RINEHEARTS - Full Bloom LP

Highly recommended.

Rinehearts are one of the latest in a long line of Perth pop/power pop bands that goes back to the late 70s, when the Manikins and the Scientists wore their Flamin’ Groovies fandom on their sleeves. You might wanna add the Triffids to the list – they released their first single on a label called Shake Some Action after all. The 80s brought the prolific Summer Suns and the Stems along with at least two more plant-based popsters, the Bamboos and the Marigolds. And of course, those other, previously mentioned pure power pop projects from Dom Mariani, who is of course the patron saint of Perth Power pop, and who has now personally anointed Rinehearts as his natural successors.

Sometimes nice goes a long way. This makes me smile. A prime package of powerpop nuggets from Perth. I feel like we're in a golden era of powerpop right now, with equally stunning recent releases by The Cowboys, Rubs, Whiffs and Simon Juliff. If powerpop God Dom Mariani takes you under his wing - the man behind The Stems, Someloves, dm3 et al -  producing the whole thing, you know you're in for something good.