Mexico 70's comeback album from a couple years ago has been reissued 
by the band's own label, after a misguided association with the label 
that first released it.  There was a little bit of talk about this 
record when it came out, but not much, so I thought I'd throw it out 
there for those looking for a solid old-school power pop record. 
Here's my review:

Mexico 70 seemed destined to also-ran status during the Britpop wave: 
the idea of a band led by a minor adjunct member of '80s cult pop act 
Felt (singer/songwriter Mick Bund) almost sounded like a snarky 
hipster parody of, say, Cast, the band led by the guy from the La's 
who wasn't Lee Mavers. Overshadowed by the excessive hype of the time, 
Mexico 70 have, shockingly, persevered, albeit on a low-key level: 
following a solo record that disappeared almost immediately upon 
release, Bund reformed Mexico 70 in the sense of borrowing his friend 
and producer Tim Patalan's band, Detroit power poppers the Fags, and 
recording a new album with them under the Mexico 70 name. Thirty Five 
Whirlpools Below Sound was originally released in 2006 through the 
Madacy Entertainment label, a terminally unhip imprint specializing in 
bargain-bin compilation records. Extricated from that association and 
reissued on Bund's own Toucan Cove label, Thirty Five Whirlpools Below 
Sound turns out to be a surprisingly solid collection of crisp, catchy 
power pop songs that lack the hipster accoutrements of Mexico 70's 
'90s albums. There is nothing fancy or of-the-moment about this 
record: it's not even minimal-sounding enough to count as "stripped 
down." Songs like the dreamy, harmony-heavy "Movin' On" and the brisk 
opener "Hello Hello" sound timeless, like they could have been 
released at any point in the preceding three decades. More than 
deserving of a second shot after its unheralded first release, Thirty 
Five Whirlpools Below Sound turns out to be Mick Bund's best work yet.