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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!!


 
Coming Up From The Streets
Price: $13.00
Artist: Atomic
Manufacturer: Dandyland Records
Description:

LIMITED STOCK!  Hailing from Furth in the Bavarian Forest (an area not known for its thriving indie scene), twins Thomas and Rainer Marschel always focused on the d ... read more »

The Unquiet and Apart
Price: $10.00
Artist: Ben Patton
Manufacturer: self-released
Description:

A 2008 solo outing from one half of Muller and Patton.  "He's a really cool artist who unfortunately has not received any special attention. He has a certain charm about him.  Possessed of a musical palette that ... read more »

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 »

The Weight Of Early Promise
Price: $15.00
Artist: Calk Everett
Manufacturer: self-released
Description:

Cal Everett is a singer songwriter, recording artist and performer, most notably with 4 out of 5 Doctors in the 80's. “The Weight of read more »

Modernism
Price: $16.00
Artist: Chris Stamey
Manufacturer: Flatiron Records
Description:

6/19 RELEASE  read more »

High On The Low Brow
Price: $15.00
Artist: Datura4
Manufacturer: Alive Records
Description:

Four years after "Neanderthal Jam", Datura4 are back with their sixth album, "High on the Low Brow", recorded once again in their hometown of Fremantle, Western Au ... read more »

Exposure
Price: $12.00
Artist: David Brookings and the Average Lookings
Manufacturer: Byar Records
Description:

“Exposure” is David’s 10th album overall, and the third David Brookings and the Average Lookings release.  The record was recorded as he was moving from LA to Nashville in the spring of 2025 an ... read more »

Skeletons
Price: $14.00
Artist: David Woodard
Manufacturer: Kool Kat Musik
Description:

NEW RELEASE ON THE KOOL KAT LABEL - AVAILABLE JUNE 26!  Last Chris ... read more »

Dead Star Boys
Price: $17.00
Artist: Dead Star Boys
Manufacturer: self-released
Description:

LIMITED STOCK!  read more »

Rats
Price: $17.00
Artist: Dead Star Boys
Manufacturer: self-released
Description:

“Rats” was recorded in the same bomb proof shelter, on the outskirts of Chatham as the band’s self-titled debut. No difficult second album issues, the songs were ea ... read more »

Jangles Up
Price: $17.00
Artist: Diesel Park West
Manufacturer: Danville Records
Description:

Still fronted by band founder/singer/songwriter John Butler, “Jangles Up” is Diesel Park West’s 13th full-length release, and third consecutive album in as many years that confirms a mystery at the hear ... read more »

Clowns
Price: $14.00
Artist: Ed Welch
Manufacturer: Think Like A Key Records
Description:

The overlooked 1971 album from classically trained British composer Ed Welch, featuring lyrics by American folk icon Tom Paxton, both writing songs by post across the Atlantic.  The result was “Clowns”, an albu ... read more »

Mavis Sings Mavis
Price: $13.00
Artist: Flight of Mavis
Manufacturer: MSM Records
Description:

Originally formed in 1988, Philly’s Flight of Mavis return with “Mavis Sings Mavis”, their first album since their 1989 debut!  Recorded with longtime friend Matty Muir at historic Philadelphia recording stud ... read more »

11
Price: $10.00
Artist: Go Time!
Manufacturer: Kool Kat Musik
Description:

RELEASE ON THE KOOL KAT LABEL!  Chicago’s Go Time! are back with their second release on the Kool Kat label an ... 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 »

Still Here
Price: $13.00
Artist: High On Stress
Manufacturer: Rum Bar Records
Description: High on Stress saddle up to the (Rum) bar with “Still Here” ... read more »

Half-Baked
Price: $14.00
Artist: Jimmy Campbell
Manufacturer: Think Like A Key Records
Description:

As a member of groups like The Kirkbys, The 23rd Turnoff and Rockin’ Horse, Jimmy Campbell remains one of the great unsung figures of British late 60’s pop-psych - a Liverpool singer-songwriter ... read more »

Godless Country
Price: $13.00
Artist: Mark Ward
Manufacturer: self-released
Description:

Can politics and power pop co-exist?  Mark Ward’s fourth solo album “Godless Country” is unflinching and unabashedly unapo ... 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 »

My Life To Live - Peter Case At McCabe's
Price: $21.00
Artist: Peter Case
Manufacturer: Sunset Blvd Records
Description:

The 22-track “My Life To Live: Peter Case at McCabe’s” is a venue in Santa Monica, CA where Peter played for two nights.  read more »

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

RELEASE ON THE KOOL KAT LABEL!  Due to popular demand, this retro-sounding release f ... read more »

Shindig! Magazine - Issue #176
Price: $13.00
Artist: Shindig! Magazine - Issue #176
Manufacturer: Shindig Magazine
Description:

COMING SOON!  Robyn Hitchcock is the cover star:< ... read more »

Live '76
Price: $18.00
Artist: Starry Eyed and Laughing
Manufacturer: Aurora Records
Description:

As we await the arrival of a brand new, highly anticipated album coming this summer, Starry Eyed and Laughing are releasing “Live ’76”, featuring 17 songs from one of their last gigs in 1976, together with ... 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 Beau Brummels
Price: $21.00
Artist: The Beau Brummels
Manufacturer: Real Gone Records
Description:

Has there ever been a band more underrated than The Beau Brummels?  Their body of work stands up to many of their more celebrated peers (country rock, for one ... read more »

This Is... The Bluebells
Price: $19.00
Artist: The Bluebells
Manufacturer: Last Night In Glasgow Records
Description:

Legendary 80’s Scottish popsters The Bluebells are back with their brand new record “This Is… The Bluebells”!  The record was recorded live and co-prod ... read more »

Thoughts & Prayers
Price: $12.00
Artist: The Blusterfields
Manufacturer: New Atlas Records
Description:

What does the world need as the USA spirals under fascist overreach and corrupt governance?   An 11 song album of lefty soyboy power pop!!  Channelling their impudent rage into clever ... read more »

In Spite Of Everything
Price: $21.00
Artist: The Boo Radleys
Manufacturer: 1984 Records
Description:

“In Spite Of Everything” is The Boo Radley's third album since they got back together at the start of this decade and their ninth overall.  Continuing on from the comeback albu ... read more »

The Rideout
Price: $12.00
Artist: The Chelsea Curve
Manufacturer: Rum Bar Records
Description:

There are few feelings that can beat those first few days of spring, when the weather lures us outside, every day feels like the weekend, and all of life’s stresses and frustrations quickly fade away. The Chelsea ... read more »

Under The Radar
Price: $13.00
Artist: The Goldbergs
Manufacturer: Kool Kat
Description: The follow-up to "Hooks, Lines & Sinkers" is here!  And we're quite chuffed to be able to proclaim it a Kool Kat release!   It could very easily be titled "Hooks Vol. 2" as this Beatles-inspired gem's got everything that the previous one had and more!   Solid songs, solid playing, lots of guitar ... read more »

Hooks, Lines & Sinkers
Price: $13.00
Artist: The Goldbergs
Manufacturer: self-released
Description:

Their 2006 release that got lots of praise!  “This is proof that some of the best music out there remains unsigned talent. The Goldbergs are essen ... 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 »

When Fever Let Me Dream
Price: $16.00
Artist: The Green Pajamas
Manufacturer: Label 51 Records
Description:

 Since 1984, The Green ... 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 »

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

Omnivore Recordings reignites its longtime series of Knack collections with “Knackology: The Zen Recordings”, a 19-song collection from the archives of the ... read more »

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

The Lemon Twigs' two previous albums, “A Dream Is All We Know” (2024) and “Everything Harmony” (2023), certainly indicated something of a ground zero in their then five album caree ... read more »

Paraphernalia
Price: $16.00
Artist: The Loons
Manufacturer: UT Records
Description:

LIMITED STOCK!  2004 release.  Mike Stax, bassist for such legendary bands as The Craw ... read more »

My Beautiful Distance
Price: $14.00
Artist: The Numbers
Manufacturer: Kool Kat Musik
Description:

RELEASE ON THE KOOL KAT LABEL!  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 »

Melody
Price: $7.00
Artist: The Poster Boy
Manufacturer: Firestation Records
Description:

LIMITED STOCK!!  “’Melody’ is a pop album the classic Americ ... 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 »

No Better Time
Price: $15.00
Artist: The Rallies
Manufacturer: self-released
Description:

The Rallies have a knack for writing deliciously infectious power pop tunes, seamlessly not missing a beat and delivering irresistible melodies with hooks that stick like glue. Their music ... read more »

Acknowledge Kindness
Price: $18.00
Artist: The Reds, Pinks & Purples
Manufacturer: Fire Records
Description:

“Acknowledge Kindness” expands The Reds, Pinks And Purples' distinctive brand of emotional pop, music built for the quiet hours and the restless mind.  Evolving naturally from ... 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 »

Live At Paradise 1979
Price: $14.00
Artist: The Shirts
Manufacturer: Think Like A Key Records
Description:

Led by then -“Hair” star Annie Golden (later of Orange Is the New Black and Broadway acclaim) - at their electrifying best, touring behind their “Street L ... read more »

Iraqdonalds EP (+ bonus disc)
Price: $12.00
Artist: The Silver Brazilians
Manufacturer: Ten Gurus Records
Description:

LIMITED STOCK!  2008 release. This from their rather witty bio - "The Silver Brazilians emerged from the burgeoning undergro ... read more »

No Girls No Fun
Price: $10.00
Artist: The Spastic Hearts
Manufacturer: Jolly Ronnie Records
Description:

The ultra-catchy, 2015 sophomore effort from this power pop punk band from Northeast Ohio.  "Sometimes everything you need to know about an album is revealed in its title. And of course it's full of songs about girls ... read more »

Stupid Grin
Price: $13.00
Artist: The Sun Kings
Manufacturer: self-released
Description:

Fronted by Andy Goldberg (The Goldbergs/The Honeymoon Stallions), tread more »

Expected Outcomes
Price: $10.00
Artist: The Well Wishers
Manufacturer: self-released
Description:

The 11 new tracks on "Expected Outcomes, the 14th full-length release from The Well Wishers, who’ve been delivering top-shelf pop for 22 years, jump from the speakers with melodic blasts of punchy power ... read more »

For Friends In Faraway Places
Price: $16.00
Artist: The Wellingtons
Manufacturer: Popboomerang Records
Description:

LIMITED STOCK!  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 »

Toy Horses
Price: $12.00
Artist: Toy Horses
Manufacturer: Albino Records
Description:

LIMITED STOCK!  Toy Horses are the Welsh stepson/stepfather duo of Adam Franklin and Tom Williams whose music has, as they say, ... 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 »

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 »

Just Look Inside The Cover - Songs Of Pete Ham
Price: $16.00
Artist: Various Artists
Manufacturer: Y&T Records
Description:

6/19 RELEASE!  “Just Look in ... read more »

Le Beat Bespoke Vol. 11
Price: $20.00
Artist: Various Artists
Manufacturer: Detour Records
Description:

Like its predecessors, “Volume 11”,s track listing is restored and mastered to the highest standard.  The selections are sequenced like a ... read more »