Genre

Power Pop

Power Pop on LoudQuietLoud: more than 100 artists, including Cheap Trick, Badfinger and Big Star. It runs alongside pop punk, pop rock and jangle pop.

Album art: Weezer, Weezer (The Gold Album)

Weezer

alternative rock · rock · alternative

Beach Bunny

indie rock · indie pop · pop rock

Car Seat Headrest

lo-fi · indie rock · indie

Cheap Trick

classic rock · rock · power pop

Everclear

alternative rock · rock · alternative

Nada Surf

indie rock · indie · alternative

Buzzcocks

punk · punk rock · british

Guided by Voices

lo-fi · indie rock · indie

The New Pornographers

indie rock · canadian · indie

Badfinger

classic rock · power pop · rock

Squeeze

new wave · 80s · pop

Big Star

power pop · rock · 70s

The Lemonheads

alternative rock · alternative · indie

The Format

indie · indie pop · indie rock

The Apples in Stereo

indie pop · indie · lo-fi

Teenage Fanclub

power pop · indie · scottish

The Beths

indie rock · power pop · new zealand

Beulah

indie · indie pop · elephant 6

Album art: Radiator Hospital, Distorting Time

Radiator Hospital

lo-fi · pop punk · indie

Florence Road

indie rock · power pop · indie pop

Superchunk

indie rock · indie · alternative

The Wrens

indie rock · indie · alternative

Brendan Benson

indie · singer-songwriter · power pop

illuminati hotties

indie rock · power pop · indie pop

King Tuff

garage rock · lo-fi · psychedelic

Sloan

canadian · rock · power pop

Sugar

alternative rock · alternative · rock

Pet Symmetry

emo · pop punk · power pop

12 Rods

indie rock · indie · power pop

The Muffs

punk · punk rock · female vocalists

Album art: Crying, Talking

Crying

chiptune · indie rock · power pop

Cover of Switched‐On Seeker by Mikal Cronin

Mikal Cronin

garage rock · lo-fi · indie

Charly Bliss

power pop · indie rock · indie pop

The Smithereens

power pop · rock · 80s

Guards

lo-fi · indie · indie pop

Remember Sports

indie rock · indie · pop punk

The Nerves

power pop · new wave · punk

The Boys

punk · punk rock · british

Pernice Brothers

indie pop · indie · indie rock

Cover of Middle Spoon by Cheekface

Cheekface

indie rock · post-punk · power pop

Chris Bell

power pop · singer-songwriter · rock

Hoodoo Gurus

rock · australian · power pop

Alex Chilton

power pop · singer-songwriter · rock

Album art: Wishy, Nature's Pill

Wishy

shoegaze · indie rock · dream pop

Tony Molina

indie rock · indie pop · pop punk

Album art: Westside Cowboy, It Goes On

Westside Cowboy

alt-country · indie rock · americana

Candy

hardcore · metalcore · hardcore punk

Strange Ranger

indie rock · indie · emo

Hotline TNT

shoegaze · indie rock · noise rock

Imperial Teen

indie · indie rock · indie pop

Colleen Green

lo-fi · indie pop · indie

Antarctigo Vespucci

power pop · indie rock · pop punk

The Bug Club

indie rock · garage rock · welsh

Bracket

punk · punk rock · pop punk

Nobunny

garage rock · lo-fi · garage punk

Cullen Omori

indie pop · psychedelic pop · psychedelic

Pony

indie rock · indie · indie pop

Anavae

alternative rock · female vocalists · rock

Martha

pop punk · power pop · british

Martha

pop punk · power pop · british

Album art: Kiwi Jr., Blowin' Up

Kiwi Jr.

indie rock · indie pop · power pop

Cende

power pop · indie rock · indie pop

Cheap Girls

indie rock · alternative rock · power pop

Dazy

indie pop · indie rock · power pop

Chris Farren

indie rock · power pop · perfect

Chris Farren

indie rock · power pop · perfect

2nd Grade

indie rock · power pop · indie pop

The Explorers Club

indie pop · indie · surf rock

Cheap Time

garage rock · punk · lo-fi

Shoes

power pop · new wave · pop punk

Bad Moves

power pop · indie rock · indie

Doe

punk · indie · pop

The Real Kids

punk · power pop · garage rock

Outrageous Cherry

indie pop · psychedelic rock · detroit

Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard

glam rock · indie rock · garage rock

Teenage Halloween

power pop · indie · pop punk

Thin Lips

punk · indie · power pop

The Now

screamo · emo violence · hardcore

Butch Walker and the Black Widows

alternative rock · power pop · butch walker

Big Dipper

power pop · indie rock · indie

Lightships

indie · indie pop · scottish

Swag

house · electronic · indie

Jonny

indie · indie rock · acoustic

Cover of Excitement at Your Feet: The Tommy Keene Covers Album by Tommy Keene

Tommy Keene

power pop · 80s · rock

Pujol

kickasstic · recommended · nashville

Slippers

rock · rockabilly · power pop

Cover of In the Valley of Sickness by Thomas Function

Thomas Function

garage rock · rock · power pop

Chris Stamey

power pop · pop · singer-songwriter

carter c

furry · lo-fi · indie pop

Upset

pop punk · punk · indie

Upset

pop punk · punk · indie

Cover of Mono by Grandpaboy

Grandpaboy

alternative · alternative rock · paul westerberg

Tee Vee Repairmann

egg punk · garage punk · garage rock

Crabby Appleton

power pop · classic rock · 70s

By Divine Right

indie rock · canadian · canada

The Cute Lepers

punk rock · power pop · pop punk

Radio

On public radio, last 30 days

Last 30 days · via public radio playlists

Public radio airplay for Power Pop artists, last 30 days
Rank	Album	Stations	Days on chart	Spins
1	Nature's Pill Wishy KCRW, KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN · 8 days on chart	KCRW, KEXP, KUTX, The Current, WXPN	8	44 spins
2	Blowin' Up Kiwi Jr. KEXP, The Current, WXPN · 5 days on chart	KEXP, The Current, WXPN	5	23 spins
3	Weezer (The Gold Album) Weezer The Current, WXPN · 4 days on chart	The Current, WXPN	4	19 spins

Press

Recently reviewed

LatestAquarium DrunkardSep 11, 2026

Crying Laughing :: Talking (opens in new tab)

Strange and turbulent times call for insistent new theme songs and rallying cries.

PitchforkAug 31, 2026
It Goes On (opens in new tab)
The much-hyped Manchester group sheds some of its early country influences, focusing instead on tightly wound indie rock and sharp, thoughtful songwriting.
Shop Westside Cowboy
PitchforkAug 24, 2026
Weezer (Gold Album) (opens in new tab)
Spurred on by producer Kenneth Blume, Weezer get back in a room together to write rock songs that wallow, reminisce, and, very occasionally, wow.
Shop Weezer
Beats Per MinuteAug 21, 2026
Album Review: Westside Cowboy – It Goes On (opens in new tab)
Let’s get straight to the point: Westside Cowboy‘s debut album It Goes On is excellent.
Shop Westside Cowboy
StereogumAug 18, 2026
Album Of The Week: Westside Cowboy It Goes On (opens in new tab)
Shop Westside Cowboy
PitchforkAug 17, 2026
Blowin’ Up (opens in new tab)
On its fourth album, the Canadian quartet adds a gritty edge to its jangle-pop sound, letting a sense of exasperation bleed into even its most chipper moments.
Shop Kiwi Jr.
PitchforkAug 17, 2026
Distorting Time (opens in new tab)
Philadelphia singer-songwriter Sam Cook-Parrott delivers a set of minimal, lo-fi indie-pop songs on his sixth album, whose highlights include heartfelt tales of good and evil.
Shop Radiator Hospital
PitchforkAug 3, 2026
Podium (opens in new tab)
On its sixth album and first since viral success, the L.A.
Shop Cheekface

Labels

Labels in this genre

Big Scary Monsters

Home to illuminati hotties, Pet Symmetry & Antarctigo Vespucci

Audiotree Music

Home to Pet Symmetry, Crying & Charly Bliss

Real Gone Music

Home to Cheap Trick, Badfinger & Shoes

Rykodisc

Home to Badfinger, Big Star & Chris Bell

Norton Records

Home to Big Star, Alex Chilton & The Real Kids

Double Double Whammy

Home to Crying, Cende & 2nd Grade

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