Now here's something I'll chime in on..I've really lost touch with new music
over the last 18 months..nobody has played me anything new that's grabbed
me..but I do feel I can draw on the last 15 years to contribute to this
thread...

 

1.	The Baltimore Powerpop Scene (I'm going to lump Andy Bopp [Myracle
Brah, Love Nut], Starbelly & Cliff HIllis's work, Greenberry
Woods/Splitsville all together.)  I firmly believe had I not grown up being
able to see any of these bands whenever I wanted, I would not be the
powerpop fan I am today.
2.	Odds
3.	The Posies
4.	Ben Folds (BFF & solo work)
5.	The Grays (Jason Falkner solo & Jon Brion solo get lumped here)
6.	Brendan Benson
7.	Matthew Sweet
8.	Mike Viola & the Candy Butchers
9.	Fountains of Wayne
10.	Dada

 

Honorable Mention:

Semisonic

The Tories

Jellyfish

World Party

Aimee Mann

Elliott Smith

IKE/John Faye Power Trip

Sloan

Super Deluxe

The Semantics -> Millard Powers -> Owsley

Sugar

Teenage Fanclub

 

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