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Thomas Walsh (also known for his band Pugwash and part of The Duckworth Lewis Method ) will release his newest record  The Rest Is History later this year.  The single "A Good Day For Me" is out now - and it's just fabulous! I love it.

 Pugwash is back in the studio - and album number 8 is on the way! Please support it via crowdfunding: PUGWASH ALBUM # 8

There is this kind of musician who is writing, releasing records and performing his own music for more than two decades - but misses the aim that is chart success? The one who creates stunning music and don't get any recognition by public, but by his loyal fans? One of them is Jason Falkner . To sum it up: he may be one of the most underrated musicians of the last two decades. What a pity! Falkner started his musical career with a band called The Three O'Clock but soon he joined a new band of his former bandmate (Roger Joseph Manning Jr.) - Jellyfish . After the success of the first record ( Bellybutton ) he left the band and said he'll be never again a band member again (where he was clearly wrong). His solo career started in 1996 with Presents Author Unknown , followed with the fabulous Can You Still Feel? . I recommend to listen to Can You Still Feel? from start to finish - there's no filler song, no low point. 2001 was a good year for loyal fan...

The year draws to a close, seen musically it was a stunning year (in other areas, it was surely not).   So - here is the Top 10 of PowerPopSquare for 2017: 1. Chris Price - Stop Talking Price is a man of many talents - producer for Emitt Rhodes and Linda Perhacs , writing with artists like Roger Joseph Manning Jr. (Jellyfish) and Taylor Locke (Rooney) or recording a complete album with an iPhone 4 (his first record Homesick ). Chris Price was joined in the studio by a variety of top musicians, including Kyle Fredrickson, Ben Lecourt, Fernando Perdomo, Joe Seiders and many others. Price explains: “ I spent the five years since my first album Homesick working on albums for two heroes of mine, Emitt Rhodes and Linda Perhacs. But I never stopped writing and recording material of my own, and both of those incredibly inspiring and fulfilling projects ended up deeply informing my work, pushing me to think harder about my lyrics, become more adventurous in my production and...

Pugwash is back with a new record: Silverlake . But this time it is quite different: Thomas Walsh recorded it mainly on its own with producer Jason Falkner (yes, THE Jason Falkner of Jellyfish !). Recorded in Falkner’s LA studio earlier this year, Thomas wrote all the songs, arranged them, and played acoustic guitar. Jason played everything else (except the strings), sang backing vocals and recorded/produced. Thomas says: " I’ve known Jason for twenty years, so I rang him last Christmas and asked him what his next year was looking like. He said, ‘It’s fuckin’ full up, but if you’re saying to me we can make a record, I’ll make time'. That was an amazing thing to hear. The minute I heard that I was hooked. I got excited again. Within a week I’d written all the songs. ” The opener and lead single ( The Perfect Summer ) is nothing less than perfect pop music. I admire Sunshine True , Everyone Knows That You're Mine and Such a Shame for their tremendous melo...

The seventh album of Pugwash is out in 2017. A crowdfunding campaign just started at Kickstarter . ... You haven't pledged yet?  Yes, it's Jason Falkner (of Jellyfish ) in this picture below. And he is playing and working on this record, too. So hurry up and go to Kickstarter NOW!

It's mid-december, the nights are getting longer, days shorter - so it's time to finish the year 2015 (musically). Again it was an incredible year with stunning new music! Here they are - my Top 10 Records of 2015 : 1. Adam Levy - Naubinway A really good record can be found almost every month. But then there are unique records. Special albums that stay in your mind - and on your turntable/CD-player/smartphone - for a long time. They are really seldom (for me it's about one or two in a decade). Naubinway - the first solo record of Minneapolis music legend Adam Levy (best known from The Honeydogs ) - is out now! And for me it IS one of these unique recordings. Adam Levy's son Daniel committed suicide in 2012. Adam stopped his musical work and spent much of the next three years grieving and sharing his story in public forums. In 2014 Adam started to work on the new record. The songs are very introspective and refer to the time around this tragic event. Naubinway...

I'm sure no artist likes to be compared with other ones ... except its idols. So it's no shame to state that Pugwash is best located somewhere very near to The Beatles and E.L.O. It's already four years since the impressive forerunner Olympus Sound . Now Pugwash are back with their new record Play This Intimately (As If Among Friends) - it's out September 5, 2015. And it's huge! Listen below to the first two songs.

If you're able to get there (I can't), mark your calendar on March 31 2012 . Farrah, David Myhr (Ex - The Merrymakers) and Pugwash will perform at The Borderline in London (7:00 PM). You can buy tickets here or here . Find more information at Lojinx.com or at the facebook event page . For those who can be there: I'm already insanely jealous. You can listen to some of their newest songs below.

Pugwash is a band I stumbled upon again and again in the last years. Haper from Popfair posted several times about them. I don't know why, but I ignored them for a long time. With their last record The Olympus Sound I had finally a listen.  The Olympus Sound is their fifth full album. It was recorded at Abbey Road studios in London with guests like Ben Folds , Andy Partridge and David Gregory (from XTC). If you like ELO ( Answers On A Postcard, Here We Go Round Again ), The Beatles ( To The Warmth Of You ), wall of sound ( There You Are ), powerpop ( Fall Down ), The Beach Boys ( Be My Friend Awhile ), Ben Folds on piano ( Dear Belinda ) - and beautiful harmonies than you really should list to The Olympus Sound. Highlights: Every song. Really. Period. One more thing: The track list is somewhat ... difficult: Original tracklist: 1. Answers on a postcard 2. There you are 3. The warmth of you 4. Fall down 5. Be my friend a while 6. Dear Belinda 7. ...