Telethon – Hard Pop
Milwaukee, Wisconsin quintet Telethon has never been hugely on my radar. I’ve been fortunate enough to receive most of their albums for review, but after loading the tracks on my review playlist they’ve often been overshadowed by higher profile releases or have come up short of meshing with my taste. But all this has changed with the release of their fourth full length, Hard Pop. Telethon has broken through some sort of creative barrier because Hard Pop is an absolute joy to listen to. Channeling a sort of loose Motion City Soundtrack vibe, the band blends power-pop and pop-punk with pleasing results. Hard Pop opens with the two part “Loser / That Old Private Hell,” a perfect introduction to the album’s range of sugary pop meets surprisingly ambitious compositional structures. The son...
