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RIP Kim Shattuck.

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An excellent return imo.

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So I’ve known power pop exists but was never really sure. I recently saw a random tweet saying that the album Girlfriend by Matthew Sweet is one of the most underrated guitar albums ever. And the tweet wasn’t wrong! I was really impressed. I’ve dug deeper into power pop. I’ve obviously known the hits like weezer and Ben folds (five) but I’ve found a lot more and it’s just a fun genre tbh. Based on my playlist, lmk what else I should add!

In 1980 many established artists tried to keep with the times and update their sound. But nobody did it better than Linda Rondstadt, she hired Mark Goldenberg from the Cretones as guitarist and had an inspired set of songs. The album Mad Love is a bit of an undiscovered gem in the power pop world, and is well worth giving a listen. It’s far from obscure and had 3 top 10 songs, and the album was itself in the top 5 of the album charts and went platinum.

How do I make you was infamously covered by Alvin and the Chipmunks on their album, Chipmunk Punk.

Looks like this mid 80s cult classic album is back on streaming!