Following my look at the Power Pop scene last week, here are a few more gems that have come to my attention.
Inky Nite – The Canyon
Parts of this sounds for all the world like the start of The Smiths ‘Hand in Glove’. Not that that is a bad thing, and the whole jangly guitar 80s feel works for me. There is a universe where this song is number one. Bits of Lloyd Cole, and lots of Bananarama. This can go on the get set for Summer playlist. Follow Inky Nite here. Not on Bandcamp, but you can find them on Spotify here.
Macca Taylor – How It Goes
A far more 60s vibe. A nice up-tempo groove with a nice Vox organ sound going on behind the acoustic guitar. As Taylor points out a “beautiful bassline from my mate Jamie.” No surprise that he’s from the home of fab sounds – Birkenhead – classic English pop music. The lyrics are an ode to confusion he says, nothing confused about his music though. Follow his Socials here. Find his two releases on Bandcamp here.
Alpha Cat – Pearl Harbor 2020
Much tougher than the previous two songs. This song is updated from a 2001 release. The Original pearl Harbor was produced by Fred Smith of Television, and this has the stamp of professionalism, and a great bassline. I’ve been listening to this album all week and can’t recommend it highly enough. Best of all it’s on Bandcamp. Buy it here.
Glass Ankle – Super Silkmen
Now I know nothing about football, and this is tribute to Macclesfield Town FC. So, while the lyrics are a little lost on me the music isn’t. You will listen to a lot of music before you hear a better line than “This is why Macclesfield is so great”. The 70s sound is just brilliant, with bits of Mellotron going on in the background. I still don’t get football, but who cares when the fans produce music this good. Also, on Bandcamp and on the Facebook here.
So over two weekends we have found that pop, especially that peculiarly English brand of jangly guitar stuff known as Power Pop is alive and well and living just under the radar waiting for you to find it.
