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Every once in a while I try to listen to genres that stray FAR outside my normal listening range, and then attempt to find the artists I like. Does anyone know of some great, straight up, poppy music that's interesting? I will have no shame in checking anything out, so you should have no shame in revealing what pop artists you think are great. They don't even have to be super pop-ular, just, y'know, popp-y. Kind of looking for music that's not necessarily guitar driven.

I dunno if it's something you'd call "pop" but think along the lines of Big Sir (Juan Alderete and Lisa Panineau's porject). I'll take any suggestions, really.

LAY IT ON ME.

Tame Impala
Bearsuit
The Rice Cakes
Claire Morgan

If you actually check any, go in reverse order of the list.

Land of Kush has an interesting pop-world vibe, but still holding fast to their post-gybe roots

The most recent lp from the Preservation Hall Band is fun as all get out.

Metric
Tegan and Sara
Pomplamoose (mostly covers)
fun. - Aim and Ignite
Sherwood - Qu
St. Vincent (?)
Steel Train for some pretty poppy rock
Minus The Bear

Early Clinic.
Neutral Milk Hotel.
Arcade Fire (I'm not sure how you underground US-guys view them, are they regarded as silly hipsters?)
Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin and Yoshimi.
Of Montreal.

This is when Cornershop were good. From the album Woman's Gotta Have It

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP_8Mqm9mjY[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1zeAj7eHco[/youtube]

I've been enjoying Mac Demarco, John Wizards, Grimes and Baths on the poppier side of things. Here's some youtube links:

Mac Demarco John Wizards Grimes Baths

blur-The Great Escape and Parklife
White Lies- Big TV
Beach Boys- Pet Sounds

2nd for mac demarco
best coast
The pains of being pure at heart
Wild Nothing

Not really pop, but really poppy sounding.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-rvJsH_WcU[/youtube]

Florence and the Machine

Eivind August wrote:Arcade Fire (I'm not sure how you underground US-guys view them, are they regarded as silly hipsters?)

Yes they are....the most pretentious of hipsters. My wife dragged me two consecutive shows last week and ... it was great.

St. Vincent above all others.

Harry_Manback wrote:

Eivind August wrote:Arcade Fire (I'm not sure how you underground US-guys view them, are they regarded as silly hipsters?)

Yes they are....the most pretentious of hipsters. My wife dragged me two consecutive shows last week and ... it was great.

Yeah, they put on a great show. Love most of their music.

Second Pains of Being Pure at Heart and Blur. Also, The Antlers and Beirut.

Mew - Frengers (2003)

Freaking awesome album.