POPCHEF

Una de mis 5 canciones favoritas del año. Melodía, guitarras, voz, coros = hit.

Esto dicen de ellos en el blog absolutepowerpop:

The sideman gone solo power popper has become a bit of a cliche on this site (a good cliche, mind you), and the latest entrant into the field is Reno Bo. He's been a guitarist in both The Mooney Suzuki and Albert Hammond Jr's backing band, and now he's unleashed a gem of a disc that successfully melds classic rock and power pop.

The proceedings begin with "There's a Light", a classic anthemic number that finds the midpoint between Oasis and The Black Crowes, complete with majestic guitar solos building to a crescendo. "Higher Tonight" is straight-up power pop in the vein of Cheap Trick or a better Tinted Windows, the moody "Off Your Back" has a Tom Petty-in-pop-mode feel, and I can almost see the lighters being waved in the crowd during the big buildup of "Shine".

Elsewhere, Bo knows folky ballads as well - "Baby, You're Not Feelin' Me Tonight" provides a nice change of pace, while "Sugar Suite Blues" isn't exactly the blues but instead the hardest-rocking track on the disc. "How Does It Feel" rocks with swagger, and the breezily melodic "Here Right Now" is almost jangly. "I See Stars" closes out things in fine fashion, a midtempo pop nugget that once again features fine guitar work from Mr. Bo. If you like your power pop with more of a rock edge to it, you should know Bo.

http://www.goear.com/listen/ab6e253/You-Dont-Know-Reno-Bo

recomendadísima por el POPCHEF

otra maravilla en forma de canción pop que nos llega desde los paises nórdicos

WONDERWHEEL is a collaboration between Norwegian singer/songwriters ULF RISNES and ØYVIND HOLM, the latter a mainstay of the DIPSOMANIACS and DELETED WAVEFORM GATHERINGS. Safe and Sorry is richly crafted pop rock, based around strummed acoustic guitars and close duo harmonies fleshed out with tasteful rhythm accompaniment. The pair sings together as if born to, taking an obvious joy in the interplay of their sweet ‘n’ sour chemistry. Supporting songs as finely tuneful as “Satellite,” “What a Joy” and “The Day I Fell to Earth,” Holm and Risnes harmonize like the HOLLIES distilled to two people, with irresistible results. Falling somewhere between the REMBRANDTS and the PETER HOLSAPPLE & CHRIS STAMEY records, Wonderwheel makes effortlessly enjoyable pop.

http://www.goear.com/listen/948d92d/five-minutes-wonderwheel

The Simple Carnival is an orchestral pop recording project created by a guy named Jeff Boller.

What does The Simple Carnival sound like?

Well, if the Beach Boys and Harry Nilsson collaborated on Sesame Street... Or if Burt Bacharach wrote songs for Electric Light Orchestra... Or if Billy Joel partied with Esquivel... Or... heck, just go to the Music page and listen for yourself!.

estas son las referencias tomadas de su página web.

"girls alien food" es su album de debut donde se incluye esta deliciosa canción recomendada por el POPCHEF:

http://www.goear.com/listen/06b2a4b/xxx-the-simple-carnival

"The four-piece group The Wandas separate themselves from the large pack of Boston pop bands with a tightly designed, smart sound. Besides the production from Patrick Krief (of The Dears) and the mastering of Ryan Morey (The Stills, Arcade Fire), the vocals from Keith McEachern and friends are a delight.

"Check out the matching harmonies of "Bending Over Backwards" or the falsetto on "Trepidation" for the ingredient that truly adds to the already focused formula. Expect this Berklee-bred band to do what many others have done: blow up." [David Day - The Weekly Dig]

En su página web se puede descargar gratuitamente su disco que contiene 4 muy buenas canciones.

Una de ellas es este hit:

"bending over backwards"

http://www.goear.com/listen/a211a7a/bending-the-wandas

banda americana con influencias de jellyfish, raspberrires, velvet crush, tc.

De not lame:

Yup, another one that is going to end up on Top 10 and Top 20 lists for power pop fans. Throwback Suburbia is one of those bands you can reach for the shelf as an example of what `power pop` sounds like to those who don`t have a clue. All the elements are here in every one of the 13 songs here. It`s not often in these days of syrupy pop and vacuous celebrity-ism that you come across a band that is just interested in making real rock & roll. Throwback Suburbia is such a band. Endeavoring to create the kind of sound that modern pop-rock is missing by blending pop melodies and intelligent lyrics with a rock & roll attitude, Throwback Suburbia have managed to capture the essence of retro-pop and make it modern rock.

"Throwback Suburbia have captured a blend of muscular pop and intelligent songwriting that will make you happy no matter if you think pop music died when Brian stopped touring with the Beach Boys, or when Cheap Trick left the Budokan. No-frills, irresistibly catchy power pop with singalong choruses you won`t be able to get out of your head for days. Bravo Throwback Suburbia! Bravo!" " - All Access Magazine. "They have remembered what too many rock artists of late have forgotten - that truly great songs also have truly great lyrics." - Absolute Power Pop blog. No question, no doubt -- Grade: Solid `A`.

"same mistake" es la canción que recomienda el POPCHEF

http://www.goear.com/listen/6ac393a/same-mistake-throwback-suburbia

 Todo un hit extraido de su cuarto  y último disco llamado "my old, familiar firend"

"Garbage day" es todo un homenaje a los sonidos motown y softpop con un estribillo que se pega a la primera.

http://www.goear.com/listen/736f274/grabage-day-bendan-benson

preciosa balada incluida en su último y homónimo disco.

http://www.goear.com/listen/e54b9ee/you-and-i-wilco

"come with me to albuquerque" abre el segundo disco de DYLAN MONDEGREEN y es su mejor canción.

http://www.goear.com/listen/cb4b744/come-to-albuquerque-dylan-mondegreen

primera recomendación del POPCHEF tras el verano.

Trallazo punkpowerpopero extraido de su último disco "Eager to Please"

"I want you back"

http://www.goear.com/listen/5b10802/I-Want-You-Back-The-Leftovers

De su myspace:

Here it is! The Leftovers brand new album! Produced by Linus of Hollywood in the Summer of 2008, "Eager to Please" picks up right where "On the Move" left off. Filled with ultra-catchy power pop gems, "Eager to Please" successfully combines the classic 60's sounds of The Beatles, Beach Boys and Phil Spector and the 70's Power Pop of Elvis Costello, The Romantics and the Rubinoos, while keeping the upbeat energy of the Ramones and The Queers. That's right folks, "Eager to Please" has a little something for every fan of Pop music.

Recorded at Kingsize Sound Labs in Eagle Rock, California, The Lefovers new album "Eager to Please" features an array of wonderful guest musicians including Kim Shattuck of The Muffs, Brett Anderson of The Donnas, Parry Gripp from Nerf Herder, Coz Canler from the Romantics and Jon Rubin of the Rubinoos!

"Eager to Please" will be out June 9th 2009, on Crappy Records, the new label from Oglio Records, Jeret Reddick (Bowling For Soup) and Linus of Hollywood.

extraido del blog "modgeneration":

Lukas Sherfey, el líder de los desaparecidos The Movement, tiene nuevo disco en la calle, editado por su propia compañía discográfica. Soul Vacation se llama el album y, como su propio nombre indica, esta vez está más orientado hacia el soul, incluyendo también medios tiempos y sonidos acústicos. Y lo cierto es que este trabajo de un mod convencido como es Sherfey no defrauda, tiene canciones de una calidad notable en las que, en algunos momentos, podemos reconocer puntos en común con el Weller de Style Council o hasta con el gran Elvis Costello.

y esto del blog "sensaciones sonoras"

Sensaciones impregnadas de un ligero tono nuevaolero con cierto regusto mod, que me retrotraen a aquellos añejos años 80, donde los fantásticos Truth y los primeros Style Council de nuestro admirado Weller ya hacían discos como éstos, repletos de adictivas melodías pop, e irresistibles estribillos, modelados bajo los parámetros del efectivo y pegajoso sonido Motown. Una conjunción que acompañada de las necesarias dosis de entusiasmo e inspiración, da como resultado pequeñas joyas del calibre de las que se incluyen en este disco.

Y esta canción es todo un hit soulpop:

"soul vacation"

http://www.goear.com/listen/a90190a/soul-vacation-lukas-sherfey

Y esta otra tiene un comienzo muy parecido a....

http://www.goear.com/listen/3bee0d1/broken-hearts-lukas

Mi disco del momento, sin duda.

Además en septiembre está de gira por España.