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1996 compilation album
Pop American Style
album cover
Compilation album
Released1996 (1996)
GenreIndie pop
Length1:53:30
LabelMarch Records
chronology
Pop American Style
(1996) 		Moshi Moshi: Pop International Style
(1999)

Pop American Style is a double disc indie pop compilation album, released in 1996 by March Records and subtitled, "40 Original Artists, 40 Original Hits". The label said that "the idea behind the project was to show off most of the deserving acts who created music from their bedrooms, dormrooms, and garages." A follow-up album, Moshi Moshi: Pop International Style, followed in 1999.

Critical reception

AllMusic's Stephen Cramer said it "set the benchmark for indie pop and twee pop compilations" and that it "began a trend of independently released pop in the late '90s." AllMusic's Tim Sendra made it a staff pick, saying that "Not all of are hits, but enough are that the combined slugging percentage is hall of fame worthy." When the album was released, CMJ New Music Monthly said it featured "40 bands of the wimpier ilk (this is a description, not an insult) from all over America."

Track listing

Disc 1
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Summer Days"Shoestrings4:08
2."Hey, Hey, Girl"Rocketship2:15
3."Howard"Cub2:42
4."It's Only Love"Holiday1:12
5."Old Junk for Fashion"Verbena4:10
6."No Way, No Way"Heartworms1:55
7."Bellman"Sissy Bar3:06
8."Sold You an Alibi"Superdrag3:07
9."Didn't You Know"Allen Clapp & His Orchestra2:34
10."I'd Know You Anywhere"Beanpole2:18
11."Go Kid Go"My Favorite3:21
12."Thrill Fit"Syrup USA2:17
13."Soren Loved Regina"The Receptionists1:57
14."Pelican"Dunebuggy2:23
15."Fresh Coffee"Orange Cake Mix1:52
16."Your Kind"Racecar2:42
17."Everywhere Girl"The Dupont Circles2:55
18."Spectators"Elf Power2:17
19."Marine Parade (For Keith Blueboy)"Aberdeen2:07
20."Memphis"The Push Kings5:06
Disc 2
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Green Light"Salteen3:24
2."Day to Day"Further2:18
3."Starry Night"Poundsign3:45
4."Every Once & Awhile"Holiday Flyer3:25
5."Mercy"Kleenex Girl Wonder2:31
6."Inanimate Objects"Bunnygrunt2:35
7."O Tedium"Vehicle Flips2:31
8."Lost and Found"The Seashell Sea3:06
9."Who's Gonna Hold the Rope"Godzuki2:42
10."Japanese Couple in Reverse"All About Chad2:07
11."Magic"Motorhome3:29
12."Five Hours"Igloo3:34
13."Piano Lessons for Beauty Queens"Tullycraft3:19
14."New Year's Day"Kickstand3:29
15."Security Blanket"Tizzy3:29
16."Red Roses"The Lefties1:43
17."Redo"Red Dye No. 53:00
18."Turn Key One"Pee2:08
19."Secret Song"The Christines3:55
20."Ageism"Flowchart4:27

References

  1. "The classic pop compilation". March Records. Archived from the original on November 1, 2002.
  2. "Just Out". CMJ New Music Monthly. February 2000. p. 78. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  3. Cramer, Stephen. "Pop American Style - Various Artists". AllMusic. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  4. Sendra, Tim (December 7, 2018). "AllMusic Staff Pick: Various Artists Pop American Style". Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  5. "Various Artists". CMJ New Music Monthly. December 1996. p. 37. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  6. Williams, Joe (February 13, 1997). "Pure Pop for Now People". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved December 25, 2021.

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