Power Pop Shakers! NEW RELEASES/REISSUES #23 (Redd Kross, Lemon Twigs, Prisoners, Beachwood Sparks)

Power Pop Shakers! NEW RELEASES/REISSUES #23 (Redd Kross, Lemon Twigs, Prisoners, Beachwood Sparks)

This is the 23rd episode of 'Power Pop Shakers!', where I talk about power pop new releases and the odd reissue.

There is a thriving international power pop underground scene, which I aim to promote with this series of videos. As much as I love the classic power pop acts like Big Star, The Raspberries, Cheap Trick and the Flamin' Groovies, it's always great to discover new bands from around the world with their own unique take on the genre.

If you go to my channel, and click on 'Playlists', you'll find a playlist called 'Power Pop Shakers!', where you can listen to the music I'm talking about. The intention is to keep adding to the playlist, so that it becomes a useful one-stop shop to discover new power pop bands.

In this video I mention:

PETE ASTOR 'Model Village' ('Tall Stories & New Religions', LP/CD, Tapete)

BEACHWOOD SPARKS 'Falling Forever' ('Across The River Of Stars', LP/CD, Curation; due out on the 19th July 2024)

CHILD OF PANOPTES 'Hey! Mr Carpenter' ('Un Petit Morceau De Buvard', 7-inch EP, Rogue)

PAUL COLLINS 'Tell Me' ('Jem Records Celebrates Jagger & Richards' by Various Artists, CD, Jem)

THE COURETTES 'Shake!' ('Shake! c/w You Woo Me', 7-inch single, Damaged Goods)

THE CRYSTAL TEARDROP 'Running Out Of Time' ('Running Out Of Time c/w Apres Jeudi', 7-inch single, Rogue)

THE DAHLMANNS 'A Thing About You' ('Lucky', 7-inch EP, Snap)

THE DICTATORS 'My Imaginary Friend' (DL, Valley Entertainment)

TYMON DOGG AND THE DACOITS 'Wheel Of Life And Death'/'Turning Of The World'/'I Don't Wanna Be Poor' ('The Granada Sessions', LP/CD, Tiny Global Productions)

THE FALLEN LEAVES 'The Worried Well' ('Simple Songs For Complex People', LP, Parliament)

WESLEY FULLER 'The Velvet Affair' ('All Fuller, No Filler', LP, Cheersquad)

THE LEMON TWIGS 'My Golden Years'/They Don't Know How To Fall In Place'/'How Can I Love Her More' ('A Dream Is All We Know', CD/LP/Cassette, Captured Tracks)

MOTORISTS 'Call Control' ('Touched By The Stuff', LP, We Are Time - US/Canada, Bobo Integral - rest of the world)

THE ON AND ONS 'Looking Out Of A Mirror' ('Looking Out Of A Mirror c/w Hey What's Going On?', 7-inch single, Rogue)

THE PRISONERS 'Morning Star'/'Going Back'/'Winter In June' ('Morning Star', CD/LP, Own Up)

REDD KROSS 'Candy Coloured Catastrophe' ('Redd Kross', 2LP, In The Red; due out on the 28th June 2024)

THE REFLECTORS 'All The Way Down' ('Going Out Of Fashion', LP, Neon Nile)

THE STEMS 'Surround Me' ('Heads Up', LP, Cheersquad)

THE THINGS 'She Came Out Of The Sky' ('Coloured Heaven', LP, Misty Lane)

BILLY TIBBALS 'Burn Out!' ('Nightlife Stories', 12-inch 6-track EP, Silver Arrow)

THE WOGGLES 'Telling Me Lies' ('Time Has Come', CD/LP, Wicked Cool)

THE ZEROS 'Don't Push Me Around c/w Wimp'/'Beat Your Heart Out c/w Wild Weekend'/'They Say That (Everything's Alright) c/w Getting Nowhere Fast' (7-inch singles, Munster)

I also showed 'I'll Have A ... Bucket Of Brains' by the Flamin' Groovies (10-inch mini-LP, Parlophone), and 'Hit To Hit' by 2nd Grade (LP, Double Double Whammy).

This is a 'Vinyl Melange Cheap 'n' Cheerful' production for vinyl and CD collectors, crate diggers and fans of the international power pop underground scene.