One hour of power pop — ringing guitars, tight harmonies, & hooks galore — from a few of the finest purveyors of sentimental songwriting. This episode features Material Issue (pictured), The Rubinoos, Teenage Fanclub, The Posies, Tommy Keene, The Spongetones, Matthew Sweet, Chris Stamey, Squeeze, and The Only Ones, plus some forgotten cuts from Titanic Love Affair, Fingerprintz, Single Bullet Theory, Fastbacks, Pointed Sticks, The Real Kids, and The Elvis Brothers.
Playlist
- Matthew Sweet — Get Older
- The Real Kids — Better Be Good
- The Spongetones — Have You Ever Been Torn Apart?
- Squeeze — Touching Me, Touching You
- The Elvis Brothers — I Wonder Why
- The Rubinoos — I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
- Teenage Fanclub — I Don’t Know
- Titanic Love Affair — Planet Strange
- The Beat — Different Kind Of Girl
- Beat Rodeo — Pet Project
- Pointed Sticks — Perfect Youth
- The Only Ones — You’ve Got To Pay
- Fingerprintz — Amnesia
- Single Bullet Theory — Keep It Tight
- Tommy Keene — Nothing Can Change You
- The Posies — I May Hate You Sometimes
- Young Fresh Fellows — When The Girls Get Here
- The Pooh Sticks — Susan Sleepwalking
- Chris Stamey — Cara Lee
- Material Issue — Out Right Now
- Fastbacks — It’s Your Birthday