The Merrymakers-Bubblegun (1997)

Design: Nancy Brennan, Kato-Chin Club, Pelle Hokengren. Photos: Megumi Seki, Miharu Saito/ City Publication 

Inc, Anders Hellgren

As a massive powerpop fan, and a frequenter of powerpop/ 90's rock blogs, I am angered and dismayed that it took so long for this album to appear on my radar. In the end, it was the ever reliable "Dig Me Out" podcast crew who alerted me to the existence of this group. Perhaps they were better known in their native Sweden?
The Merrymakers will, perhaps, never escape comparisons to Jellyfish...and that group's Andy Sturmer gets a couple of writing and production credits...but that comparison never hurts! The Merrymakers' approach is perhaps a bit more straightforward and a bit less theatrical than the aforementioned group--but they always deliver on their implicit (and explicit, for that matter) promise: to "make merry".








Saltwater Drinks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS5NZDRcia8

April's Fool:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbOp3QQW4-U