Blog: Powerpopaholic: The Power Pop Music Review Site!

This was released in January but I wanted to include it in my top ten list. Three years after his departure from Phantom Planet, musician/actor Jason Schwartzman returned to L.A.'s pop-loving circles with the solo project Coconut Records in 2003. Schwartzman is one of those rare breeds: an actor with musical talent that translates well. Sometimes this works (Zooey Deschanel) and sometimes it doesn't (Scarlett Johansson). Well here it on his sophomore effort Davy, it works really well. These are instantly catchy pop nuggets that recall Elliot Smith, The Beatles and Magnetic Fields. The relaxed "Microphone" [...]