http://www.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=1053&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rssTop Modern Power Pop Artists on Rhapsody OnlineModern Power Popen720Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:46:13 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=1053&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Top Modern Power Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.954&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Power Pop Sun, 27 Dec 2009 10:14:22 -0800 Top Modern Power Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.954 art.954 Weezer art.954 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.954&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.954&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Weezer (Number 16), which came to be known as the Blue Album, could not have sounded more antithetic to the grunge-rock and pop-punk that was dominating modern-rock radio at the time; Cuomo was neither as cynical as Kurt Cobain nor as charmingly infantile as Billie Joe Armstrong, and the unapologetic riffs made it clear that he was more influenced by the likes of Heaven Tonight than Raw Power. Songs like "Undone - The Sweater Song" (Number 57, 1994) and "The World Has Turned and Left Me Here" sound like handwritten notes found at the bottom of a locker — the early musings of a colossally self-aware nerd. And while the album's best-known song, "Buddy Holly" (Number 2 Modern Rock, 1994) was bolstered by Spike Jonze's nostalgia-tripping Happy Days video, its success was due less to the Fonz and more to the song's chimerical young-and-in-love chorus: "Wooh-e-oooh, I like just like Buddy Holly/Oh-oh, and you're Mary Tyler Moore." Weezer would sell more than 3 million copies, and a 2004 reissued edition includes several worthy B-sides.

Cuomo had originally intended for Weezer's follow-up to be a sci-fi rock opera called Songs from the Black Hole, but after recording a series of tracks by himself, he shelved the project in favor of Pinkerton (Number 19, 1996). Though it's since become a fan favorite and a bellwether for he late-'90s emo boom, Pinkerton was initially seen as a downer: Cuomo had undergone a painful leg operation after the Blue Album, and the new LP was packed with brutally honest songs about falling in love with lesbians and teenage fans living oceans away; the opening track, tellingly, was "Tired of Sex," and songs like "El Scorcho" (Number 19 Modern Rock, 1996), and "The Good Life" (Number 32 Modern Rock, 1996) were rife with frustration. The album takes its name from a character in Madame Butterfly, and the record is peppered with references to the opera. After a tour in support of the album — which failed to reach platinum — Sharp left the band to spend more time with his new-wave side project, the Rentals, while Cuomo dropped out of view altogether, prompting rumors that he had begun a Brian Wilson-like retreat from society (Cuomo left Harvard but returned again, earning his English degree in June 2006). Between 1997 and 2000, the band released only a handful of songs, including a cover of "Velouria" for a Pixies tribute album. But the band retained an ardent following on the Internet, as evidenced by the numerous threads about Pinkerton, which was quickly becoming a cult favorite.

In 2000, the band reformed for a string of shows on the Warped Tour, where Sharp was replaced by bassist Mikey Welsh, a former member of Juliana Hatfield's backing band. The live dates were a success, prompting a sold-out mini-tour and a new album, titled Weezer (2001), which debuted at Number 4 on the Billboard charts and retuned the band to its power-chord grandeur. With Ocasek returning as producer, the so-called "Green album" gave the band two of the biggest hits of its career: "Hash Pipe" (Number Two Modern Rock), and "Island in the Sun" (Number 11 Modern Rock), a lulling ballad that later wound up being covered for a tropical-resort ad. A few months after the Green Album's release, Welsh experienced a psychotic breakdown, and was replaced by bassist Scott Shriner.

Almost exactly a year after the release of the Green Album, Weezer delivered Maladroit (Number Three, 2002). Due in part to Cuomo's abundant songwriting output, many of the self-financed Maladroit tracks had already appeared in demo form on the band's Website, and the songs' early release spurred a public battle between the band and its label, Interscope Records. But neither the controversy — nor the inclusion of singles "Dope Nose" (Number 8 Modern Rock) and "Keep Fishin'" (Number 15 Modern Rock) — could prevent Maladroit, an album that paid homage to several of Cuomo's metal influences, from becoming a commercial misfire.

Weezer teamed with Rick Rubin for 2005's Make Believe (Number Two), an album that gave the band its biggest single to date: the Grammy-nominated "Beverly Hills" (Number 10, 2005) a sarcastic anti-fame rant that was misinterpreted by some as an ode to luxury branding. Longtime fans lamented that the Weezer responsible for Pinkerton was long gone, but "Beverly Hills" and the piano-plunking anthem "Perfect Situation" (Number 51, 2006) helped Make Believe sell more than a million copies in the U.S., and prompted an arena tour with the Foo Fighters.

In 2007, Cuomo released Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo (Number 163), a collection of demos that included songs originally intended for the long-jettisoned Songs from the Black Hole album. Weezer's sixth album, once again produced by Rick Rubin — and once again titled Weezer — was released June 3rd, 2008. The Red Album, as it's known, spawned the single "Pork and Beans," which came with a clever video featuring many YouTube stars. The band is reportedly prepping another album produced by Jacknife Lee for 2009. ]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61892&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Adult Alternative Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:17:02 -0800 Top Modern Power Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.61892 art.61892 Ben Folds art.61892 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61892&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61892&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Rockin' The Suburbs, in 2001. Continuing in a vein similar to his work with the trio, Folds excels at writing smart, slightly ironic pop songs with a love of melody, conjuring up memories of peak period Joe Jackson or even Todd Rundgren's less progressive pop moments. That Folds manages to sell truckloads of records without even touching a guitar might be his most remarkable achievement. - Jon Pruett]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.63230&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Indie/Alternative Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:14:10 -0800 Top Modern Power Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.63230 art.63230 Spoon art.63230 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.63230&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.63230&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss
Singer, guitarist and primary songwriter Britt Daniel formed Spoon — named for a song by the German experimental band Can — in 1993 along with drummer Jim Eno, guitarist Greg Wilson and bassist Andy McGuire. The following year, the band released a seven-inch EP, Nafarious, on the small indie label Fluffer Records. Spoon caught the attention of the larger indie label Matador Records, on which the band released its first full-length disc, Telephono, in 1996. The album was hailed by critics and fans of indie rock, and the band soon found itself being courted by the major label Elektra Records. The group’s 1998 Elektra debut, A Series of Sneaks, was an artistic leap for the band and that album, too, was championed by critics. But Sneaks didn’t sell as quickly as Elektra wanted, and the label abandoned Spoon just four months after the album’s release. Disheartened by Elektra executives Ron Laffitte, who had signed the band, and CEO Sylvia Rhone, Spoon wrote two songs questioning their ethics: “The Agony of Laffitte” and “Laffitte Don’t Fail Me Now.”

Spoon’s major-label woes didn’t stop Daniel and company from continuing to write and record, and in 2001 the band signed with North Carolina indie label Merge Records. Spoon’s first Merge album, Girls Can Tell (Number 46 Top Independent Albums, 2001), and its follow-up, Kill the Moonlight (Number 23 Top Independent Albums, 2002), both outsold the band’s previous two discs. When one of Moonlight’s tracks, “The Way We Get By,” appeared in the popular teen TV show The O.C., Spoon got a measure of mainstream attention. Gimme Fiction (Number 44 pop, 2005), the group’s highly anticipated follow-up, was three years in the making and wound up selling 160,000 copies. The next year, Daniel co-wrote the soundtrack for the Will Ferrell comedy Stranger than Fiction. Also that year, Merge reissued the group’s first album together with its 1997 EP, Soft Effects. When Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (Number Ten pop, 2007) came out to raves, Spoon went on the late-night TV circuit, including an appearance on Saturday Night Live where they performed the single “The Underdog” (Number 26 Modern Rock, 2007) and “You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb.” A second single, “Don’t You Evah,” reached Number 33 on the Modern Rock chart in 2008. ]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.127&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Power Pop Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:54:30 -0700 Top Modern Power Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.127 art.127 Matthew Sweet art.127 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.127&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.127&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Girlfriend (1991), he turned loose two of the most innovative players to ever put pick to string, Robert Quine of the Voidoids and Richard Lloyd of Television. Looking over their shoulders, Sweet rounded out his own mastery of the instrument, subsequently playing all the guitar parts on his sixth full-length Blue Sky on Mars (1997). Sweet's concerts often feature the performer flanked by an arsenal of guitars -- using a different one for nearly every song, he evokes moods from jubilation to sorrow with pinpoint precision. With a deft hand and confessional lyrics, he scrupulously renders into song the entire spectrum of human emotion, from gushy sentimentality in "Girlfriend" to bottomed-out exasperation in "Sick of Myself." - Chad Driscoll]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.43993&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Baroque Pop Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:05:58 -0800 Top Modern Power Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.43993 art.43993 Josh Rouse art.43993 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.43993&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.43993&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss This Perfect World. His work has drawn rave reviews from a variety of critical circles for its honest take on contemporary singer-songwritership, as well as for its relaxed, yet quietly edgy musical roundup of steady tempos, melodically supportive trumpet lines, gentle acoustic guitar strumming, and Rouse's wonderfully everyday vocals. Furthermore, his collaboration with Lambchop's Kurt Wagner proves his malleability -- their 1999 EP Chester saw the Nashville pair co-write five songs to excellent results. Fifteen years from now, Rouse could very well wield the same stylistic importance on the next generation of folky singer-songwriters that his influences have had upon his own work. - Charles Hodgkins]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.243&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Power Pop Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:59:21 -0800 Top Modern Power Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.243 art.243 Fountains of Wayne art.243 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.243&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.243&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss about guys who live in the suburbs and worry about love. Their self-titled debut was a breath of fresh air, sounding completely contemporary while making classically structured pop rock -- think of a sunnier Matthew Sweet. Their 1999 album Utopia Parkway takes you on a tunnel-of-love tour through strip malls and highway off-ramps with songs that manage to fall somewhere between vitriol and sweetness. In fact, Fountains of Wayne pour a lot of smarts into their dumb pop songs. Key member Adam Schlesinger is also a member of the equally poppy but more melancholy Ivy. - Nick Dedina]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55667&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Indie Pop Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:42:19 -0800 Top Modern Power Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.55667 art.55667 Sondre Lerche art.55667 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55667&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55667&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Faces Down, when he was just 16. Often compared to the orchestral pop stylings of such masters as Burt Bacharach, Lerche's music manages to bend string orchestrations into a whole new indie realm, especially with the addition of his warm and beguiling Scandinavian-accented vocal chords. After touring with Beth Orton (and appearing onstage with boyhood idols A-ha), he released his debut in the U.S. to much acclaim -- Rolling Stone placed it in their 50 Best Records of 2002. He fulfilled the promise of his debut with 2004's Two Way Monologue, a work of lush baroque pop featuring the High Llamas' Sean O'Hagan, who contributed much of the string and horn section charms. At age 25, Lerche surprised everyone with his third album, Duper Sessions, a collection of straight-ahead jazz standards (and a few originals) backed up by the Faces Down Quartet. Like his previous blend of '60s pop, the record is another innovative example of how a Norwegian indie crooner successfully smooches the hand of a cool classic sound. For 2007's Phantom Punch, Sondre Lerche toughened up with a lean, garage rock sound yet his melodic songs still held centerstage. - Michele K-Tel]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.705&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Adult Alternative Fri, 4 Sep 2009 17:19:20 -0700 Top Modern Power Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.705 art.705 The Cardigans art.705 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.705&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.705&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6078&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Indie/Alternative Sun, 27 Dec 2009 10:14:29 -0800 Top Modern Power Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6078 art.6078 The Lemonheads art.6078 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6078&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6078&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Hate Your Friends. A cover of Suzanne Vega's "Luka" got them airplay in '89. Critical support followed, but it was It's a Shame About Ray in '92 that found them the widest audience. Their focus had now turned to summery pop like "Confetti" and "Rudderless," which were a perfect blend of Dando's laid-back earnest vocals and strummed guitar. His Indie beefcake looks found him socializing with kids in Hollywood and making sheepish movie appearances. There were the appearances with Oasis, the odd cover songs, the less-catchy new songs and the wearing of dresses. The Lemonheads were eventually dropped from Atlantic, and Evan Dando ran away with the spoon. - Jon Pruett]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4834&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Power Pop Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:42:19 -0800 Top Modern Power Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4834 art.4834 Brendan Benson art.4834 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4834&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4834&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.212&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Power Pop Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:23:49 -0700 Top Modern Power Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.212 art.212 Jellyfish art.212 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.212&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.212&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4219&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Power Pop Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:23:00 -0800 Top Modern Power Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4219 art.4219 Sloan art.4219 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4219&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4219&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Smeared); produced hooky, true-blue classic pop (One Chord to Another); and delivered classic rock-influenced, slightly dirtied power pop (Navy Blues) with the same satisfying end results. Once their secret gets out, maybe Sloan will achieve the success they so deserve outside of their native Canada. Until then, they remain Halifax's most wonderful, engaging secret. - Kali Holloway]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5012&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Power Pop Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:54:30 -0700 Top Modern Power Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5012 art.5012 Teenage Fanclub art.5012 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5012&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5012&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Bandwagonesque (1991) was a landmark record that fused achingly brilliant melodies with loud, ringing guitars. Marked by simple lyrics and lines such as "Saw you there with long, blonde hair / Eyes of blue / Oh baby, I love you," it brought the band major attention and was a far cry from the J Mascis-inspired sludge of their debut. After losing drummer Brendan O' Hare to his own Telstar Ponies, the band recruited Paul Quinn for Grand Prix (1995), a record which found them abandoning distortion for clear, twin lead guitars and an emphasis on Country Rock (a direction they perfected on Songs from Northern Britain in 1997). Although the band have yet to climb into the pantheon from which they so liberally borrow, they have released a series of confident, pop-worshipping records that will only become more inspired with age. - Jon Pruett]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4672&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Cosmic American Music Wed, 7 Oct 2009 12:13:58 -0700 Top Modern Power Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4672 art.4672 Beachwood Sparks art.4672 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4672&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4672&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38373&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Indie/Alternative Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:55:51 -0800 Top Modern Power Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.38373 art.38373 Ted Leo art.38373 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38373&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38373&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Ted Leo Rx/Pharmacists, which saw the fiery troubadour experiment with his songwriting technique to sometimes mixed reviews. The second time out of the gate, Leo found himself some actual "pharmacists" and together, the band created the five-song EP, Treble In Trouble. With a sharp, rough-edged sound that recalled Ted Leo's days in Chisel, Treble highlighted his innate ability to write earnest, romantic songs with bouncing melodies. In 2001, Leo signed with Lookout! Records, and with a slightly different gang of pharmaceutical cohorts, released the unabashedly glorious The Tyranny of Distance and followed it up with the critically acclaimed Hearts of Oaks in 2003. With accolades streaming in from publications such as Rolling Stone, Spin and Magnet, as well an appearance on Late Night With Conan O'Brien, Ted Leo and crew were in high demand. In fact, the itinerary for 2003 included five tours of the United States with additional shows in Japan and the United Kingdom! All the glowing press and constant touring set up 2004's crackling, angular gem, Shake the Sheets so perfectly it almost seemed natural that alternative radio outlets and MTV championed the single "Me and Mia." - Linda Ryan]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44172&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Punk Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:25:25 -0800 Top Modern Power Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.44172 art.44172 Superdrag art.44172 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44172&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44172&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss The Fabulous 8-Track Sound of Superdrag -- and at a moment in time when a loud, slightly abrasive pop-rock band had a chance at major stardom -- Knoxville, Tenn.'s Superdrag seemed to have it all in mid-1996. An MTV success with the video for "Sucked Out" and a Nirvana-esque howl about the death of the rock dream made frontman John Davis a pop culture face for a brief moment. Coolly puffing a cigarette (a move he repeated in the follow-up clip, "Destination Ursa Major"), Davis passionately gave a damn while not owning up to that emotion for a moment.

It didn't last, of course. A second album for Elektra, Head Trip in Every Key, scored with critics and aficionados, but didn't make an impression on radio programmers or record buyers. Like Nada Surf, another seeming flash-in-the-pan on the same major, Superdrag refused to die. Continuing to tour, they found roomfuls of listeners ready to hail Davis' songs and the group's crunchy, catchy sound. A third album, In the Valley of Dying Stars (2000), found them on the small but buzzworthy Arena Rock label. The record, along with its 2002 follow-up, Last Call for Vitriol, saw Davis and co.'s powers barely diminished. - Jaan Uhelszki]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2734&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Power Pop Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:30:58 -0800 Top Modern Power Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2734 art.2734 Jason Falkner art.2734 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2734&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2734&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss One Mississippi, his proper debut came in 1996 with Jason Falkner Presents Author Unknown. In 1999 he followed it with the Nigel Godrich-produced Can You Still Feel?, widely considered his best. A collection of four-track recordings followed some years later on spinART. - Nate Cavalieri]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.28989974&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss Indie/Alternative Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:04:00 -0800 Top Modern Power Pop Artists on Rhapsody Online art.28989974 art.28989974 Duncan Lloyd art.28989974 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.28989974&variant=play&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.28989974&variant=data&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Fpower-pop%2Fmodern-power-pop%2Fartist-chart.rss