Jerry Rio is the talent behind last years top ten band Sunrise Highway. This song is a preview of things to come. The lyrics describe a wistful dream of “Foreverland” where “rock and roll makes you feel you’ll never get old.” Loving that 12 string Rickenbacker strum too. Note: Since I’ve been getting lots of video previews lately, I had a video gallery created. Check it out!
Category: Album Preview
New Mike Viola on the way…
Soundtrack Of My Summer by Mike Viola
The incredible Mike Viola is planning a summer release, and I for one cannot wait. Mike is assisted by Victor Indrizzo on drums and Sean Hurley on bass. Visit his new band page on Facebook! Lots of new releases are set up for April, get ready to dive right in!
Will Kontiki return?
In 1997 one of the best power pop albums ever was released. Cotton Mather’s “Kontiki” was it. Now Robert Harrison (Future Clouds and Radar) is pushing for a 2 disc re-release on Kickstarter. The hilarious “man-on-the-street” interviews are typical of the general public’s perception of great power pop. This is a worthy project that I hope you’ll all support.
Album previews: Sloan, The Smithereens and The Nines
Sloan
One of the greatest power pop bands to cross the Canadian border is Sloan, and the new album Double Cross is a shout-out to the band’s 20th (or XX) anniversary. Just to get you salivating here is the first single “Follow The Leader” free for a limited time. Full release due 5/10/11 – Download Here
The Smithereens
With all the Beatle and Who tributes out of thier system, the band comes out with a new album full of originals. It has released “Sorry” as a new single from the up coming album, and it marks a return to the greatness for The Smithereens. You’ll be sorry if you don’t get this one. Itunes exclusive
The Nines
Steve Eggers from The Nines gives us a preview of a song from the new album Polarities, featuring 15 years of unreleased songs by the Nines. I’m sure over that time he’s collected plenty of untapped melodic gold. Here is a preview of “Goodbye Janine.”
David Myhr (ex The Merrymakers) new album coming soon!
A while back the power pop band The Merrymakers broke up and lead singer David Myhr has been working on a new solo project ever since. For those interested, here is his new single “Got You Where He Wanted” from his upcoming album Soundshine due out later this year. Get the free track right here!