POP Goes The World! / What the Fontaine?!

Wish You Were Here (PGTW’s Best of 2025)

Fri, Dec 19, 2025

For my final live show here at 1621 W.Broad St, I’ll blow out my favorite tracks of 2025.

It was a very fertile year for pop music (by POP Goes The World’s standards, at the very least) as I recognized a new genre emerging which I started calling “Post Pop” as I started recognizing new songs expanding on all the elements of pop, power pop, punk, post punk, grunge, indie pop, and art pop dragging pop music, kicking and screaming, into the second half of the third decade of the new millennium.

Happy holidays and happy new year, and we’ll see you in 2026 at 1806 E Main St.!

Playlist

    Time: December 19 - 3:01:39 pm
  • The Boojums

    The Boojums, “Wings of Fire”

    from The Boojums

    Having Fun - 2025

  • Time: December 19 - 3:03:06 pm
  • The High Frequencies

    The High Frequencies, “Tonite and Every Nite”

    from The High Frequencies

    JEM - 2025

  • Time: December 19 - 3:06:31 pm
  • Based on the Best Seller

    Sloan, “So Far Down”

    from Based on the Best Seller

    Yep Roc Records - 2025

  • Time: December 19 - 3:09:48 pm
  • Songs in the Key of Yikes

    Superchunk, “No Hope”

    from Songs in the Key of Yikes

    Merge Records - 2025

  • Time: December 19 - 3:15:55 pm
  • Bobby's Place (Side One) - EP

    Bobby Conn, “Never Felt Better”

    from Bobby's Place (Side One) - EP

    Tapete Records - 2025

  • Time: December 19 - 3:19:32 pm
  • Stockholm Syndrome

    Fishbone, “Racist Piece of Shit”

    from Stockholm Syndrome

    Consigliere - 2025

  • Time: December 19 - 3:21:41 pm
  • The Capitol City Confidential e.p. (split with Flannel) - EP

    Crack Fox, “Deep Groove (gimmie that 45)”

    from The Capitol City Confidential e.p. (split with Flannel) - EP

    we got nothing - 2025

  • Time: December 19 - 3:23:26 pm
  • God Save The Queens - Single

    Vienna Vienna, “God Save The Queens”

    from God Save The Queens - Single

    PULSE Records - 2025

  • Time: December 19 - 3:27:56 pm
  • Ecstatic Visions

    Cyan Pools, “Keratin Sheath”

    from Ecstatic Visions

    Dandy Boy Records - 2025

  • Time: December 19 - 3:31:40 pm
  • Chien De La Casse

    Technopolice, “Hellastic Mr Pox”

    from Chien De La Casse

    Howlin' Banana - 2025

  • Time: December 19 - 3:32:17 pm
  • All That Is Over

    Sprints, “Need”

    from All That Is Over

    Sub Pop Records - 2025

  • Time: December 19 - 3:37:20 pm
  • Ripped and Torn

    Lifeguard, “France And”

    from Ripped and Torn

    Matador - 2025

  • Time: December 19 - 3:37:21 pm
  • Amigo De Verdad - Single

    Glándula, “Amigo De Verdad”

    from Amigo De Verdad - Single

    Groovie Records - 2025

  • Time: December 19 - 3:41:47 pm
  • Vice City Magic

    Mustard Service, “Going Nowhere”

    from Vice City Magic

    Handwritten Records - 2025

  • Time: December 19 - 3:43:40 pm
  • Lovesick

    The Happy Fits, “Everything You Do”

    from Lovesick

    The Happy Fits with Diamond City and Many Hats Distribution - 2025

  • Time: December 19 - 3:47:04 pm
  • A Still Life Revisited

    The Tisburys, “Forever”

    from A Still Life Revisited

    Double Helix Records - 2025

  • Time: December 19 - 3:50:11 pm
  • Better Day - Single

    The Parlophonics, “Better Day”

    from Better Day - Single

    The Parlophonics - 2025

  • Time: December 19 - 3:52:28 pm
  • Wasp in a Jar

    The Vapors, “It Gets Better”

    from Wasp in a Jar

    Vapors Own Records - 2025

  • Time: December 19 - 3:59:42 pm
  • The Melody Chamber

    The Melody Chamber, “Memories Of Fall”

    from The Melody Chamber

    Happy Happy Birthday To Me/Too Good To Be True - 2025

  • Time: December 19 - 4:03:53 pm
  • Last of the Winter Light

    Wormburner, “Maryann”

    from Last of the Winter Light

    DIVE Records - 2025

  • Time: December 19 - 4:07:45 pm
  • Scorpio Rising

    Danny Carney Chainsaw Symphony, “Crook of Love”

    from Scorpio Rising

    Look Sharp - 2025

  • Time: December 19 - 4:10:57 pm
  • Getting Killed

    Geese, “100 Horses”

    from Getting Killed

    Partisan / Play It Again Sam - 2025

  • Time: December 19 - 4:14:14 pm
  • Radio DDR

    Sharp Pins, “I Can't Stop”

    from Radio DDR

    Perennial / K Records - 2025

  • Time: December 19 - 4:20:42 pm
  • Some Like It Hot

    Bar Italia, “Rooster”

    from Some Like It Hot

    Matador - 2025

  • Time: December 19 - 4:26:02 pm
  • It's A Beautiful Place

    Water From Your Eyes, “Life Signs”

    from It's A Beautiful Place

    Matador - 2025

  • Time: December 19 - 4:30:47 pm
  • The Longer This Goes On

    Forth Wanderers, “7 Months”

    from The Longer This Goes On

    Sub Pop Records - 2025

  • Time: December 19 - 4:32:44 pm
  • Incompletement

    SKORTS, “Eat Your Heart Out”

    from Incompletement

    Inkind Music - 2025

  • Time: December 19 - 4:38:02 pm
  • Lùlù

    Lùlù, “Lùlù”

    from Lùlù

    Howlin' Banana - 2025

  • Time: December 19 - 4:43:49 pm
  • Kodak Flash (EP) - EP

    Geoff Palmer, “BYE BYE BABY”

    from Kodak Flash (EP) - EP

    Geoff Palmer - Walking Bowl of Punch Music Under Exclusive License to Stardumb Records - 2025

  • Time: December 19 - 4:43:51 pm
  • Blue to Infinity - EP

    Janus 4-14, “I Never Wanna See You Again”

    from Blue to Infinity - EP

    Charlotte Court Records - 2025

  • Time: December 19 - 4:45:58 pm
  • Baby Moon

    The Wellingtons, “Sad Today”

    from Baby Moon

    THISTIME RECORDS - 2025

  • Time: December 19 - 4:50:24 pm
  • Fuzz

    Firefriend, “Kill Switch”

    from Fuzz

    Firefriend - 2025

  • Time: December 19 - 4:52:47 pm
  • Autos - EP

    Autos, “Drive”

    from Autos - EP

    Dandy Boy Records - 2025

  • Time: December 19 - 4:56:00 pm
  • Thick Rich And Delicious

    Guided By Voices, “Lucy's World”

    from Thick Rich And Delicious

    GBV Inc - 2025