Denver quartet, Flutter, have fashioned up an album that links two waves of Power Pop and introduces it properly to now. The band call this an EP, but at 6 songs long, it is nearer a mini album and the 24 minute run time is as long as many Power Pop releases these days, particularly since Vinyl was re-invented.
You will have heard the title track on a recent Listening To This Week Playlist and the album reveals the intent much clearer. This links the era of Raspberries, Shoes and Badfinger to the 90s of Sloan and even Teenage Fanclub and also heralds the return of Power Pop these days to something relevant and engaging to a new younger audience.
Standing On A Corner links all of the aforementioned. Great Power Pop that Jangles across a memorable riff and chorus, yet understated in a TFC way. 5 Star Review is more sassy and very 70s, more urgent. Heartthrob is wonderful UK Glam Rock.
I Don't Wanna Be Sad is more Indie, little late 80s Glasgow, but nothing prepares you for the closer Wizwit, an ambitious sprawling 6 minutes that still feels too short. It is very Big Star in feel, but holding your attention with length requires great skill and this has tons of it.
The killer riff just grips you. The later crashing guitar chords link it to Power Pop, yet there is also a Pop Rock feel that gets close to Classic Rock. I will underline how Chilton-esque it sounds. It may be long, but you just can't resist playing it again and again.
When You Love Somebody is a corker of a debut album. It makes you realise how uplifting Power Pop can be. It is retro, but the band are bringing it to a different generation, a youth who have probably listened to the 70s Standouts. What a great uplifting listen!
You can listen to and buy it here. It is available on Cassette or as a download. It certainly would deserve a CD or Vinyl Release you labels!
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So many musicians play poker pop today that it makes me believe that it's not a retro sound at all.
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