Guitar pop/power pop/indie pop/chamber pop/twee and sounds related!

espendo

espendo

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Dear all,

Is there perhaps a thread lacking on this forum that deals with the wonders of melodic and catchy guitar pop and power pop?

This is a first attempt at rectifying this. So, get into the groove everyone and post albums you like, artists you dig, concerts you enjoyed (when they can be enjoyed again), and so on and so forth!

I'll start off with a gem of a power pop record I discovered this year. Reno Bo is a Nashville-based session musician that also does his thing. There's some great Matthew Sweet/Big Star et al vibes on this record. One song was co-written with Brendan Benson.

 
I'll take the opportunity to throw Beach Bunny's Honeymoon out there again:



Also had a lot of fun with Bad Moves' Tell No One a couple years back:

 
wokeupnew said:
Love me some twee pop! I made this mix way back in 2014 with some of my favorites

https://8tracks.com/chris_neckermann/autumn-mix-2014

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Idk how to view tracks on 8tracks without skipping through each song but this is the tracklist

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Yes, playlists also most welcome!
 
Lee Newman said:
This is why rock music always confuses me. What’s the difference between this thread and this one:

Rock, Alt-Rock, Indie Rock, Psych Rock, Shoegaze, Punk, Noise Rock, Emocore, etc.

in honor of this album's 15th birthday...so just old enough to understand itself.
www.needlesandgrooves.com www.needlesandgrooves.com

I’m not complaining, this is a serious question.
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I'd say that thread is for more heavier aggressive guitar based Alternative Rock and Punk Rock

This thread is for more Indie/Twee/DIY rock based music.

That's a fair question but I'd strongly argue there is a difference.
 
Lee Newman said:
This is why rock music always confuses me. What’s the difference between this thread and this one:

Rock, Alt-Rock, Indie Rock, Psych Rock, Shoegaze, Punk, Noise Rock, Emocore, etc.

in honor of this album's 15th birthday...so just old enough to understand itself.
www.needlesandgrooves.com www.needlesandgrooves.com

I’m not complaining, this is a serious question.
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No worries. Let me explain like this:

Two Scottish bands.

Teenage Fanclub would fit here.

Biffy Clyro would perhaps fit in the other you mention.
 
Three of my favourite ever compilations, all well worth checking out (and nestling neatly next to my sole Poly-Rythmo CD) . I fell down a big power pop rabbit hole in the mid to late 90s, and these really give a good hint at some of the more mainstream gold out there.

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Poptopia!: Power Pop Classics Of The '70s​

1. Raspberries - Go All The Way
2. Todd Rundgren - Couldn't I Just Tell You
3. Blue Ash - Abracadabra (Have You Seen Her?)
4. Big Star - September Gurls
5. Badfinger - Just A Chance
6. Dwight Twilley Band - I'm On Fire
7. Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action
8. Pezband - Baby It's Cold Outside
9. Cheap Trick - Come On, Come On
10. Fotomaker - Where Have You Been All My Life
11. The Rubinoos - I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
12. The Records - Starry Eyes
13. Bram Tchaikovsky - Girl Of My Dreams
14. Nick Lowe - Cruel To Be Kind
15. The Knack - Good Girls Don't
16. Shoes - Too Late
17. 20/20 - Yellow Pills
18. The Beat - Rock 'n' Roll Girl

Poptopia!: Power Pop Classics Of The '80s​

1. The Romantics - What I Like About You
2. Phil Seymour - Baby It's You
3. Great Buildings - Hold On To Something
4. Holly & The Italians - Tell That Girl To Shut Up
5. The Plimsouls - A Million Miles Away
6. The Spongetones - She Goes Out With Everybody
7. Marshall Crenshaw - Whenever You're On My Mind
8. The Hoodoo Gurus - I Want You Back
9. Let's Active - Every Word Means No
10. Utopia - Crybaby
11. Bangles - Going Down To Liverpool
12. The dB's - Love Is For Lovers
13. Candy - Whatever Happened To Fun...
14. Tommy Keene - Places That Are Gone
15. The Smithereens - Behind The Wall Of Sleep
16. Bill Lloyd - Lisa Anne
17. The Pursuit Of Happiness - She's So Young
18. The La's - There She Goes

Poptopia!: Power Pop Classics Of The '90s​

1. Matthew Sweet - I've Been Waiting
2. Jellyfish - That Is Why
3. Ride - Twisterella
4. Gigolo Aunts - Cope
5. The Rembrandts - Rollin' Down The Hill
6. The Tearaways - Jessica Something
7. The Posies - Solar Sister
8. Wondermints - Proto-Pretty
9. The Lemonheads - Into Your Arms
10. Redd Kross - Lady In The Front Row
11. The Grays - Same Thing
12. The Rooks - Reasons
13. The Greenberry Woods - Trampoline
14. Velocity Girl - I Can't Stop Smiling
15. Velvet Crush - Hold Me Up
16. Zumpano - The Party Rages On
17. P. Hux - Every Minute
18. Idle Wilds - You're All Forgiven

 
Also, for all the fans of Scottish pop, keep an eye out on the Last Night From Glasgow label. I'm a member, and around £100 gets you around 6-8 records a year. They do like their Scottish (power) pop. They reissued the Bluebells this year, and lots of Transhcan Sinatras stuff on the horizon...
 
@espendo - do you know much about I Was a King? I know they're from your bit and have a Norman Blake connection, but other than watching one video I don't know much more.
 
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