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A hardcore but tuneful fresh wave pop music group from NEW YORK, Sorrows (no “the,” make sure you) were formed by guitarist and singer Arthur Alexander in 1977 a couple of months after the break up of his influential power pop combo the Poppees. With tongue somewhat in cheek, Alexander …

The Traveling Elephants were a Japan band who took the majority of their inspiration and sound through the Beatles. Their people included Yoneou, Koji, Takefumi, and Tokuo. The quartet released three Japanese-only albums: Confident Eleven (1991), Second Trip (1992), and Brick Street (1994).

Among the essential rings in the LA power pop explosion from the later 1970s and early ‘80s, 20/20 never quite scored popular single, however they were a robust draw for the Western Coast within their heyday, and their personal song, “Yellow Supplements,” became a cult favourite, covered by several later …

’80s pop rock and roll w/ strikes “What’s He Got,” “She Sheila”

The roots of Milwaukee power pop outfit the Shivvers lie in Within a Hot Coma, among some regional bands pairing bassist Scott Krueger and drummer Jim Richardson — Krueger’s girlfriend, aspiring singer/songwriter Jill Kossoris, also played keyboards using the group in its last months. After Within a Popular Coma divide …

It may not need been the hip move to make at that time, but Shoes continued the pure pop customs from the Beatles as well as the Raspberries through the past due ’70s and early ’80s having a charming innocence and execution unmatched from the more derivative rings lumped in …

Led by Nikki Corvette, the Detroit trio Nikki & the Corvettes performed basic brand-new wave power pop with girl group affects. If you’re searching for something rawer compared to the Go-Go’s, however definitely not as organic because the Ramones, this may fill the costs, although they’re much less achieved as …

Delivered in Oklahoma Town, Oklahoma, Phil Seymour is most likely best appreciated for his period using the Dwight Twilley Music group, who proved a number of the finest pop music of their period, including the common “I’m burning.” After two albums (1976’s Sincerely and 1978’s Twilley Don’t Mind), Seymour still …

Honeyrider — the name an appropriation of Ursula Andress’ bikini-clad beachcombing personality through the 1962 James Connection film Dr Zero — is actually the energy pop alias of multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and songwriter Gary Strickland. In 1996, Strickland documented a one-off one beneath the name to get a Candy Floss one, …

Canadian multi-instrumentalist David Quinton began his general public musical career like a drummer within the Who and Jam tribute music group the Mods in Toronto in 1977, after that left to be Stiv Bators’ drummer for any 1979 tour, before time for Toronto having a single deal at hand from …