Jaill – She’s My Baby
Does anything go better with summer than power pop? Ok, many things, like beaches and friends, bbqs and summer ale. But power pop is the musical equivalent of the crackling 50s home movie – the dark lines surrounding each individual frame scrolling slowly up the screen over the frolicking in the waves, the sand castles, the beach volleyball. It’s the youthfulness of the film that makes it so poignant and which your brain returns to each time you see it.
Jaill (sic) is a band from Wisconsin, of all places, but they play good power pop, often with a surf rock vibe. They’re touring with The Hold Steady down the coast right now, but unfortunately, I’ll be out of town when they hit SB.
I’ve been on a summer kick lately; perhaps this has turned out to be one of the more invigorating ones in recent memory. I think I’ll have to make a power pop mix to accompany its slow fade.
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