WOW!!  The second solo outing from Brian Bringelson (a/k/a Paul Starling) is a “must have” melody and harmony-drenched masterpiece!  read more »

A new (old) set of pop-centric tunes from Bruce Moody, one of the 80’s power pop names that's been bouncing around for years and has only recently been investigated.  Back in the early 80's Terry Carolan (True H ... read more »

Having emerged with the '80s garage rock revival, this now re-activated combo from Boston returns to the scene with its kick-ass 2020 full-length.  For “Forget About It” The Classic Ruins reco ... read more »

Rising to the challenge of collaborating with his band during the pandemic, Cliff along with co-producer/musician Greg Maragos (Smash Palace, In The Pocket) and drumme ... read more »

An archival release of sorts from Ireland’s by way of Australia Matt Purcell.  In 1994, Matt’s ... read more »

“Radiophonic Supersonic” is the followup to Dave’s 2017 “Buddah Pesto Manifesto” release.  Dave explains “Oread more »

A 3CD/48 track (featuring a total of 25 previously unreleased songs - 10 previously unreleased by the Knack) career retrospective.  Doug Fieger and his power pop band ... read more »

After Brandon Graham’s band Nacosta split, he hung around with other LA Psych bands, and continued to write songs.  read more »

The 2020 reissue of Dropkick’s 2007 album “Turning Circles” comes as an expanded CD.  This was the first album the Andrew/Alastair/Roy/Stu line up made before “Dot the I” and “Pa ... read more »

Having reformed in 2000, this was the band’s third US tour for th ... read more »

NEW RELEASE ON THE KOOL KAT LABEL – AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 5 – ACCEPTING ORDERS NOW!  Since early 2020’s “Soak Up Th ... read more »

Philly’s Foxycontin are four men devoted to playing high-spirited, pop punk.  Formed in 2003, the band features members of Philly punk legends The Electric Love ... read more »

Keen-eyed trainspotters will recognize Philly’s veteran punk rocker Gerry McGoldrick as the frontman for Solid For Sixty, a band that also counted Frank Brown (Flight Of Mavis/Buzz Zeemer/Travel Lanes) among its ... read more »

If you're a diehard fan of all things indiepop, chances are you've heard of Helen Love!  They (she) have been releasing records on a regular basis for nearly 30 y ... read more »

Although recognized for his excellent original material, Jim chose to compile an album of 21 (!) covers for his latest release that pays homage to his wide-ranging influences.  “’Prince Jones Davies Suite’  ... read more »

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Marveline is the solo project from Fallon Cush/The Native Strip bass player Pete Marley.  read more »

WOW!!!   How did this guy fly under our radar for so long?  It’s too bad Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks already called their album “Sparkle Hard” in 1998, because that simple little phrase would wo ... read more »

A fan of The Spongetones from day one, Mike Browning was absolutely thrilled at a chance meeting with Jamie Hoover at a Dairy Queen in Oak Island, NC.  Upon conversing, Mike not only discovered he and Jam ... read more »

Those fine and upstanding American ambassadors of grooving garage-rock, Muck And The Mires, are back once again with aread more »

Based in Cumbria, UK, Mylittlebrother makres their Big Stir Records debut with “Howl”, a record featuring read more »

With Brian Bringelson’s profile raised recently courtesy of his recent “Desperate Days” pop gem, AND as we get ready to issue his prior (download-only) 2019 solo outing “Burning Backwards” on CD ... read more »

EN ROUTE – ACCEPTING ORDERS NOW!!  THIS IS THE JAPANESE RELEASE OF THEIR ALBUM THAT INCLUDES TWO BONUS TRACKS ... read more »

NEW RELEASE ON THE KOOL KAT LABEL – AVAILABLE JANUARY 29 – ACCEPTING ORDERS NOW!  Rich Arithmetic is back after a prolonged absen ... read more »

1995’s “Sleep In A Wigwam” is the album that introduced Rich Arithmet ... read more »

Have to admit, Secret Colours fell off our radar for a few years since we featured their early releases.  But ... read more »

In 2011, the band released the 5-song “EP3” that includes a very cool cover of The Kinks’ “Sunny Afternoon”!  “They read more »

Sly & The Family Stone grace the cover: A riot’s goin’ on, the descent of the soulful multiracial collective.  Other features include read more »

Over the past five years, Pink Hedgehog supremo Simon Felton has released his “therapeutic trilogy” of albums - “Emotional Feedback” (2015), “Return to Easton Square” (2016) and “Topsy Turvy” (2017) - all solo record ... read more »

It has been ten years since The Galileo 7 played their first gig!  read more »

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The Happy Fits are as out of their depth as the rest of us on their second full-length that operates on the thin line between thrill and apprehension, wrapping panic in a layer of exuberance.  The trio is Luke D ... read more »

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The Nines are one of a very few reliable power pop artists who've produced consistently great music since 1998.read more »

Who says you can't go back home again?  A 80’s track from The Strand is featured on the “Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground 1983-1987” collection that was just released.  “Another Season Passe ... read more »

British guitar icon Chris Spedding joins UK punk legends The Vibrators on the band's newest studio album th ... read more »

This issue details the history of the Magic Fern, one of the key bands in Seattle’s psychedelic music scene in 1966-68.  Photographer Eric Hayes shares his journey through th ... read more »

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“The Eighth Wave” features ten pairs of A and B-sides from Big Stir’s weekly “Single Series”, released in July and August at the height of the 2020 pandemic (and often showcasing artistic responses to the turmoil of ... read more »

An extremely kool co-release from the fine folks at Big Stir Records and Futureman Records that sees artists from both labels and other familiar names paying tribute to one of power pop’s all-time great bands that sn ... read more »

IN STOCK!!  For decades now, Sound Asleep Records’ head honcho Jerker Emanuelson has issued music compilations that have represented the organic side of power-pop and ... read more »

If Warm Morning Brothers conjures images of a lazy ... read more »

Often when an album has been around for 25 years, it is labeled a classic.  Zane Drake’s new album “read more »