I have a soft spot for Buffalo Tom, but never loved the Posies or the Gin Blossoms
― rip van wanko, Monday, 23 July 2018 02:52 (five years ago) link
(and I absolutely adore TFC but they transcend "power pop")
― rip van wanko, Monday, 23 July 2018 02:54 (five years ago) link
I love Buffalo Tom but never really thought of them as power pop. I suppose if jangle is a major component of the genre, they do have plenty of that.
Their 2018 album is pretty solid, btw.
― Police, Academy (cryptosicko), Monday, 23 July 2018 02:59 (five years ago) link
The track listing for Rhino's Poptopia! Power Pop Classics of the '90s (released, rather prematurely, in 1997):
Matthew Sweet - "I've Been Waiting"Jellyfish - "That Is Why"Ride - "Twisterella"Gigolo Aunts - "Cope"The Rembrandts - "Rollin' Down the Hill"Tearaways - "Jessica Something"The Posies - "Solar Sister"The Wondermints - "Proto-Pretty"The Lemonheads - Into Your Arms"Redd Kross - "Lady in the Front Row"The Grays - "Same Thing"The Rooks - "Reasons"The Greenberry Woods - "Trampoline"Velocity Girl - "I Can't Stop Smiling"Velvet Crush - "Hold Me Up"Zumpano - "The Party Rages On"P. Hux - "Every Minute"Idle Wilds - "You're All Forgiven"
I know a few of those artists but I honestly can't recall any of those specific songs offhand aside from "Same Thing."
― Police, Academy (cryptosicko), Monday, 23 July 2018 03:14 (five years ago) link
the first jason falkner solo album is also top notch
― Arch Bacon (rushomancy), Monday, 23 July 2018 03:21 (five years ago) link
there's a KEXP version of Twisteralla I've watched at least a dozen times, what a band what a song. (Wouldn't consider it power pop though??)
― rip van wanko, Monday, 23 July 2018 03:22 (five years ago) link
by the way he took the '90s off but the toms put another record out last year and it's fucking great
― Arch Bacon (rushomancy), Monday, 23 July 2018 03:26 (five years ago) link
I saw the Sugarplastic once in the '90s - they seemed like an actual power pop band.
― timellison, Monday, 23 July 2018 03:28 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8HVyrkwc88
― InfoWarriors (Spottie), Monday, 23 July 2018 05:58 (five years ago) link
90s power pop I like (not in any order): Spongetones, Sneetches, Perspex Whiteout, Teenage Fanclub, Posies, Velvet Crush, Fountains of Wayne
didn't really like Buffalo Tom. Gigolo Aunts were OK
― Colonel Poo, Monday, 23 July 2018 08:24 (five years ago) link
Velvet Crush's first two albums are essentialhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqD6Z8KYUGw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHSMg0oGsII
― PaulTMA, Monday, 23 July 2018 09:52 (five years ago) link
I've never really been able to get into Matthew Sweet or Redd Kross bar a few songs here and there.
― Gavin, Leeds, Monday, 23 July 2018 10:44 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKsxO9FfxLg
― Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Monday, 23 July 2018 16:59 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRHBMypKSFQ
― ... (Eazy), Monday, 23 July 2018 17:20 (five years ago) link
Velvet Crush's first two albums are essential📹📹
― Naive Teen Idol, Tuesday, 31 July 2018 12:20 (five years ago) link
Gentle Breeze ended up recorded again on the fourth album though
Could never get into Heavy Changes. Found them sometimes good but not so great after Teen Symphonies
― PaulTMA, Tuesday, 31 July 2018 12:54 (five years ago) link
Not mentioned and underrated: Chainsaw Kittens
― Eliza D., Tuesday, 31 July 2018 14:45 (five years ago) link
Gentle Breeze ended up recorded again on the fourth album thoughCould never get into Heavy Changes. Found them sometimes good but not so great after Teen Symphonies
― Naive Teen Idol, Tuesday, 31 July 2018 19:47 (five years ago) link
It's a bit better than I remember it. Listening to Heavy Changes again today and it's just so bland, dunno what happened
― PaulTMA, Tuesday, 31 July 2018 19:57 (five years ago) link
I always post Mayflies USA on power pop threads becz their first two albums are some of my favorites from the '90s/'00s and they never got a lot of attention.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dZhmS0zWwM
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 31 July 2018 20:11 (five years ago) link
Frisbie! I remember buying that record based on a breathless review on salon.com
For me their bid for power pop immortality is Vertigogo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7v0y0o0kVc
― kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 31 July 2018 23:59 (five years ago) link
"Might Be Right" by White Reaper might be in my all time top ten. Has any power pop song in recent years come close, or eclipsed it? I'd love to know.
― i will FP you and your entire family (rip van wanko), Friday, 15 May 2020 22:47 (four years ago) link
powerbump
― i will FP you and your entire family (rip van wanko), Wednesday, 20 May 2020 16:58 (four years ago) link
it's really, really good.
i'm gonna go looking for some recent tunes that i think are in the same ballpark. i'll be back!
― alpine static, Wednesday, 20 May 2020 17:11 (four years ago) link
that whole album (all 29 mins of it) kills imo, as does the previous one
― k*r*n koltrane (Simon H.), Wednesday, 20 May 2020 17:12 (four years ago) link
In the meantime, this recently compiled mix by one of my favorite music websites is an absolute treasure trove of garage-y power-pop:
http://www.ravensingstheblues.com/mixtape-young-hearts-unite/
― alpine static, Wednesday, 20 May 2020 17:15 (four years ago) link
for recent stuff, I absolutely love the Number Ones (from Dublin), this is the lead track from their last single, they haven't released that much recently but are still active afaik:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svYD_siFuXw
this is my fave song off their album:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeJdW9-urUk
they are a lot of fun live
― Colonel Poo, Wednesday, 20 May 2020 17:30 (four years ago) link
I'm not sure if powerpop is exclusively a boys club, but this song by The Beths seems to fit the genre pretty well:
https://thebethsnz.bandcamp.com/track/lying-in-the-sun
― enochroot, Thursday, 21 May 2020 00:45 (four years ago) link