Welcome Interstate Managers is a perfect and great album. Every song is necessary and loved. Some of the songs are serious, some are lighthearted, but even the trifles are brilliant. That said: this album has 17 tracks (including the bonus). Some of these great songs are greater than the other great songs. I’m here to…
Will [5:50 PM]: is there a better song than goodbye stranger by supertramp? answer no no, there is not dan you should just stop your song of the day articles b/c the song of the day every day is goodbye stranger by supertramp Dan [6:37 PM]: My rule is one song per artist, so i…
As I mentioned in my review of “Levels” by Nick Jonas, I am a fan of the Jo Bros. I think boy bands, in general, can make really appealing pop music. And I think Jonas Brothers, in particular, built a power pop sound, blending frothy pop hooks with rock instrumentation and dynamic harmonies. I considered…
Who is Adam Schlesinger? Find out this week, as I explore some of my favorite tracks by the power pop savant. I mentioned in the first post of Adam Schlesinger week that I fell in love with Adam Schlesinger multiple times, independently, without realizing it. Never was that more true than for “That Thing You…
Who is Adam Schlesinger? Find out this week, as I explore some of my favorite tracks by the power pop savant. In 2009, power pop supergroup Tinted Windows formed and released their first (to date, only) album. The band has four members: Taylor Hanson on vocals, James Iha of Smashing Pumpkins on guitar, Bun E. Carlos…
Who is Adam Schlesinger? Find out this week, as I explore some of my favorite tracks by the power pop savant. The Click Five was a failed boy band from the mid 2000’s. They notched one minor hit before The Jonas Brothers swooped into capture the preteen girls demo. The Click Five’s debut album, Greetings from…
Who is Adam Schlesinger? Find out this week, as I explore some of my favorite tracks by the power pop savant. I became a fan of Adams Schlesinger five or six times without realizing I did. Adam is a songwriter, producer, band-leader, and performer who writes absolutely astounding pop hooks and tunes. Where other great pop…
As previously mentioned I have a soft spot for most boy bands. In particular, I enjoy those that bring a power pop edge to their performance. Thus, it should not surprise you but I actually kind of dug the Jonas Brothers. Seriously. After the band broke up, and I didn’t devote much effort to following the various…
Ah, Teenage Fanclub: the terribly named but wonderful band. Their best album is the terribly titled (and covered) but wonderful Bandwagonesque. It’s one of my favorite albums of all time: a slightly grungy blend of power pop and off-kilter indie sensibility. The band shows off fuzzy guitar licks without sacrificing the hooks. TFC rocks fairly simple tunes that glow…