Album Reviews
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Reviews: 4.9.19: John Howard’s Emotional Rescue, and Anchor and Bear’s Tasty EP
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio John Howard | Cut the Wire (You are the Cosmos, 2019) In the end and at the end, when we take stock of ourselves, when we reflect on a life lived on purpose and with purpose, we remain the product of what we achieved; our footprint is the Continue reading
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Reviews: 4.4.19: The Armoires’ Two Songs of the Moment
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio The Armoires | “(How Did You Make) A Mistake Like Me?” b/w “Not a Good Man” (Big Stir Digital Singles, 2019) The 23rd release in the ongoing Big Stir Digital Singles series is a whizzing whizbang that juggles velocity and an ever-present cadre of moving parts that sizzle Continue reading
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Reviews: 4.2.19: Charming Folk-Pop from Scotland’s Ally Kerr, and The Lunar Laugh’s ’80s and ’90s-meets-Motown Track
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Ally Kerr | Upgrade Me (Much Obliged, 2019) It could be said that the observations and life lessons drawn as lyrical imagery in Ally Kerr’s beautiful new songs are proper fodder for listeners trying to assess the validity of their paths in life. Let’s go with that as Continue reading
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Reviews: 3.21.19: The Squires of the Subterrain’s Radio Silence: Ghosts are Afoot
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio The Squires of the Subterrain | Radio Silence (Rocket Racket, 2019) In the achy, far-from-silent world that the characters of Christopher Earl’s new songs inhabit, ghosts, or feelings that go bump in the night, are afoot, the past is a bubbling mess ripe for healing, and actions have Continue reading
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Reviews: 3.19.19: Gretchen’s Wheel Rides the (Nada) Surf, and Lannie Flowers’ Pop Waltz
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Gretchen’s WheelMoth to Lamplight: A Tribute to Nada Surf (Futureman, 2019) Listening to this new collection, a tribute to rockers Nada Surf, with less-than-zero knowledge of the band or its songs, turns out to be the smartest move I’ve made in awhile. Going in blind, I was able Continue reading
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Reviews: 3.15.19: Screen Test Shines Brightly, and Wes Hollywood Applies Some Lipstick
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Screen Test | Through the Past, Brightly (Northside, 2018) From the ashes of the Flashcubes came Screen Test; under that moniker, Gary Frenay, Arty Levin and Tommy Allen, honoring their influences, brought lightning and thunder to meaty original songs and covers. This compilation brings together seven newly recorded Continue reading
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Reviews: 3.14.19: Joe Sullivan’s Growing Up Schlockstar: Love and Attraction, and Armchair Oracles Hearts You
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Joe Sullivan | Growing Up Schlockstar (Futureman, 2019) Joe Sullivan’s Schlock Star was an obvious hit platter when it came out in 2014, partly because it was such a surprise and pure of spirit and joyful in song. It stood out among that year’s top releases because it Continue reading
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Reviews: 3.13.19: Wes Hollywood’s Dynamite, and Yorick van Norden’s Melody-Rich The Jester Sings
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Wes Hollywood | Dynamite (Kool Kat, 2019) From Chicago to your town, Wes Hollywood’s Kool Kat CD debut hits the ground running with a fun, zippy mix of tunes saluting the sounds of early Elvis Costello, Dave Edmunds, and sixties British Invasion bands. Two guitars, bass and drums Continue reading
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Reviews: 3.12.19: Marc Jonson Returns, and The Connection’s Brad Marino Keeps the Beat
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Marc Jonson and Compañía de Sueños Ilimitada “My Girlfriend Doesn’t Like the Ramones” b/w“I Don’t Want to Go to School Today”(Munster, 2019) Pure Pop Radio favorite Marc Jonson (a guest last year on Pure Pop Radio: In Conversation) joins up with Spanish band Compañía de Sueños Ilimitada for Continue reading
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