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

1. Matthew Sweet — Get Older
2. The Real Kids — Better Be Good
3. The Spongetones — Have You Ever Been Torn Apart?
4. Squeeze — Touching Me, Touching You
5. The Elvis Brothers — I Wonder Why
6. The Rubinoos — I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
7. Teenage Fanclub — I Don’t Know
8. Titanic Love Affair — Planet Strange
9. The Beat — Different Kind Of Girl
10. Beat Rodeo — Pet Project
11. Pointed Sticks — Perfect Youth
12. The Only Ones — You’ve Got To Pay
13. Fingerprintz — Amnesia
14. Single Bullet Theory — Keep It Tight
15. Tommy Keene — Nothing Can Change You
16. The Posies — I May Hate You Sometimes
17. Young Fresh Fellows — When The Girls Get Here
18. The Pooh Sticks — Susan Sleepwalking
19. Chris Stamey — Cara Lee
20. Material Issue — Out Right Now
21. Fastbacks — It’s Your Birthday