Here's one from a couple months ago that I slept on for reasons I cannot possibly explain. Joy Buzzers (not to be confused with the band Joy Buzzer) hail from the Chicago suburbs and play really excellent punky power pop that's brimming with energy and catchy as hell. The band's album Shake On It! has a later '80s/early '90s college radio spirit to it with musical influences going back to classic power pop and '70s pop/punk. There's not a lot of fooling around here: these guys power through song after song with a ton of punch and hooks a plenty. A few tracks stretch things into '90s indie/alternative territory and demonstrate that songwriter Bud Young is far from one-dimensional. But all in all, this album is an absolute treat for anyone whose sweet spot falls somewhere in between pop-punk and power pop. If I didn't know these guys were from Chicago, I might have guessed it anyway. This is exactly what I'd expect a band called Joy Buzzers to sound like!
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