POP Goes The World!

 
 
This afternoons POP Goes The World show is certainly not above channeling its inner turmoil for your musical enjoyment.
 
 
MUGRE "SUS GRITOS" from MUGRE (2026)
Dynamite Shakers "CINÉMA" from CINÉMA - EP (2026)
L’Rain "soulless cycle" from fata morgana (2026)
Cowboy Hunters "Perfect (Exceeder)" from Perfect (Exceeder) - Single (2025)
 
 
 
 
 
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Mint "XII" from Pleasure Island (2026)
The Thermals "A Dark, Dark Place" from Under Crushing Rain (2026)
Leechers "Chill Bill" from Quiet Quitting - EP (2025)
Twisted Teens "Why Did You Miss It?" from Florida Water Blues (2026)
The Zolas "Black Gatorade" from Black Gatorade - Single (2026)
 
 
 
 
 
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Juniper Avenue "Self and Pity Doubt" from Chuck Rock (2023)
The Guest List "Something Real" from Something Real (2026)
SOFTJAW "Love Can't Kill You" from Love Can't Kill You - Single (2026)
My Life As A Bird "Cheers to My Old Friends" from The Cabana (2026)
Classic Traffic "Wanna Wish" from Real Music (2026)
 
 
 
 
 
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Old Ma Cuxsom and the Soapchoppers "Don't Cry Darling (Daddy Had To Drown The Cat)" from Revolutionary Spirit: The Sound Of Liverpool 1976-1988 (2018)
Super 8 "Jennifer Anne" from Hoopla (2023)
Kissa "Cola Girl '98" from Apinalinna (2023)
Terry vs. Tori "Ohio Blue Tips" from Heathers (2020)
Covet "Wouldn't It Be Nice" from Live in studio performance (2026)
Wonderfox "Luna" from De la Nostalgia y Otros Placeres (2025)
 
 
 
 
 
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Liquid Mike "Mouse Trap" from Paul Bunyan's Slingshot (2024)
Classic Traffic "Sorry Songs" from Real Music (2026)
Bill Lloyd "Look Into It" from Look Into It (2023)
The Speedways "Angela Sincerely" from Angela Sincerely - Single (2026)
Keyside "Red Ruby Red" from Keyside (2026)
 
 
 
 
 
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Spacestation "Watching it happen" from Who Killed Spacestation? (2026)
Endlesss "Dejar Atrás" from Late Reflections - EP (2026)
Some Days Are Darker "Memorize You" from Black Box Warning (2026)
Um Jennifer? "Cut Me Open" from Cut Me Open - Single (2023)
Ultra Lights "Bad Feeling" from Pleasure's All Yours (2026)
Super Cassette "9 to 5" from Continue? (2023)
 
 
 
 
 
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The Whiffs "It's Not Over" from Scratch 'N' Sniff (2023)
The Terrys "Pesos" from Pesos - Single (2020)
The Pillows "Rookie Jet" from Thank you, my twilight (2002)
Berlin Blackouts "Monsters Won't Show" from Hightanic Socialites (2023)
LOOSE LIPS "REMEMBER WE LOVE YOU" from LOOSE LIPS LOVE YOU - EP (2026)
 
 
 
 
 
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The Uppers "Madam Please" from Manic Melodies - EP (2023)
Bad Nerves "Don't Stop" from Still Nervous (2024)

 
 
 
 
Deathray "My Lunatic Friends" from Deathray (2000)
Go-Kart Mozart "White Stilettos In the Sand" from On the Hot Dog Streets (2012)
The Primitons "All My Friends" from Don't Go Away: Collected Works (2012)
The Toothaches "Everything. Right. Now." from O! Be Joyful (2012)
 
 
 
 
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Public Image Ltd. "Public Image" from First Issue (1978)
Ash "Cocoon" from Kablammo! (2015)
Feeder "Generation Freakshow" from GENERATION FREAKSHOW (2012)
Brakes "Hold Me In the River" from The Beatific Visions (2006)
 
 
 
 
 
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Louis XIV "God Killed the Queen" from The Best Little Secrets Are Kept (2005)
The Saints "River Deep Mountain High" from Know Your Product - The Best of the Saints (1995)
Meat Puppets "Split Myself in Two" from II (2010)
The Men "Electric" from New Moon (2013)
Caesars "Anything You Want" from Youth Is Wasted On the Young (1998)
Happiness Factor "Self-improvement?" from Self Improvement? (2000)
 
 
 
 
 
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Josef K "Forever Drone" from Entomology (2006)
The Clash "Hateful" from London Calling (1979)
The Brother Kite "Get On, Me" from Waiting for the Time to Be Right (2006)
Crocodiles "Mirrors" from Sleep Forever (2010)
 
 
 
 
 
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Grand Duchy "Volcano!" from Petit Fours (2009)
The B-Sides "Off Broadway" from Troubleshooting (2003)
Cowbell "Hanging By a Thread" from Beat Stampede (2012)
The Vegetarians "Be My Little Baby" from 24 Carrot Songs (2009)
Tranzmitors "A Little Bit Closer" from Concrete Depression / A Little Bit Closer - Single (2012)
20/20 "Remember the Lightning" from 20/20 (1978)
 
 
 
 
 
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Art School "Time to Look for Someone New" from Eleven Days at T Street (2007)
The Response "...i'm Lloyd Dobler" from With Friends Like You, Who Needs Enemies? (2008)
Scott Wilk + The Walls "You Scare Me to Death" from The Lost Sessions (2011)
Veronica Falls "Found Love In a Graveyard" from Veronica Falls (2011)
The Go-Betweens "Love Goes On!" from 16 Lovers Lane (1988)
 
 
 
 
 
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Beggar Weeds "Skinny" from Tragedy in U.S. History (2026)
Beggar Weeds "All I Need" from Tragedy in U.S. History (2026)
Nick Lowe "I Don't Want the Night to End" from Jesus of Cool (1978)
Jacques Dutronc "Le responsable" from En vogue (2003)
Ed Tulipa "Club Mónica" from Popterapia (2011)
 
 
 
 
 
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Stereo Total "Get Down Tonight" from Oh Ah (1995)
Les Savy Fav "Patty Lee" from Let's Stay Friends (2007)

 
 
 
SPRINTS "Descartes" from All That Is Over (2025)
The Dahlmanns "Smash You" from All Dahled Up (2011)
Doll Parts "That's Enough!" from Dope (2024)
Water From Your Eyes "Life Signs" from It's a Beautiful Place (2025)
 
 
 
 
 
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Bee Bee Sea "This Dog Is the King of Losers" from Sonic Boomerang (2017)
Clive Culbertson "Time To Kill" from Busy Signals (2021)
Technopolice "Hellastic Mr Pox" from Chien De La Casse (2025)
Lifeguard "It Will Get Worse" from Ripped and Torn (2025)
 
 
 
 
 
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Strangeways "All the Sounds of Fear" from Powerpop! (2004)
Better Days "Facsination" from Eulogy - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2007)
Splitsville "Cold Open" from Mobtown (2025)
Danny Carney Chainsaw Symphony "Crook of Love" from Scorpio Rising (2025)
 
 
 
 
 
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Paul Ivey & the Rubes "Casual Wayne" from Casual Wayne - single (2013)
Brian Troester "Maybe Next Time" from Maybe Next Time - Single (2025)
Nelson Bragg "We're Gonna Laugh About It" from We're Gonna Laugh About It - Single (2025)
The Parlophonics "Better Day" from Better Day - Single (2025)
The Torero's "Come" from Diggin’ for Gold, Vol. 2 (1994)
The Speedways "Love Really Hurts Without You" from Borrowed & Blue - EP (2021)
 
 
 
 
 
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The Sinners "Barbed Wire Heart" from Piece By Piece (1990)
Orange "Judy Over The Rainbow" from 12" (1994)
Patrick Hynes "Baby's High Again" from Baby's High Again - Single (2025)
Sweet Touch "Coffee King" from Coffee King - Single (2024)
Forth Wanderers "7 Months" from The Longer This Goes On (2025)
Sid Simons "Three Days" from Beneath the Brightest Smiles (2024)
 
 
 
 
 
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Dinky Diamonds "Wee Small Hours" from Wee Small Hours - Single (2025)
Thee Strawberry Mynde "Reflections" from Reflections - Single (2024)
Darker My Love "Summer Is Here" from Darker My Love (2006)
Teen Machine "I'm Gonna Steal Your Girlfriend" from After School Special (2000)
Geoff Palmer "TEENAGE MEMORIES" from Kodak Flash (EP) - EP (2025)
 
 
 
 
 
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Les Rita Mitsouko "C'est comme ça" from The No Comprendo (1986)
Kate Clover "Love You to Death" from Bleed Your Heart Out (2022)
Ebba Grön "Schweden Schweden" from We're Only In It for the Drugs (1979)
Fishbone "Racist Piece of Shit" from Stockholm Syndrome (2025)
The Wannadies "Everybody Loves Me" from You & Me Song - EP (1994)

 
 
 
This afternoons POP Goes The World show is proudly, and unabashedly merely nothing more than bourgeoise entertainment.
 
 
IDLES "The Idles Chant" from Meat - EP (2015)
Fontaines D.C. "Liberty Belle" from Dogrel (2019)
Dirtblonde "The Hangmen" from White Noise, Rubber Heart (2010)
Black Lips "Family Tree" from Arabia Mountain (2011)
 
 
 
 
 
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The Deadly Snakes "Born Burn" from Love Undone (1999)
Titus Andronicus "Titus Andronicus Forever" from The Monitor (2010)
Fluf "J'N It On the Net" from Road Rage (1998)
Hanni El Khatib "Family" from Head in the Dirt (2013)
 
 
 
 
 
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Archie Powell & The Exports "Crazy Pills" from Great Ideas in Action (2012)
Talk Show Host "Syntax Error OK" from Mid-Century Modern (2021)
SKATERS "This Much I Care" from Manhattan (2014)
Shutups "Can You Dance to a Feeling?" from 5 - EP (2020)
Golden Fang "The Ghosts Of Your Golden Age" from Lucky Money Sunshine (2018)
 
 
 
 
 
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Los Pepes "Tonight" from Tonight (2014)
Public Eye "Lost Dog" from Music for Leisure (2020)
The Warning "Survive" from XXI Century Blood (2018)
La Fémme "Paradigme" from Paradigmes (2021)
Lazarus Kane "Night Walking" from Night Walking - Single (2020)
 
 
 
 
 
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Afraid Of Mice "Popstar" from Afraid of Mice (1982)
Gad Whip "Desk Gate" from Fanimal Arms (2020)
Suede "Money" from Sci-Fi Lullabies (1997)
Super Furry Animals "Something 4 the Weekend" from Fuzzy Logic (1996)
 
 
 
 
 
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Masked Intruder "The Most Beautiful Girl" from M.I. (2014)
GG King "Remain Intact" from Remain Intact (2021)
Nancy "Never Gonna Wake (Up)" from The Seven Foot Tall Post-Suicidal Feel Good Blues (2021)
Nyrkkitappelu "Pariskunnat" from Pariskunnat / Taksilla Pittiin - Single (2021)
Pulley "Hooray for Me" from Together Again for the First Time (2001)
 
 
 
 
 
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Mclusky "To Hell With Good Intentions" from Mclusky Do Dallas (2002)
Trash Kit "Medicine" from Confidence (2014)Black Mountain "Florian Saucer Attack" from IV (2016)
Grant Hart "You're the Reflection of the Moon On the Water" from Hot Wax (2009)
 
 
 
 
 
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Shytalk "Chauvinism" from Chauvinism / Didn't They Do Well - Single (2020)
Les Thugs "Moon Over Marin" from Virus 100 (1995)
Dead Kennedys "Viva Las Vegas" from Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (1980)
Joey Ramone "What a Wonderful World" from Don't Worry About Me (2002)
The Ergs "Linus & Lucy" from Hindsight Is 20​/​20, My Friend (2009)
Cake "Mahna Mahna" from B-sides and Rarities (2007)

 
 
Welcome back to school, kids! This afternoons POP Goes The World! show kicks off another school year by making sure you don't get left behind from what's REALLY important!
Namely, some of my favorite of the latest power pop, indie pop, post pop, jangle pop, and dream pop tracks that have come out over the summer.
 
 
 
 
JuJu Rogers "Build N Destroy (feat. Pink Siifu)" from Pink Guitars, Spaceships N Voodoo Dolls (2026)
Arab Strap "Glamour Magick" from Half-Told Tales (2026)
PROFESSIONAL 101 "Frank of Steel" from Frank of Steel - Single (2026)
Team Dresch "Growing Underground" from Furthermore (2026)
 
 
 
 
 
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Thanks Light... "Funeral" from Funeral - Single (2026)
Cage the Elephant "Beaches In Tennessee" from Beaches In Tennessee - Single (2026)
The Garden "Eve Of Nothing" from Bootleg (2026)
Log Flume "Far From You" from Go Where The Money Goes (2026)
Lovers Peak "Don't Take the TV" from Don't Take the TV - Single (2026)
 
 
 
 
 
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Robyn Hitchcock "I Am This Thing (Radio Edit)" from I Am This Thing (Radio Edit) - Single (2026)
Julian Cope "Kolly Kibber's Birthday" from World Shut Your Mouth (1984)
Brigitte Calls Me Baby "Slumber Party" from Irreversible (2026)
PolSky "Domesticating Foxes" from Domesticating Foxes - Single (2026)
Sharp Pins "Popafangout" from Balloon Balloon Balloon (2025)
 
 
 
 
 
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Shambolics "Universal Credit" from Dreams, Schemes & Young Teams (2024)
Lincoln the Lawyer "Place Between" from Time Machines (2026)
James O'Brien "I Know You Did It (Parade Version)" from You Get Your Own Parade - EP (2021)
Jake Bugg "Taste It" from Jake Bugg (2012)
TRASHCLUB "Clown" from Clown - Single (2026)
Future Mondays "Play The Fool" from Future Mondays - Single (2023)
 
 
 
 
 
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Dead Beats "Choose You" from Choose You - Single (1980)
Bramwell "Standing On Stones" from Standing on Stones / British Rails (Are Long And Fast) (2026)
Jeff Whalen "Jendy!" from 10 More Rock Super Hits (2019)
Reach NYC "Fake Friends" from Fake Friends - Single (2026)
Captives "On Fire" from On Fire - Single (2026)
 
 
 
 
 
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Secret Bad Boy "In the Fullness of Time (You Become All the People You Claim to Revile) (feat. Ezra Furman)" from In the Fullness of Time (You Become All the People You Claim to Revile) (feat. Ezra Furman) - Single (2026)
The Rise and Fall "Pigs" from Coma Chameleon (2026)
Billboard Style "Billboard Style" from Billboard Style - Single (2026)
Endless "Void" from Late Reflections (2026)
Ecca Vandal "SORRY! CRASH!" from LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO UNFOLLOW (2026)
I Will Die In This Jean Jacket "Too Bright" from Hang From A Cloud (2026)
 
 
 
 
 
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Starclub "Hard To Get" from Starclub (1993)
Arkayla "Doba" from Doba (2026)
Leechers "Molotov Mocktail" from Molotov Mocktail - Single (2026)
Smug Brothers "Interior Magnets" from Gravity Is Just A Way To Fall (2026)
 
 
 
 
 
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The Mellons "What a Time to Be Alive" from Introducing… the Mellons! (2022)

 
 
 
Man Or Astro-Man? "Defcon 5" from Defcon 5…4…3…2…1 (2013)
The Dambuilders "Smooth Control" from Ruby Red (1995)
Idlewild "A Modern Way of Letting Go" from The Remote Part (2002)
Pixies "River Euphrates" from Surfer Rosa (1988)
 
 
 
 
 
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Far "Mother Mary" from Water & Solutions (1998)
Bully "I Remember" from Feels Like (2015)
Beach Slang "Future Mixtape for the Art Kids" from A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings (2016)
Parquet Courts "Master of My Craft" from Light Up Gold (2013)
Superchunk "Skip Steps 1 & 3" from No Pocky for Kitty (Remastered) (1991)
 
 
 
 
 
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The Music "Freedom Fighters" from Welcome to the North (2004)
Mando Diao "Welcome Home, Luc Robitaille" from Ode To Ochrasy (2007)
The Strypes "(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 (Live)" from Unreleased bootleg
TAB The Band "Backseat Lover" from Long Weekend (2008)
The Star Spangles "I Live for Speed" from Bazooka!!! (2003)
 
 
 
 
 
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The Godfathers "Cause I Said So" from Birth, School, Work, Death (1988)
Satan's Pilgrims "The Godfather" from Plymouth Rock (2005)
Dead Kennedys "Rawhide" from Plastic Surgery Disasters/In God We Trust, Inc. (1981)
Ween "Japanese Cowboy (Live in Santa Monica, CA, 10/96)" from Paintin' the Town Brown (Ween Live '90-'98) (1998)
 
 
 
 
 
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Radio 4 "Enemies Like This" from Enemies Like This - EP (2006)
The Horrors "Who Can Say" from Primary Colours (2009)
Wipers "When It's Over" from Youth of America (1981)
No Age "Cruise Control" from Snares Like a Haircut (2018)
 
 
 
 
 
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Young Knives "Swarm" from Barbarians (2020)
Playboy Manbaby "I Wish My Brain Was a Computer" from Debbie from Zumba - EP (2020)
Sweeping Promises "Cross Me Out" from Hunger for a Way Out (2020)
Shame "Alphabet" from Alphabet - Single (2020)
 
 
 
 
 
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Ponytail "Beg Waves" from Ice Cream Spiritual (2008)
Cabbage "I Was a Teenage Insect" from Amanita Pantherina (2020)
大波浪·Dabo Lang "What's Wrong, Joy Division" from What's Wrong, Joy Division - Single (2019)
Swans "Love Will Tear Us Apart" from Forever Burned (2003)
Squid "Sludge" from Sludge - Single (2020)
 
 
 
 
 
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Vernon Reid "Saint Cobain" from Mistaken Identity (1996)
Chemtrails "Saint Vitus" from The Peculiar Smell of the Inevitable (2020)