Those who follow along know that I have a weakness for "Power Pop" - that retro, guitar-driven genre originally practiced by the likes of The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Badfinger, Big Star, The Who, The Raspberries, and others of that ilk. You don't hear it much on the radio, sadly (although Foo Fighters have been on a roll of late) - we're talking about a largely underground movement here - but that doesn't mean it isn't as dynamic as ever.
One of my favorite practitioners of the craft, The Well Wishers, released a new CD this year. It's called A Shattering Sky, and like everything else Jeff Shelton has done in his various incarnations (WW, The Spinning Jennies, Hot Nun), it's packed to the rafters with ringing guitars and melodic hooks and positively viral earworms - if you're like me this disc will be buzzing around in your head for days.
Props to The Well Wishers for one of my favorite CDs of 2014 (and that's saying something - this has been a hella good year for music). Here's the new video for "Goodbye."
Hope you enjoy it, and Happy Saturday.
