Best Power Pop Songs of All Time?

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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 though

Could never get into Heavy Changes. Found them sometimes good but not so great after Teen Symphonies

I forgot about the first record. I meant Free Expression. That’s a solid record.

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

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

one year passes...

"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 (three years ago) link

powerbump

i will FP you and your entire family (rip van wanko), Wednesday, 20 May 2020 16:58 (three 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 (three 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 (three 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 (three 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 (three 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 (three years ago) link


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