I’m almost certain I heard exactly zero songs by You Am I back in their ‘90s heyday. To a typical Yank like myself, it may seem odd to refer to...
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Grungy power pop with a sort of guy-next-door charm, courtesy of frontman Evan Dando. Not particularly remarkable, yet solid, very likeable, capable of both humor and pathos, sometimes both at...
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With its gorgeous melodies, crunching guitar hooks, and well-crafted power pop, the music of Matthew Sweet can be incredibly infectious. Here are two endearingly addictive playlists of prime Matthew Sweet....
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There’s a certain cheese factor to loving Urge Overkill, I am well aware. Just listening to their music, you can practically see them faux-‘70s-strutting their way through their set. But...
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Todd Rundgren emerged from the Philadelphia blues-rock scene in the late ‘60s to co-found the psychedelic rock group Nazz. (Oddly enough, there was another U.S. band called Nazz around the...
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Big Star never found commercial success, but they were one of the great power pop bands of the early ‘70s, and a major influence on subsequent generations of musicians. Former…
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