere: Naarm/Melbourne band Alcotomic unveil a buoyant sliver of sunshine pop with ‘Ruby Shoes’.
We are very honoured to premiere the single ‘Ruby Shoes’ from Naarm/Melbourne indie band Alcotomic: a track so bright and boisterous you need anti-gravity boots and sunglasses to listen to it. Alcotomic formed in 1996 when John Baxter left nineties band Holocene and played to great acclaim for five years. In 2024, bassist Doug Lee …
Premiere: The irrepressible Bryan Estepa exclusively unveils the pure pop/soul glitter of double A-side singles ‘Version Of Me’ and ‘Smile Away’.
Bryan Estepa has an ear for the sweetest sounding pop melodies that glitter like the stars in the firmament, and we are honoured to give you an exclusive listen to his new double A-side singles ‘Version Of Me’ and ‘Smile Away’. Estepa’s extraordinary ear for the light-as-air melodies and sweet refrains are at the fore …
Track: hairpin get a ‘Curtain Call’ on new single; debut EP out next month
Featuring current and previous members of such UK scene luminaries as Lost in the Riots, Nervus, Weatherstate and Lakes, south coast UK band hairpin may be a relatively new name but they’ve got a hell of a pedigree behind them. Cleaving closer to vibrant post-hardcore than you’d expect from their previous activity, the quartet sprang …
EP Review: Power popsters Hexham Heads release dynamic bursts of sunshine in self-titled EP, ahead of launch gigs.
There’s nothing more essential as an antidote to the current dark climes as a burst of radiant power pop from Naarm/Melbourne outfit Hexham Heads. Their self-titled EP, released on the inimitable Cheersquad Records & Tapes, is out now and it is as bright and fizzy as a soda bottle that’s been shaken around, opened up and …
Track: ‘Say It Again’ – Hexham Heads bring a strong dose of jingly jangly power pop in their debut single.
For a delicious blast of jingly jangly power pop, replete with some heavenly harmonies and a scaling melody, you can’t go past the debut single from Naarm/Melbourne band Hexham Heads. Certainly part of what I call the Marrickville Sound – veteran band members with a storied history in other bands, Hexham Heads consist of Van …
Live Review & Gallery: Band of Horses Ride High at the Enmore Theatre 15.01.2025
Band of Horses Bring Their Timeless Sound to the Enmore