tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119975422012-01-28T10:16:35.680-06:00just pop music for the casually obsessed2poppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673244628696715040noreply@blogger.comBlogger1722125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11997542.post-69036264628655767152012-01-25T22:26:00.001-06:002012-01-25T22:26:38.563-06:002012-01-25T22:26:38.563-06:00

Still some life to World Party? I'll believe it when I touch it with my own two hands. Arkeology is a (so far) mythical 5-disc box-set by World Party allegedly being released April 10. The official World Party site says, "New Songs, Live Recordings, Cover Versions, Lots of Pictures and The Amazing Any-Year Diary." No doubt I'm intrigued, but we've heard grand and not-so-grand announcements

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Now this is how you go viral... Yep, Wilco's new music video is the first hand-drawn Popeye cartoon in more than 30 years! And guess who gets the girl? More fun here

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Brendan Benson's new album What Kind of World is still a few months away from release (April 24), but you can go here to download a brand spanking beaut of a tune called Bad For Me. One listen to this one tune and What Kind of World has become my most anticipated album of the year. More via Stereogum

Lee Konfrsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03101443238617879580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11997542.post-46684428361978078982012-01-24T23:30:00.000-06:002012-01-24T23:30:14.834-06:002012-01-24T23:30:14.834-06:00

The big news in quality-music-world was the recent Twitter announcement that new music from Fiona Apple will be out soon. It's been seven years since her last album was finally released after much delay. She's an extraordinary talent that will likely always leave us wanting more. Anybody who works with Jon Brion gets my attention...

Lee Konfrsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03101443238617879580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11997542.post-46601111245101661162012-01-24T22:24:00.001-06:002012-01-24T22:24:40.158-06:002012-01-24T22:24:40.158-06:00

Beatles Beatles Beatles. It's always about the Beatles. Well, they did set the gold standard and they still continue to milk it. Paul McCartney's pornographically-named Kisses on the Bottom comes out in two weeks. It's a covers collection featuring tunes that influenced Macca himself as well as a couple new ones. Methinks this one didn't make the cut... Ringo is quite the prolific cat. The

2poppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673244628696715040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11997542.post-52237703590287139822011-12-20T21:50:00.004-06:002011-12-20T21:53:48.450-06:002011-12-20T21:53:48.450-06:00

Hey! Macca is back with an unexpected Christmas present this year with the "My Valentine"! It's a jazzy ballad with an elegant guitar backing with Eric Clapton. His new as-of-yet-untitled-album debuts in February! Can't wait! Song embedded below.My Valentine - Paul McCartney by PaulMcCartney

Way2Poppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184461536005411239noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11997542.post-63764478970236040542011-12-15T23:42:00.001-06:002011-12-15T23:42:11.413-06:002011-12-15T23:42:11.413-06:00

"The Stone Roses are pleased to announce that they have signed a record contract with Universal Music in London and with Columbia Records in New York." Ok then, saw this one coming. Let's hope the third coming is better than that second one. More

2poppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673244628696715040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11997542.post-22764057575563415252011-12-15T23:32:00.001-06:002011-12-15T23:32:27.789-06:002011-12-15T23:32:27.789-06:00

I'll be the first to admit that I've been uninspired this year. Hell, look at Too Poppy and it's too obvious. I don't know if it's a down year with music or if I'm simply out of it. I go through phases and after a strong five+ years of intensely casual obsession I was due. But when I hear Nada Surf is releasing a new album - boom. Instant inspiration. In the age of digital distribution and the

2poppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673244628696715040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11997542.post-803424377159222162011-11-03T21:52:00.000-05:002011-11-03T21:53:35.207-05:002011-11-03T21:53:35.207-05:00

Sad to see them go. Dig the new poppy tune. Could do without the girl from Tom Cruise's vampire movie "emoting" in the video. And yikes, R.E.M.'s new greatest hits album cover is dreadful. Respect, yo. The ultimate compilation is out 11/15/11.

2poppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673244628696715040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11997542.post-9837172837184166622011-11-03T21:43:00.001-05:002011-11-03T21:52:32.038-05:002011-11-03T21:52:32.038-05:00

It's that time! Time for completely irrelevant and unnecessary holiday albums to celebrate Baby Jesus®. Yes, Beibster, I'm talking to you. It Girl® Zooey Deschanel's She & Him jumps in with A Very She & Him Christmas. Let's get to it - one minute I love Zooey D. and thinks she's pure delight yet the next minute I want to stick a hot fireplace poker into my ears at the sound of her. It's an odd

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“You’re the greatest love I’ve ever known.” When Brandon Schott sings it in This Is Home, rest assured it isn’t mere hyperbole. Lesser artists bury such a heartfelt line in flippant three-minute pop songs that sting with fleeting pleasure. Brandon lays it so bare on one of the sparsest songs on his new album 13 Satellites that it resonates through every carefully crafted note on the whole album

2poppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673244628696715040noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11997542.post-30485980555530930712011-10-18T20:16:00.004-05:002011-10-18T20:16:47.495-05:002011-10-18T20:16:47.495-05:00

So it's true: absence does make the heart grow fonder. After years of staying as far away from each other as possible, the original members of The Stone Roses have officially announced they are reuniting! Of course so far it's only for a few live performances, but if they can capture half the magic as they did on their debut album, I'd love to hear it. Their self-titled album is one of the most

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Brandon Schott has posted a tongue-in-cheek informercial for his new album 13 Satellites, which I can safely say is his Too Poppiest effort to date! We're pumped about this one! Check it out... 13 Satellites is officially released October 25! More here.

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I'm convinced that Guided By Voices is one of the only bands that could actually release the rare and elusive perfect pop album. The problem -if it is one- is that they have the knack for creating unfinished masterpieces not unlike McCartney in the mid-70s. Macca used to stick three unfinished tunes together to make a medley pretending to be one song. GbV however happily releases their one minute

2poppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673244628696715040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11997542.post-3943611028992891632011-09-21T13:31:00.000-05:002011-09-21T13:31:06.040-05:002011-09-21T13:31:06.040-05:00

R.I.P. R.E.M.

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Fifteen years is a long time to wait. Henceforth every passage of time totaling 15 years shall be known as Mockingbird Time thanks to The Jayhawks. The new album released today is the first in that time to feature founding members Mark and Gary - truly the heart and soul of the band. Personally I'm partial to the pop joy of Smile, but that album seriously offended many Jayhawks fans. From

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Wilco's newest album The Whole Love comes out next Tuesday, but thanks to the magic of public broadcasting you can preview the whole darn thing here. Special thanks to those socialist hippies at NPR who have willfully divided Wilco fans into two camps sandwiching their brilliant career peak Yankee Hotel Foxtrot! Choose your allegiance or you are no longer allowed to be a fan.

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Matthew Sweet's latest album Modern Art is back to streaming online before its official release on 9/27. Rolling Stone has the exclusive stream here and calls it "artier" and "more abstract." Musically it's as good as anything else he's done yet perhaps not quite as catchy, which bodes well for its longevity. Can't wait to spend more time with it, again. Cool!

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Smile. It's really happening. 11/1/11. Wow.

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Ben Folds is going to release a career retrospective (back in my day they were called greatest hits), which will include several new tunes from Ben Folds FIVE, the first recorded in 11 years! NBC recently revealed House, which is quite nice despite sounding at times a bit like the classic HBO theme song. Stereogum has the exclusive Tell Me What I Did. Its more raucous and snarky feel is a good

2poppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673244628696715040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11997542.post-15476926764822348382011-08-23T23:09:00.000-05:002011-08-23T23:09:37.101-05:002011-08-23T23:09:37.101-05:00

Damn. Do I have to order HBO again? Scorcese's George Harrison doc premieres on HBO 10/5-6. Source.

2poppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673244628696715040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11997542.post-1274106997543240562011-08-17T20:51:00.002-05:002011-08-17T20:53:26.427-05:002011-08-17T20:53:26.427-05:00

Unbelievably it's been over a decade since Julian Lennon released his pleasant, Beatley Photograph Smile. Prolific he's not. So it's good news that you can now pre-order his next release called Everything Changes (not to be confused with one of my favorites Change Everything by Del Amitri). No official artwork or previews are out quite yet, Hey, Jude's new album comes out 10/4 via import for us

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Matthew Sweet's new album Modern Art briefly leaked about a month ago but was pulled off the interwebs soon thereafter. Rather than wait another painful month without the new tunage, Mr. Sweet and his new PR machine Missing Piece have graciously offered for sale the first single She Walks the Night. It's not as great as the whole album streaming freely, but it'll do. Of course you can stream the

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Brandon Schott's first track from his forthcoming album is now streaming below. Take a listen. It's a great track. I can't wait for the album! Satellite by BrandonSchott

Way2Poppynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11997542.post-54224483100381934712011-08-09T08:45:00.000-05:002011-08-09T08:45:46.734-05:002011-08-09T08:45:46.734-05:00

Who doesn't like free music? Lightning Seeds are giving away a free acoustic version of "All I Want" from the Isle of Wight Festival this year. Download: All I Want (Live 2011)

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