Album Reviews
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Reviews: 1.22.19: The Details’ Majestic Album, To Charles Dickens and Back
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio The Details To Charles Dickens and Back (2018) The way you get there begins here: a crash of glass and a high-pitched whistle and an orchestra tuning up and the audience settling in; the comforting strum of an acoustic guitar atop singular bass notes; water waving; a high-pitched Continue reading
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Reviews: 1.16.19: Berlin Horse Rides a Psych Pop Road
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Berlin HorseAfter The Headrush (2018)First off, the question shouldn’t be what comes after the headrush, but rather what exactly is the headrush? And the answer? It’s simple, really: the headrush is what you get listening to this outstanding collection of songs from Brit Adam S. Leslie, working primarily Continue reading
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Reviews: 1.11.19: The April Family Pops the Cork on “Champagne”
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio The April Family “Champagne” (2018)“Boys are mean and girls let you down,” Kylie Whitney testifies from her heart in the April Family’s catchy, foot-stomping new single “Champagne,” the trailer for the trio’s highly-anticipated upcoming album House of Cards. Love, as it happens, can scale the higher highs but Continue reading
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Reviews: 1.10.19: Addison Love’s Energetic Two-Tune Single
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Addison Love“Endless” b/w “Unsolicited Phone Calls” | (Big Stir Digital Single #10, 2018) The youthful Orange County, California singer-songwriter builds on his growing reputation as an ace popster (his album Thoughts on Lunch has made pop people sit up and take notice) with this energetic two-tune single that Continue reading
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Reviews | 1.9.19: Astral Drive Rockets into 2019 with Soaring New EP
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Astral Drive | Love is Real (Lojinx, 2019)Aimed squarely at the melodic pop cosmos and with all rockets super-charged, Phil Thornalley’s 2018 hit Todd Rundgren homage Astral Drive lands in the early days of 2019 with an enticing, exciting three-track digital single. Built around super mix engineer Dave Continue reading
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Holly? Jolly? Christmas? We’ve Got All Three! And More Melodic Pop Gift-Giving Suggestions
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio We continue with our Holly Jolly Christmas Party here on day four, reviewing the latest and greatest holiday releases that are perfect for gift giving. You’ve still got some wrapping paper on hand, right? Before we get to today’s gift suggestions, let’s give our last two-pack of holiday Continue reading
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Our Holly Jolly Christmas Party is Here in Your Town! Gift Suggestions Below…
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Day three of our Holly Jolly Christmas Party is here to help you with suggestions for holiday tunes you can give as gifts to your family and friends…and maybe even to yourself! This is also day three of our bountiful Christmas presents giveaway. Today, we’ve got the Monkees’ Continue reading
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Happy Christmas! The Bells are Ringing for More Classic Christmas Tunes Perfect for Gift-Giving
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio It’s that time of year again, when bells ring and chime and catchy, melodic Christmas songs form the soundtrack of our lives. We’ve got more classic Christmas songs to tell you about today as part of our Holly Jolly Christmas Party; don’t forget to follow us all week Continue reading
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Welcome to Pure Pop Radio’s Holly Jolly Christmas Party!
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio So how’s it going? Have you checked your 2018 holiday gift list once, and then twice? Do you have room on your list for some melodic Christmas song gems to give to yourself, your friends and your family? Of course you do! We’ll be here all week–our Holly Continue reading
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“I’d Love One of Those Great Melodic Pop Albums for My Holiday Gift.” That’s Easy.
By Alan Haber – Pure Pop Radio Our 2018 Holiday Gift-Giving Guide is in full swing. We’ve got more suggestions for great gifts for your melodic pop-loving friends and family. We lead off today’s post with the new album from Louise Goffin… Louise Goffin | All These Hellos(Majority of One, 2018)An exceptional dialog driven by Continue reading
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