New Music Monday: Dana Countryman / Focal Points

I've been getting lots of new 'singles' in my mailbox recently. Here's two that caught my attention that might be of interest to power pop fans. These are both American artists who should be on your radar:

DANA COUNTRYMAN - Here's the lead-off track from his upcoming album 'The Fantastic, Incredible, Retro Pop Music World of Dana Countryman' entitled "Here Comes Those Butterflies Again." Listen here.

FOCAL POINTS - Jeff and Don Orr have released their first single to iTunes called "Broken Hearts and Dreams" and it features additional instrumentation and mixing by Dee Long (Klaatu). The song has a "#9 Dream" Lennon vibe. Get it here

SLOAN's limited edition Bootleg vinyl #2

Sloan have been fans of seedy bootleg vinyl LPs from the 1970s/1980s since they were teenagers and released their own last fall called 'Is That All I Get? Winnipeg 1993'. The reception was so great that they've decided to do it again. On Tuesday June 12th 500 limited copies of 'Back In Blue: Ltd. Edtion Sloan Bootleg #2 will be made available from the band's website. Each purchase also comes with a digital version and four bonus tracks not on the blue vinyl LP.

Power Pop tribute to "The Who Sell Out"

Better late than liver we always say. Keith Klingensmith's Futureman Records scuttled a tribute album to the classic Who album 'The Who Sell Out' twelve years ago but in a world where the digital domain gives old ideas a new half-life, 'The New Sell Out' has finally seen the light of day. $7.00 gets you an unbelievable 26 tracks by the likes of power pop acts The Shazam, Chris Von Sneidern, Brendan Benson, Myracle Brah, Willie Wisely, Splitsville, The Gripweeds and Canadian acts The Flashing Lights and Zumpano. The set even includes remakes of the faux commercial breaks as well - including 'Heinz Baked Beans' by The Andersons (featuring Robbie Rist). Dig it here

Unreleased track by The Odds - FREE

Join the mailing list for Canadian band The Odds and get a free download of their new song "Heaven Where Hell Should Be"