Ignored           Obscured            Restored

Once upon a time (the early ‘70s) there was a power pop band that should have been huge, but few know about them.  They were called Zuider Zee.  Although the Memphis based band (via Louisiana) was signed to Columbia, they received little to no promotional support from the company so their only album release (there were no singles) attracted zero radio play and sank into obscurity.

But this year indie record label Light in the Attic rescued a dozen previously unreleased gems by the band and issued it under the title Zeenith.

Today’s SotW is “Haunter of the Darkness.”

The easy comparisons are to the Raspberries and Badfinger.  But I hear a strong influence to Big Star and Emmitt Rhodes (and the Merry Go Round).  In any case, those bands form a club any band would (should) be happy to join!

This recording still sounds fresh today.  Great playing by the guitars and keys, hooks that instantly grab you, and harmonies that soar.  Isn’t that what power pop is all about?

Enjoy… until next week.