Softjaw

Pop Rock Record continues to be a wellspring of great new music discovery. For example, a recent post led me to the full-length, self-titled, debut of Softjaw. The platitudes from the review include "Beatlesque charms", "strong Big Star flash" and "guitar-hook rush from start to finish." Certainly more than enough to hit play!

If you do hit play, you're likely to hear "Playing Bogart" - the last track on the album but the default selection. Much to my surprise, that's a cover of 23 Jewels from 1979. Equally surprising, the track preceeding it - "Working Too Hard" - is a cover of The Nerves (you know the one). They're at the end of the record but they really do serve as the perfect introduction to the band.