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JACCO GARDNER -
CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
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(Import) Music from Amsterdam that has of best of 60's vibration. The spirit of The Beatles "Lucy in the sky with diamonds" is all over this disc. Think of Beatles, Beach Boys (Pet Sounds) and Syd Barrett era Pink Floyd. It's a beautiful psychedelic feel without being overtly freaky...lots of pretty mellotron/harpsichord/ dreamy sun drenched music ...it's like walking through a beautiful forest! Grade A
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Gene Pitney Tribute (compilation) -
The Gene Pitney Story Retold
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Compiled by Gary Pig Gold and Lisa Mychols (and released on
the fabulous To M'Lou Music imprint run by Shane Faubert
and Gary Pig Gold...THE GENE PITNEY STORY RETOLD is
a worthy tribute featuring top power pop acts like CHRIS
VON SNEIDERN, ED JAMES, MARK JOHNSON, AL KOOPER, RON FLYNT
(from 20/20), RANDELL KIRSCH and BILLY COWSILL,THE WAKING
HOURS, THE SEE SAW , PHIL ANGOTTI, LYNCHPIN, JEREMY, THE
RETROS, GLOWFRIENDS, SPARKLE*JETS UK, AND MANY MORE!!!!
26 Stellar tracks making for one of the best tribute cds of
this genre!!! The sequencing and sound quality is supreme.
Well done pop done right! Historical, educational,
cultural, essential, but most of all, just plain fun!!!!
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GHOST SOCIETY -
THE BACK OF HIS HANDS: THEN THE PALMS
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(JAPANESE IMPORT with 5 BONUS TRACKS!)
GHOST SOCIETY is a lovely band that makes pretty shoegaze type dreamy pop music. The sound is other worldly and wonderful. Highly recommended to fans of GLOWFRIENDS, TREMBLING BLUE STARS, MALLORY, and M83 ! This edition comes with 5 extra songs that are *not* on the regular release. GRADE A
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GIGANTIC -
Some Suburban Road
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NEW from Austrailia.(4 song import ep) Excellent power pop in the style of ICE CREAM HANDS, Teenage Fanclub, Swervedriver, Guided by Voices, etc.
A low risk purchase, and quite solid, sound, excellent, power pop!
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The GILLIGANS -
SNORING WITH AN ACCENT
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The Gilligans is an all star power pop band from Illinois featuring Bill Retoff (of The Porcupines) Dan McKenzie, Ed Pierce, and Todd Borsch (of The Ringles). The sound here is all out 60's fun ranging from a Kinks, Beatles, Syndicate of Sound, Beau Brummels type of vibe and a mighty fine vibe it is!!! 10 delicious 60's pop treats are just waiting for you to sink your teeth into them!!! Dig in and enjoy the fun! Highly recommended to 60's fanatics!
Sound Samples:
But I Don't Care
You Are Like A Star
Know I Need Love
Doing The Right Thing
Love Is Happiness
Counting Trees
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The GILLIGANS -
AS SEEN ON TV
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POWER POP ALERT! IT'S HERE AND IN STOCK NOW AS OF APRIL 30th, 2012! THIS IS THE LATEST and the 3rd CD from THE GILLIGANS! "AS SEEN ON TV" is another winning cd for all fans of 60's sounding power pop with psychedelic flourishes. The 12 songs here are split pretty evenly between the 2 main singer-songwriter guitarists : Todd Borsch and Dan Mckenzie. Dan McKenzie's songs tend to lean more toward power pop while Todd Borsch's songs nod toward the Mersey Beat and psychedelic sounds of the 60's. All in all, this combination makes for a winning platter of all original tunes that sound fresh, lively ,and fun. The band is further filled out by Scott Pellican (drums) and Rick Topolski (bass) Highlights include "You're Everything" which sounds like a perfect power pop song from the 70's. "Too many Pills" sounds like a an out-take from The Beatles "Revolver" lp! " Is this all in my mind" sounds like Teenage Fanclub jamming with the Bobby Fuller Four. The title track " On TV" Sounds like it came straight from the "NUGGETS" box set. All fans of power pop, 60's psych, and garage pop will discover plenty of stuff to like on the latest from THE GILLEGANS! For fans of THE RINGLES, THE LEMON CLOCKS, THE GRIP WEEDS, THE BYRDS, and THE BEATLES.
Sound Samples:
On TV
Too Much To Say
Hold You Tight
You're Everything
Weko Beach
I would Like To Know
Shadow of Myself
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The GILLIGANS -
MY NAME IS WILLY
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New for 2009, "My name is Willy" is the sophomore release from the Illinois power pop band THE GILLIGANS. The band features David Krieger, Scott Pellican, Todd Borsch of the Ringles and Dan Mckenzie of The Porcupines making this an all star power pop lineup. This album continues to explore the highlights of British Invasion, Mersey Beat, and 60's psychedelic sounds. So just who do this guys sound like? They sound like The Beatles, The Monkees, Count Five, The Blowpops, The Reasonars, The Hi-Risers, The Kinks, The Hollies, and The Pretty Things...Get the picture??? This is retro 60's at it's finest. Fans of the Sundazed label and Get Hip Records, this is essential for you!
Grade A retro-active power pop.
Sound Samples:
I Wanna Wear Your Sunshine
I Want to be Your Loving Man
In a Flash
Fireflies in a Jar
This All Starts with You
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The GLIMMER STARS -
GLIMMER STARS
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Produced by WALTER CLEVENGER, this is wonderful fast driving, rocking, power pop done real, and done right. Fans of Nick Gilder, Tommy Rivers and the Raw Ramps, Cheap Trick, The Beat Angels, T.Rex, The Who, Starz, Glam Rock, and just plan straight ahead power pop rock will dig this stuff! Grade A Rawk!
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Glowfriends -
So Glad to be Here
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New from Jam records, Glowfriends are the songwriting duo of April andMark Morris. A bright new hope, Glowfriends have crafted atruly fine debut many will love! The sound is fresh andwhile comparisons are inevitable, Glowfriends radiate amusical euphoria all their own. A breather for thoseseeking creative soundscapes, ...come up for air!!! "Soglad to be here" will not disappoint! The jangle folkguitar of the 60's pushes straight into the newmillenium. "So glad to be here" contains 12 guitar basedtunes fronted with dreamy beautiful female vocals. If youenjoy genteel pop ala Sixpence None the Richer, TheSundays, Mazzy Star, or any band with sensitive female vox,check this one out! More reviews to come!
Sound Samples:
Lydia
21,000 Sunny Days
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GLOWFRIENDS -
LEAVE THE HALL LIGHT ON
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Wonderful new 2005 release. GLOWFRIENDS are a 6 piece band (guitars,piano,violin,cello,bass,drums,and vox) hailing from Kalamazoo, Michigan. Their sound is sublime orchestral pop music with acoustic leanings and sheer high quality. Fans of Nick Drake, The Sundays, Mazzy Star, Ivy, Splendid, Colin Blunstone, Tamas Wells, Tim Reid, Trembling Blue Stars, etc.. will all find themsleves right at home with this cd. Fantastic and highly recommended.
Sound Samples:
First Day of Spring
Real Careers
Golda
How You Hurt Her
Nighty, Night
Breaking Up the Band
And Love Conquers All
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GLOWFRIENDS -
A FAREWELL TO FAIR-WEATHER
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NEW 2007 Release from JAM out now!!! The 3rd release from GLOWFRIENDS finds the band evolving to a 5 piece band consisting of April, Mark, and Holly, Morris and J.W.and Jenn Hendrix. Here on this wonderful new release we find GLOWFRIENDS exploring new sonic dimensions. Recorded by the lengendary Charlie Piper (The Idea, Phil Angotti and host of others),the CD is sonically pristeen! Also noteworthy, is that the songwriting has evolved with stronger melody and an increase of vocal harmony coming from April,and Mark,and Holly Morris. The instrumentation consists of guitars, bass,keyboards,vibraphone, drums and strings. Glowfriends draw their inspiration from Trembling Blue Stars, Galaxie 500, Slowdive,Nick Drake, The Shins, Snow Patrol, The Sundays, Mazzy Star, Sigur Ros, Asilers Set, Death Cab For Cutie, Tamas Wells, Francoise Hardy, The Smiths,Sunny Day Real Estate, Ride, Travis, and a host of others. What sets this band apart is that they have matured into creating their own special sound. "A fairwell to fair-weather" is a really great cd and their best yet! A band to watch for!
GRADE A *****
Sound Samples:
All Comes Down
Bitter Gets Around
Bow Your Head
Charade
Stalemate
Mandarin
Flowers
All Gone Goodbye
Aurora
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GLOWFRIENDS -
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD
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New release for 2009 on Jam Records... The 4th amazing full length cd from the Michigan Shoegaze/Dream pop/Indie pop quintet "glowfriends" is here. The band takes the listener into further and deeper sonic landscapes making this their finest and most uplifting release to date!
The songwriting is melodically strong, production is crystal clear with walls of layered guitars, bass, drums and vibraphone. Ambient effects abound through a slipstream of sonic delight. Thanks to the talented mixing hands of Charlie Piper this is top gear production. Sweet layered male/female harmonies from Mark, April, and Holly Morris bring a perfectly smooth genetic blend that is rarely found in most groups. Bottom line: This is a sublime Shoegaze/dream pop cd that will please fans of DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE, RIDE, AMERICAN ANALOG SET, SLOWDIVE, IRON AND WINE, PEDRO THE LION, MY BLOODY VALENTINE, ASOBI SEKSU, JIMMY EAT WORLD, SUFJAN STEVENS, SWERVEDRIVER, THE SMITHS, and TREMBLING BLUE STARS! This one goes down smooth and is easy on the ears while demonstrating some nice time signatures and sonic excitement. GRADE A *****
Sound Samples:
Miraculous
Scared of Love
Go Back to Sleep
Steering
Make Things Clear
Sensible
Today Could be the Day
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GLOWFRIENDS -
EYELASH EP
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New 2010 release from the excellent 5 piece shoegaze/indie power pop band GLOWFRIENDS! This is the quintet's 5th release and very strong in the style of last years "To have and to hold" cd album. The line up is the same featuring April, Mark, and Holly Morris and J.W.and Jenn Hendrix. Here is a full albums worth of music clocking in at over 30 minutes. These 8 new tracks bring to mind bands like Death Cab for Cutie, The Sundays, The Cure, Ride, Modern English, Iron and Wine, The Church, The Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine, Stapleton, and Silver Sun Pickups. The sound production is crystal clear and very pleasing. Highlights include songs like "Perfect Ending" and "Can't be your Shoulder" which carry the spirit of shoegaze music into the future. A great release and grade A all the way.
Sound Samples:
Be Surprised
Holda
Perfect Ending
We're All... Different
Can't be your Shoulder
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GLOWFRIENDS -
ALL THINGS MADE NEW
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NEW RELEASE OUT NOW!!! Official release date: March 15th, 2012. This is album #6 from the SHOEGAZE, INDIE, POWER POP ROCK BAND GLOWFRIENDS. Once a duo, the band has evolved greatly over the last ten years and added more and more members. Today GLOWFRIENDS are a 6 piece tour-de-force with APRIL ZIMONT (Vocals, tambourine) MARK ANDREW MORRIS-(Vocals, guitar, organ) HOLLY KLUTTS MORRIS (Bass, vibes, vocals) JENN HENDRIX- (Vibes, glockenspiel) ADAM ZIMONT-(Guitar, vocals) and JW HENDRIX- (Drums, percussion)
The new album takes the band to a new sonic level as GLOWFRIENDS stretch the sonic pallet to become a more and more excellent band with each release. With "All things made new" Glowfriends hit their creative stride with a truly excellent ambient pop sound like no other band.They have become an American indie-rock original and a musical force to be reckoned with. There's a whole lot to like hear and a whole lot of variety to keep the listener totally satisfied. Shades of Dinosaur Jr, Ride, The Cure , Trembling Blue Stars, My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, and host of others make their musical waves within this vast sonic landscape. GRADE A and more!!!
Sound Samples:
Wait For The Waves
Hide-A-Bed
You Are So You
Jr Mint
Through The Heart
New Things
Alone In This
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GLOWFRIENDS / CANYONS OF STATIC -
WANT YOU TO KNOW
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NEW VINYL EP RELEASE from GLOWFRIENDS!!! New material available only here in the vinyl format. New songs include from GLOWFRIENDS: WANT YOU TO KNOW/ WHAT IT IS
CANYONS OF STATIC: THE CALM
Two great bands doing SHOEGAZE/INDIE POP This EP comes in a really cool picture sleeve with nice artwork.
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GLOWFRIENDS / CANYONS OF STATIC -
WANT YOU TO KNOW
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NEW VINYL EP RELEASE from GLOWFRIENDS!!! New material available only here in the vinyl format. New songs include from GLOWFRIENDS: WANT YOU TO KNOW/ WHAT IT IS
from the other band:
CANYONS OF STATIC: THE CALM
Two great bands doing SHOEGAZE/INDIE POP This EP comes in a really cool picture sleeve with nice artwork.
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JEREMY GLUCK -
THIS IS JEREMY GLUCK
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Power pop with a retro 60's/80's flavor sounding like a morphing of The Church, Lou Reed,The Hoodoo Gurus, B52's, Velvet Underground, The Barracudas, and The Chesterfeild Kings. Recommended to fans of retro pop with slant toward garage rock!
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The GOLDBERGS -
UNDER THE RADAR
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Fantastic sophmore release from THE GOLDBERGS for 2008. So far, this is one of the year's *best* power pop releases. Formerly known as The SUN KINGS..The GOLDBERGS are a far superior incarnation of that band. (and they were great, so that's really saying something) The Goldbergs write sweet jangle pop rock tunes that are as catchy as can be! Fans of the Beatles, Byrds, Teenage Fanclub, Matthew Sweet, Big Star, ...etc..etc.. ..You know what I'm taking about. THIS IS THE GOOD STUFF!!! GRADE A
Lastly, the song "FEEL THE SUN" alone is worth the price of the cd and a serious contender for one of the best power pop tunes of the year!
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GOLDOOLINS -
SONGS OF THE TURLY TRIO
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(IMPORT CD FROM ISRAEL)
Great folk pop coming straight to you from the Holy Land! The sound is guitar centered with sweet harmony vocals. Both male and female vocals are shared by Tadlik and E.T. Doolin, and O.D. Goldbart.
Nice tunes, and an original sound make this a worthy purchase.! The guitar sound is augmented further by use of string and brass instruments. This is real homegrown music for real people.
**** My favorite song on the cd is the lovely "Bed of Wood" Great stuff!
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GOODFELLOWS -
HAPPYNITOL
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ATTENTION! SPANISH POWER POP ALERT!
(SPANISH IMPORT) NEW RELEASE: IN STOCK AS OF APRIL 25th 2012! Here is some really nice upbeat power pop from SPAIN!
GOODFELLOWS live up to their name by making good music that reminds me of THE BREAKDOWNS, BRAM TCHAIKOVSKY (Girl of my Dreams!), Elvis Costello, THE BYRDS, The Romantics, FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE, The Who, Teenage Fanclub, and a host of other cool bands! GRADE A CD!!! It will make you happy! *Songs are sung in English with lots of cool Rickenbacker 12 String, Tambourines, and hand claps! * 10 songs....all originals and the albums closes with a cover of SHOES " Too Late, Too Late" !!!
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