Art is the music we make from the bewildered cry of being alive. ~Maria Popova
30 Jun 2013 Leave a comment
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: rooney, stay away
Rooney: “Stay Away” (2003)
With “Stay Away” you can add the Raspberries to my previous list of bands from past decades that I hear echoed in Rooney’s propulsive tunes and harmony-laden choruses.
See also: https://edcyphers.com/2012/11/01/songs-you-may-have-missed-211/
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16 Mar 2013 1 Comment
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: blueside, rooney
Rooney: “Blueside” (2003)
Boosted by an appearance on The O.C. in 2004, Rooney’s bright, vintage-pop influenced debut helped to keep power pop at least marginally relevant (along with bands like Weezer and Superdrag). At the height of rap music’s chart dominance, Rooney was the rare new artist that fans of ELO and the Beach Boys could get behind.
See also: https://edcyphers.com/2012/11/01/songs-you-may-have-missed-211/
See also: https://edcyphers.com/2013/06/30/songs-you-may-have-missed-436/
01 Nov 2012 2 Comments
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: rooney, when did your heart go missing
Rooney: “When Did Your Heart Go Missing” (2007)
The sound of LA power pop quintet Rooney (named, supposedly, after the principal in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off) evokes a lot of great pop from a lot of eras.
I hear, in turns, The Beach Boys, The Cars, Jellyfish, Weezer, and, on “When Did Your Heart Go Missing”, maybe even George Michael and Wham. We’ll always need bands like Rooney to offset the artists that take themselves too seriously, and to remind us pop music is supposed to be, among other things, fun.
See also: https://edcyphers.com/2013/03/16/songs-you-may-have-missed-363/
See also: https://edcyphers.com/2013/06/30/songs-you-may-have-missed-436/
Every Moment Has A Song 