Power Pop!

[NoNeck622]

I'm sure a lot of you have heard about this by now, but whatever.

At the request of an audience member, Bradford Cox of Atlas Sound and Deerhunter jams for an hour on the power pop classic "My Sharona" while generally acting like a jerk:

http://pitchfork.com/news/45658-watch-bradford-cox-terrifies-audience-in-minneapolis-covers-my-sharona-for-an-hour/

[Steeley Chris]

Where do people stand on The Dwight Twilley Band? I feel like I've heard good things about them in regards to Power Pop. I have Twilley Don't Mind, and I thought it kinda stunk.

[Greggulator]

It's probably labelled more pop-punk than power-pop but who gives a crap? The Queers' "Don't Back Down" is one of the best albums of the 90s. They grew up aping the Ramones, listened to a ton of early Beach Boys, and then made an album of songs under 3 minutes which have amazing hooky choruses and are total sing-a-longs. The final song is also one of the true lost great songs of all-time: "I Can't Get Over You" is an amazing duet with Lisa Mahr of the late, great Cub (another power-poppy band everyone should check out if they somehow missed them in the 90s.)