Andy Bopp - Space Camp EP

 

Andy Bopp is such a talent. He could just sit back and release different versions of his wonderful back catalogue or just throw away similar template songs that people would love with little effort on his part, but he doesn't, he is prepared to stretch himself and hopefully take fans along for the ride.

He seemingly left behind the Power Pop fraternity with an unwillingness to rewrite copy Myracle Brah songs and this marks him out as one of the most interesting artists around. With two more albums in the works for this year, hopefully this will be the year that everyone gets on board.

The Space Camp EP is probably his poppiest offering yet. Five songs, every one offering something different. The lead track, Same Old Love Song is really close to Modern Pop until it breaks out. Quite close to the intentions and vibe of the Maker album, but still offers up a more traditional Bopp chorus and solo.

Roger gets all piano pop in quirky Village Green style, a Glam riff dominates, bordering on 60s quirky Pop. Poison Girl heads into classic UK 70s Pop Rock with a storming an appropriate guitar solo. Princess Faith is splendidly anthemic and what a sing along chorus enhanced by some stunning Guitar work.

King Of The Day is an alternate version to the single and recent appearance on that excellent compilation. This version is an ace popped up version,  but I do miss the Guitar Twang on the original, However this would be a chart hit in more decent times.

I seem to spend my time banging my head against a brick wall in frustration at great artists who don't get the attention they deserve whilst mediocre peers or pretenders do. This month, I look at the 10 most popular posts on IDHAS thus far and there is some real hope in their variety. Andy Bopp should be a name on the tip of everyone's tongue. I'm doing my bit. How about you?

You can listen to and buy the EP here. 

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