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Selection Box Vol. 1/The Appleyard Sessions (2CD)
 
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Price: $17.00
Artist: Amoeba Teen
Manufacturer: Kool Kat Musik
 
 
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Ameoba Teen’s core members Mark Britton (rhythm guitar and keyboard) and Mike Turner (lead guitar) met as teenagers and have been writing together for nearly two decades. They first bonded on a shared appreciation of Cream and other classic British blues acts, but their interests soon moved on to artists that were more melodic but still with prominent and layered guitars, including Neil Young, Jellyfish, Wilco, and Teenage Fanclub.  In early 2017 they rewarded fans with “Selection Box Vol. 1” followed in five months by “The Appleyard Sessions” (both download-only releases).  They now make their CD debut on this 2CD collection!  Although “Selection Box” is ostensibly the “pop” album and “Appleyard” the “folk” album (they even contain songs titled “Pop” and “Folk,” respectively), when paired together, they seem not so much two different genres as two different ways of conveying the writers’ inner lives.  “I love power pop, be it from the Mod 60’s, the skinny-tie 70’s, or any of the genre’s various revivals, up to the present day. But if I am honest with myself, I will admit that whereas power pop classics retain a timeless immediacy, many of them have something missing. That something is emotional maturity.  Hence, for the listener who loves catchy melodies, ear-candy harmonies, guitars that alternately jangle and fuzz, and simple rhythm, there is a crisis built into power pop: how can an artist take a medium designed to express teenage angst and adapt it to say meaningful things about adult life? Is such a task even possible?  I submit that it is, and that the proof is in the Amoeba Teen recordings that comprise this collection. There is no doubt that ‘Selection Box’ wears its emotions on its sleeve. From the supercharged starburst of ‘This Spark’ to the defiantly above-the-weather ‘Good Morning Sunshine,’ to the tenderly encouraging ‘Fade Out,’ the message is clear. Adult life is messy and often disappointing.  The frankness of the lyrics finds its complement in the intensity of the album’s musical arrangements.  Save for a couple of tunes where the band lightens the mood, such as the lush ‘Memory Lane’ (which manages to capture the mood of ‘Penny Lane’ nicely without falling into soundalike territory), there is a surfeit of nervous energy in its grooves. It’s palpable in the crunchy staccatoed guitar lines of ‘This Spark,’ the slightly neurotic high-hat on ‘Hearts and Minds,’ and the plaintive Al Kooper organ line feeling its way through ‘Fade Out.’ Often, it threatens to bubble over into a kind of ecstasy, and sometimes it does. But even when it doesn’t, it’s always satisfying, because it speaks to the experiences of people who are trying to find beauty in everyday life. That same search for beauty is evident in ‘The Appleyard Sessions’, but there it is expressed far more delicately, with lyrics that read like poems and arrangements that feel like soundscapes.  For my money, the standouts are ‘Folk’ and ‘3 a.m., Here I Am,’ which combine to give the impression of a swatch of a soundtrack to a lost film.  There’s an entire story just in the reverberations of the opening guitar chord of ‘Folk,’ with its mysterious tuning recalling Jimmy Page in his most Bert Janschian mood. I’m also taken with the subtle ambient effects that pan left-right left and the other elements of ‘musique concrete’ that waft through the mix. Add Mike’s tensile voice as it chimes in with haiku-like verses, and Amoeba Teen succeeds in creating a sound collage that evokes ‘Bookends’-era Simon and Garfunkel.  A sense of melancholy pervades those songs and others throughout this disc.  With the recordings on this collection, Amoeba Teen successfully stretch the boundaries of power pop to make it express grown-up ideas. At the same time, they display a unique and beautiful flair for the familiar-yet-new melodies that keep the genre forever young. Their sound has real substance, and I’m excited to discover where their muse will take them in the years to come.” - Dawn Eden Goldstein  Eloquently stated Dawn….thank you!  GREAT!!


 
Agent Of Chaos
Price: $15.00
Artist: Brad Marino
Manufacturer: Spaghetty Town Records
Description:

“Agent Of Chaos” is Brad Martino’s fifth solo outing!  “Given that it has been nearly two-and-half years s ... read more »

Another World. Another Life. Another Time.
Price: $16.00
Artist: Captain Wilberforce
Manufacturer: Blue Tuxedo Records
Description:

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a power pop fan in possession of a good record collection, must be in want of the latest Captain W ... read more »

Songs For A Fallow Land
Price: $18.00
Artist: Cleaners From Venus
Manufacturer: self-released
Description:

Recording on a four track in a bedroom in shameful poverty that began in early 1985, “Songs For A Fallow Land” emerged later that tumultuous year. In England it was a time when the government were mak ... read more »

In The Golden Autumn
Price: $18.00
Artist: Cleaners From Venus
Description:

“In The Golden Autumn” originally surfaced in autumn of 1983 as a cassette, having been recorded during the sunny summer of that year. Like its predecessor “Midnight Cleaners”, it was made on a Tascam 144 four-tra ... read more »

See You In The Sunshine
Price: $6.00
Artist: Dave Dill
Manufacturer: self-released
Description: While still having a sound that is very much "today", Dave's fourth, truly solo (he plays all of the instruments), effort from 2005 owes a lot to the influences of The Beatles and Brian Wilson. Overflowing with guitars, tasty keyboards and wonderful harmonies! "His knack for that Lennon-esque innate quality to write catch ... read more »

Psychology
Price: $11.00
Artist: Drool Brothers
Manufacturer: Barfing Glitter Records
Description:

The Drool Brothers are a Los Angeles born and bred rock combo that use fuzz guitars, metalflaked bongos, analog Casio keyboards and sarcasm to tell ... read more »

Live On Fire At The Agora 1976
Price: $17.00
Artist: Dwight Twilley Band
Manufacturer: Iconoclassic Records
Description:

“Live On Fire At The Agora 1976” captures the Dwight Twilley Band at the peak of its onstage powers.  Twilley, partner Phil Seymour, lead guitarist Bill Pitcoc ... read more »

Bland Ambition
Price: $12.00
Artist: Glowbox
Manufacturer: self-released
Description:

“Bland Ambition”, Glowbox’s fourth album includes the final recordings by the longtime lineup of Kevin Drinan, Jim McGroddy, Mike Fiore, and ... read more »

Smoke and Mirrors
Price: $16.00
Artist: Green Seagull
Manufacturer: Spinout Nuggets Records
Description:

Green Seagull are a London, UK based baroque psych pop band, taking influence from the likes of The Left Banke, The Zombies and The Association.read more »

Never Leaving California
Price: $10.00
Artist: Greg Ieronimo
Manufacturer: self-released
Description:

LIMITED STOCK!  The followup to “Bipolar Love” is a stone cold corker!  “Ieronimo’s so ... read more »

Tomorrow Is Today
Price: $15.00
Artist: Jeremy
Manufacturer: JAM Recordings
Description:

Hey, guess who’s got another new record out in 2026?  Jeremy!  Guess who he’s collaborated with again on it?  Ken Stringfellow!  And the result is another solid winner!!  “As a long-time ... read more »

Under The Rock
Price: $14.00
Artist: Jim Basnight
Manufacturer: Kool Kat Musik
Description:

RELEASE ON THE KOOL KAT LABEL!  Jim Basnight started r ... read more »

New Bondi Hippies
Price: $10.00
Artist: Jimmy Haber
Manufacturer: Bad Sun Records
Description:

LIMITED STOCK!  Jimmy Haber was a founding member of the 80’s Punk band Degenerates and, in ... read more »

Sunny, I Was Wrong
Price: $17.00
Artist: Joe Pernice
Manufacturer: New West Records
Description:

Joe Pernice has been catching songs for thirty years now, first with the alt-country legends Scud Mountain Boys and then with the indie-pop mainstays Pernice Brothers.  In both ... read more »

Got Good (if you get it) (2CD)
Price: $15.00
Artist: Kansas City Jammers
Manufacturer: Lion Productions
Description:

The "Got Good (if you get it)" album has long been a favorite of psychedelic collectors and those in the know — the Acid Archives entry, for example, is full of compliments for the band’s "strong ... read more »

Wormslayer
Price: $15.00
Artist: Kula Shaker
Manufacturer: Strange F.O.L.K. Records
Description:

The album art for “Worms ... read more »

Uncommon Side Effects
Price: $14.00
Artist: Marc Valentine
Manufacturer: Wicked Cool Records
Description:

Marc Valentine is a Norwich-based British singer-songwriter and guitarist known for his high-energy, hook-driven power-pop sound.  The former frontman of cult favorites Last Great Dreamers, Marc’ ... read more »

The New Technicolor
Price: $11.00
Artist: Michael Slawter with Julian Volpe
Manufacturer: Set To Pop Records
Description:

“The New Technicolor” is a collaboration between songwriter and producer Michael Slawter and Charleston-based multi-instrumentalist Julian Volpe, whose work as the creative force behind Band of Jays and decades as ... read more »

Solo...ish
Price: $15.00
Artist: Nick Piunti
Manufacturer: JEM Records
Description:

Nick Piunti is a "Power Pop Troubadour."  Known for his powerful melodies and everyman lyrics, he has left Th read more »

Eccentric
Price: $14.00
Artist: Quinn Hawkins
Manufacturer: Kool Kat Musik
Description:

RELEASE ON THE KOOL KAT LABEL!  read more »

The Over Under
Price: $13.00
Artist: Rob Bonfiglio
Manufacturer: Damask Records
Description:

It’s been 8 years since Rob Bonfiglio's last solo album, 2018’s “Trouble Again”.  read more »

Written By Ronnie D’Addario
Price: $16.00
Artist: Ronnie D'Addario
Manufacturer: Omnivore Records
Description:

A 13 track collection of songs written by the father of Brian & Michael D'Addario (The Lemon Twigs), performed by Ronnie, The Lemon Twigs, Todd Rundgren, Mac De ... read more »

Two Amp Songs
Price: $9.00
Artist: Sean Lee
Manufacturer: self-released
Description:

LIMITED STOCK!  Born in New York City, Sean comes from a musical family.  His father, ... read more »

Sector Frontier
Price: $14.00
Artist: Sector Frontier
Manufacturer: Kool Kat Musik
Description:

NEW RELEASE ON THE KOOL KAT LABEL - AVAILABLE APRIL 10!  Due to popular demand, this ... read more »

Shindig! Magazine - Issue #174
Price: $13.00
Artist: Shindig! Magazine - Issue #174
Manufacturer: Shindig Magazine
Description:

The Sorrows are this issue’s cover stars: The beat/R&B heroes’ jo ... read more »

Every Little Word (2CD)
Price: $28.00
Artist: Slim Dunlap
Manufacturer: Curation Records
Description:

Slim Dunlap's two obscure yet adored mid-90's solo albums "The Old New Me" (highly regarded as a gritty, roots-rock gem, often described as a “Stonesy,” Keith Richards-esque effort with charmingly art ... read more »

Survival As A Kind Of Triumph
Price: $14.00
Artist: The Ash & The Oak
Manufacturer: Country Mile Records
Description:

The third release from The Ash and The Oak, the name under which songwriter Simon Leighfield releases his music. Starting as a guitar/drums/melodica three piece, the singer continues to collaborate with other musicians to hel ... read more »

Garden Of Eve
Price: $15.00
Artist: The B-Sides
Manufacturer: self-released
Description:

Power Pop meets Art Rock in a new collaboration project from Miami based musicians Chris Alvy (Hi-Fi Sister/Superfuzz/Chris Alvy band) and Adrian Lopez (Similar Prisoners) who take a listening sonic journey through t ... read more »

The Black Hand Gang + bonus disc
Price: $12.00
Artist: The Black Hand Hand Gang
Manufacturer: Killahertz Records
Description:

LIMITED STOCK!  2009 release.  Like their hometown of Glasgow, The Black Hand Gang com ... read more »

Goodies
Price: $13.00
Artist: The Cool Whips
Manufacturer: self-released
Description:

LIMITED STOCK!  2015 release.  The Cool Whips’ songs are tightly composed, full of novel chords, strategically placed organ stab, high harmonies and guitar ... read more »

Confess
Price: $15.00
Artist: The Cynz
Manufacturer: JEM Records
Description:

Fresh from the great performance of “Can’t Help Thinking About Me” on “JEM Records Celebrates David Bowie”, comes “Confess” taking off where the purge of “Little Miss Lost” read more »

Life In Reverse
Price: $13.00
Artist: The Dahlmanns
Manufacturer: FABCOM Records
Description:

Formed in 2010 by the married couple Andre and Line Dahlmann, the Dahlmanns have released several records on labels all around the world and played shows ... read more »

Don't Spoil The Fun
Price: $13.00
Artist: The Goods
Manufacturer: Dandy Boy Records
Description:

Oakland power pop outfit The Goods arrive with their long-awaited full-length, “Don’t Spoil the Fun”.  Recalling the jangle and melodicism of early luminaries like The Byrds and Big Star, with t ... read more »

The Green Hearts
Price: $12.00
Artist: The Green Hearts
Manufacturer: self-released
Description:

Richmond, VA’s The Green Hearts like to gather around and eat snacks, drink beers and play some loud, sweet, crunchy, hook-filled rock n' roll music. Their shows are much like this, but with more sweat more beer, ... read more »

Moonlighting
Price: $11.00
Artist: The Honeymoon Stallions
Manufacturer: self-released
Description:

The Honeymoon Stallions’ 2012 debut!  No matter what name Andy Goldberg trades under (Sun Kings, Goldbergs), the results are always the same - Beatle-ish power pop of the highest order!  "The Stallions gallop out of the gate with ... read more »

Bona Fide
Price: $13.00
Artist: The Honeymoon
Manufacturer: self-released
Description:

Andy Goldberg is back!  After releasing CDs as The Sun Kings and The Goldbergs, he returns with “Bona Fide”, the second Honeymoon Stallions record, and first since 2012’s “Moonlighting”.  read more »

Knackology: The Zen Recordings
Price: $16.00
Artist: The Knack
Manufacturer: Omnivore Recordings
Description:

5/8 release!  Omnivore Recordings reignites its longtime series of ... read more »

Look For Your Mind!
Price: $16.00
Artist: The Lemon Twigs
Manufacturer: Captured Tracks Records
Description:

5/8 release!   The Lemon Twigs' two previous albums, “A Dream I ... read more »

Completely Necessary: Anthology 1978-1982 (2CD)
Price: $27.00
Artist: The Necessaries
Manufacturer: Omnivore Records
Description:

"The group has no niche, it doesn't fit in anywhere," explained Necessaries drummer Jesse Chamberlain in a 1980 Melody Maker interview.  "We just ... read more »

Luminary
Price: $15.00
Artist: The On and Ons
Manufacturer: JEM Records
Description:

The On and Ons are a Sydney, Australia-based rock/power pop quartet with a string of critically acclaimed releases on read more »

Never Felt Bitter
Price: $14.00
Artist: The Pretty Flowers
Manufacturer: Forge Again Records
Description:

In 2024, The Pretty Flowers’ vocalist/guitarist Noah Green left the cramped apartment in LA’s Koreatown where he had lived and written music for 13 years, relocating to a house in the foothills of Sierra Madre, a ... read more »

Having Fun With...
Price: $17.00
Artist: The Rockerati
Manufacturer: Corsair Records
Description:

"Having Fun With..." is the second album from British rock'n'rollers The Rockerati.  The clue is in the name... there are musical and lyrical nods and winks to a hos ... read more »

Radio DDR
Price: $16.00
Artist: The Sharp Pins
Manufacturer: K Records
Description:

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Darkening Sky
Price: $12.00
Artist: The Suncharms
Manufacturer: Sunday Records
Description:

Sheffield, UK’s The Suncharms are back with “Darkening Sky”, their third album and first in 3 years.  “They are a great Indie Rock band that touches Dream Pop, Jangle Pop, C86, Shoegaze, 80’s Gui ... read more »

The While
Price: $16.00
Artist: The While
Manufacturer: Rock Indiana Records
Description:

The debut album of Swedish indie rock supergroup The While, consisting of Fredrik Norberg of Popsicle, backed by the members of The Genuine Fakes!  read more »

High Noon Hymns
Price: $20.00
Artist: The Long Ryders
Manufacturer: Cherry Red Records
Description:

“High Noon Hymns” is the followup to their critically-acclaimed 2023 release “September November”.  Long Ryder guitarist/mandolinist Sid Griffin states”'High N ... read more »

Faith In Us
Price: $19.00
Artist: Tony Poole
Manufacturer: Aurora Records
Description:

“Faith In Us” is Tony Poole’s first official solo album.  “From his early days in read more »

First Impression #2
Price: $21.00
Artist: True Lies
Manufacturer: Beluga Records
Description:

Singer Per Olin is the only current member who has been with True Lies since the beginning (nearly 40 years ago). With their two previous albums, “Hoarse” (2019) and “New World Blue ... read more »

All Hat No Cattle
Price: $14.00
Artist: Turn Turn Turn
Manufacturer: Simon Recording Co.
Description:

On their third album, “All Hat No Cattle,” Turn Turn Turn draws from a deep well of inspiration.  The stories and musical atmosphere of this next-level offerin ... read more »

Ugly Things Magazine - Issue #71
Price: $12.00
Artist: Ugly Things Magazine - Issue #71
Manufacturer: Ugly Things
Description:

Iggy Pop is on the cover with an expansive, mind-blowing interview with manager/publicist/journalist/tastemaker Danny Fields, who reveals intimate insider tales of the Stooges, MC5, the Velvet Underground, Nico, B ... read more »

Uni Boys
Price: $15.00
Artist: Uni Boys
Manufacturer: Curation Records
Description:

Uni Boys waltz back into our lives spinning thundering playful songs full of ideas on their newest hook-filled record that a winner!  The raw power of Uni Boys undeniable pop has marked them for rock'n'roll g ... read more »

Safe In My Garden: American Pop In The Shadows 1967-1972
Price: $17.00
Artist: Various Artists
Manufacturer: Ace Records
Description:

Peace and love in late 60’s America did not come without parallel feelings of fear and confusion about the social situation - specifically about Vietnam. ... read more »

The Gaiety Records Story Vol. 2
Price: $13.00
Artist: Various Artists
Manufacturer: Pacemaker Records
Description:

A second collection of rare singles from the label that produced the cream of the mid-60’s crop of Canadian garage, punk, and psychedelic music! The Gaiety roster was rich in talent (the 49th Parallel ... read more »

The Gaiety Records Story Vol. 1
Price: $13.00
Artist: Various Artists
Manufacturer: Pacemaker Records
Description:

A Canadian "Nuggets" compilation, drawn from the vaults of terrific indie label Gaiety Records, a label which featured many obscure, good bands in searc ... read more »

The Direct Records Story Volume Four
Price: $16.00
Artist: Various Artists
Manufacturer: Kool Kat Musik
Description:

NEW RELEASE ON THE KOOL KAT LABEL AVAILABLE MAY 15!  We’re back with Volume Four o ... read more »