Here you have a Finnish band made up of the cream of the crop of Finland's power pop best, and yet all rounded up and put together by American bassist Rikki London -- The Tunes. He put them together for a George Harrison tribute and the band stuck together and put out one of 2005's best power pop albums, Bright Yellow Sun. The song here, "Valerie" is not a cover of The Monkees, but rahter an outstanding original that echoes the sixties sounds of The Monkees, The Zombies and The Turtles.What is Mod? Mr. Suave's Mod, Mod World is one of the web's original modcasts celebrating mod music, and mod-influenced music from past eras including soul, ska, garage, sixties R&B power pop, punk, britpop, acid jazz, lounge, easy listening and more. SEARCH
May 23, 2009
Mod-A-Day: The Tunes
Here you have a Finnish band made up of the cream of the crop of Finland's power pop best, and yet all rounded up and put together by American bassist Rikki London -- The Tunes. He put them together for a George Harrison tribute and the band stuck together and put out one of 2005's best power pop albums, Bright Yellow Sun. The song here, "Valerie" is not a cover of The Monkees, but rahter an outstanding original that echoes the sixties sounds of The Monkees, The Zombies and The Turtles.