Glenn Tilbrook and The Fluffers: “Pandemonium Ensues”
On the Palo Alto Pop Overthrow we feature music that has descended from bands like The Beach Boys, The Beatles, XTC, and Squeeze. Today’s featured album is by a band with a direct line of heritage to...
View ArticleTeenage Fanclub: “Shadows”
Teenage Fanclub is a power pop and indie pop band from Scotland. They’ve long led the charge, having originally debuted in 1989. Last year they released a long-awaited album, Shadows, a seemingly long...
View ArticleKen Stringfellow: “Soft Commands”
Ken Stringfellow co-leads The Posies along with Jon Auer. He has been involved at times with bands like REM, and was a principal member of the reformation of Big Star, until Alex Chilton’s untimely...
View ArticleMatt Pond PA: “Spring Fools” / Interview with Matt Pond
Spring Fools EP by Matt Pond PA Earlier this year, chamber pop fans rejoiced when Matt Pond PA released a bright new EP entitled Spring Fools. Not only did we feature the EP this week on the Overthrow,...
View ArticleThey Might Be Giants: “Join Us”
Were there ever to be a “nerd-pop” genre, John Lennel and John Flansbergh would be the celebrated champions. Throughout their astounding 28 year (and counting) career as They Might Be Giants, they...
View ArticleThe New Pornographers: “Together”
Last year, the revered power pop supergroup from Vancouver, The New Pornographers, released their fifth album on Matador Records. It is called “Together”, and in the span of twelve tracks it covers...
View ArticleRooney: “Eureka”
After 2007′s Calling the World and a tour in 2008, Rooney departed from Geffen Records and did their own thing. Taylor Locke, guitarist for the band, put in a lot of time with his band The Roughs, and...
View ArticleMatthew Sweet: “Girlfriend”
The cover of "Girlfriend" is a photo of actress Tuesday Weld It’s amazing to say that it’s been 20 years since the release of Girlfriend, the third and most critically acclaimed album by Matthew Sweet....
View ArticleBrendan Benson: “My Old, Familiar Friend”
Brendan Benson has been crafting power pop tunes since he was 26, and My Old, Familiar Friend, his fourth album, was released in 2009. There had been a gap in his solo output, easily explained by his...
View ArticleSuperdrag: “Regretfully Yours”
Our featured album this week was Superdrag’s Regretfully Yours. Based out of, Tennessee, Superdrag had a brief flirt with fame in 1996 when this album came out. In 96, alt rock was flourishing, and...
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