After spending most of this decade in retirement, '80s college radio icon Scott Miller has finally returned from his self-imposed exile with a new Loud Family album recorded as a collaboration with fellow Californian power pop songwriter Anton Barbeau.
The record kicks off with a relatively straight cover of the Rolling Stones' classic "Rocks Off," and then settles into the delicately melodic "Song About "Rocks Off"," a clever, self-aware track. It's typical of an artist whose best instincts have always been informed by a combination of inspired song craft and thoughtful postmodernism.
After indulging himself with a favorite song from his teenage years, Miller ruminates on his history with the song, especially his strange, vicarious relationship with its lyrics as a young man, and the way rock lyrics can become sacred texts to teenagers.
Scott Miller is undoubtedly one of the powerpop standard bearers, and it's nice to see he's still on the job. Hear the song here.
And some video from the beginning of this month:
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