Band |
Album |
Year |
Capsule |
| The Contractions |
l'll've'er |
2021 |
Not since the heyday of the Buzzcocks have romance and speedbeat been so gloriously wed together. |
The Put-Upons |
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The Kidney Stones |
All Things Must Pass |
1973 |
A rowdy crowd of senior citizens have a good laugh at Mick's and George's expense. They later guest-vocaled on Harry Nilsson's "I'd Rather Be Dead" |
The Earitants |
Ear Whacks |
1980 |
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PsychoTheRapist |
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On Something |
We're On Something |
1996 |
Shimmering, layered, acid-laced psych-rock from Santa Cruz, California |
The Little Things |
Make All The Difference |
1969 |
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Band By The BBC |
All Aboard The Sensor Ship |
1973 |
Marylebone-based group that dared sing about smoking marijuana and engaging in premarital sex. Shock! Horror! |
Dischord |
Cother Of Munt |
1978 |
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The Shits |
I'd Rather Get Off Than Get Offed |
1977 |
A Class of '77 band from the Bronx that never made it across Spuyten Duyvil |
S.O.T.A. Pop |
State Of The Art |
2011 |
State-of-the-art pop indeed from this Southern Missouri cross between Big Star and Abba. |
Rock B'Yisrael |
"How Old Was Hitler When He Passed Away?" |
2005 |
Brooklyn-Israeli foursome gives the term "Canto-Pop" a whole new meaning |
The Sophomore Jinx |
Pro-Teen Shakes |
2009 |
A group of high school kids from West Philly playing smart-alec power pop |
Hunky, Dory, & Gray |
The Picture Of Hunky, Dory, & Gray |
1978 |
This London trio plays ageless, painterly pop. |
Pops And Ticks |
Locked In A Groove |
2005 |
Father-son duo out of suburban Connecticut succeeds in capturing the edgy, quirky sound of late seventies new wave |
Righteous Gentile |
I Did It Yahweh |
2000 |
A heady mix of gospel and Chazzanishe music |
Pop Leibel |
Who Shot Who |
1987 |
SF band seems to have an encyclopedic knowledge of pop's (and their hometown's) past |
The Cricks |
Brace Yourself |
2000 |
Slam-bang twangpop from Ottawa |
The Crisisters |
Sister? What Sister? |
2007 |
Eco-friendly anthem rock from St. Paul-based twin sisters group |
Cheesecake And The Lowgrades |
Dayroom |
1978 |
A primal punk roar emanates from this upstate New York power trio |
The DoleDrums |
Belle Queue |
1979 |
Romantic Yorkshire mope rock |
The Hautboys |
Forked F |
1986 |
Odd Oboe reference is a cue to the content of this bizarre chamber-noise outing |
Kids Today |
Hall Pass |
1979 |
Fizzy, sprightly pop picks up where Milk 'N' Cookies left off |
The Nowadays |
Once Upon A Sunshine |
1969 |
Breezy Southern California pop...from Vermont! |
One And The Same |
(Pop. 1) |
1994 |
Is it a solo outing? Is it a band? You decide |
Bill Posters |
Bill Posters Will Be Prosecuted |
1978 |
Art-Punk from Chichester |
Pip Helix |
A Jersey Left |
1996 |
Rustic drone folk from a Palisades, NY-based band |
The Rants |
Death Throe |
1988 |
Noise rock shot through with genuine pop hooks. Quite an accomplishment |
Tutti Uncommon |
Israel Vibrators |
1981 |
George Clinton meets Ru Paul on this genuine oddity |
88 Savant |
Severely Artistic |
1986 |
Alterna-billy from Neptune, NJ |
Sue Seidel |
Death Becomes Her |
2002 |
Talk about depressing! Hide the razorblades for this one! |
Truth B. Told |
Phantom Brain Pain |
2004 |
Gospel charged with intellectual doubt |
Joy-Z |
Madness To My Method |
1993 |
She's a Newark-based rapper with a mean streak |
BroadBand |
No More Floppy Dicks |
1988 |
Las Vegas dykecore |
