Check out the Official Music Video for, ‘Everybody Dance’ by The Stanleys
Perth is a big city with a long musical tradition, but itβs very far away from anywhere else: itβs separated from the cosmopolitan centers of Australia by a vast outback, and from Asia and Africa by thousands of miles of Indian Ocean. The word about the best bands in town can take a little while to reach these shores. The Stanleysβ debut self-titled album came out in autumn 2017 and immediately established the group as one of the most exciting, innovative, and tuneful Down Under. Now, thanks to press raves, The Stanleys are finally getting their due in the States.
When we say raves, we mean raves: the sort of notice that compels readers to drop what theyβre doing and check a new band out. βIf thereβs a better pure power pop album thatβs been released in 2017, Iβd like to hear it,β crowed Goldmine in an A-grade review. Faster and Louder did Goldmine a half grade better: βHands down, this is one of the three or four best power pop albums Iβve heardβ¦ youβll be in heaven listening to The Stanleys. A+β And for Powerpopaholic, it was simply βall killer, no filler.β One might say itβs a modern classic already, with Californian pop music guru John M Borack ranking the album at No. 92 in his recent book, Shake Some Action 2: 200 Greatest Power Pop Albums 1970-2017.
Power pop might not be the hippest genre, but when itβs done right, itβs probably the hardest to resist. And The Stanleys β whose imprint is called Unashamed Power Pop β have made sure that their version of the style is as explosive and as catchy as possible. Theyβve snagged a pair of power pop legends to man the boards: Australian cult hero Michael Carpenter and Ken Stringfellow of the Posies. Theyβve produced their self-titled album with an emphasis on punch and added their six-string muscle to these tracks. Like all great power pop, βEverybody Dance,β the bandβs latest single, is one large hook: itβll pick you up by the pants pocket and hoist you high, and it wonβt drop you until the last chord stops ringing.
They may also have invented a new sport: hoverboard jousting. In the clip for βEverybody Dance,β leaders of two bad-girl gangs grab poles and attempt to unseat each other β in thrilling slow motion. Thereβs also more than a little hoverboard choreography in the video, too, as the jousters circle The Stanleysβ frontman, Mark Di Renzo, as he sings into an old fashioned microphone suitable for any fight announcer. The clip is immediate, to the point, funny, and more than a little confrontational, too: just like the music of The Stanleys.
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