Back in 2002, a record by a Los Angeles-based band called EVERY SINGLE SATURDAY arrived at Not Lame.   It turned out to be one of the best sellers for the year and made a lot of “Top 10” lists for power pop fans, too.  Sadly, the album went out of print in about 18 months and nothing was heard from the band for many years.  (Note: at the end of this page, is a review of their lone disc that will appear in the upcoming “Power Pop Prime – Volume 3” book, shipping in about 3 weeks.)

Earlier in 2013, the guitarist of the band joined Pop Geek Heaven and I was like…”Joel Martin…could be *that* ‘Joel Martin’?”.

It was.

Returning in full force, much of the unique stylings of Every Single Saturday are connected to the music of THE RUNNING JUMPS, Joel Martin’s new band.  Martin has a special way with turning convential aspects of traditional songwriting slightly askew and mold them into something quite different and, at the same, time famliar.

Check out one of the songs from THE RUNNING JUMPS‘ new album, “The Consciousness Set” below – download and enjoy!

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DOWNLOAD – “My Jurisdiction” – HERE

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THE RUNNING JUMPS LINKS:

Home Page:  http://www.therunningjumps.com/

SoundCloud:  https://soundcloud.com/joelmartinmusic

Itunes:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-consciousness-set/id657658296

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/TheRunningJumps

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“There is Only Love”

(Live) The Running Jumps play ‘The Night Is A Prison’ & “Don’t Ask Me’

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Below is an unedited excerpt from the upcoming book, “Power Pop Prime – Volume3” book, where Joel Martin’s old band, EVERY SINGLE SATURDAY album was picked as one of the Top 200 indie power pop releases of the 00s.  You can order the book here: http://popgeek.highwire.com/product/power-pop-prime-volume-3-book-w-cd-pre-order

EVERY SINGLE SATURDAY – Building

A recurring theme when putting together a list of the Top 200 of anything, let alone when focusing on independent music, is that there will be a good amount of bands that released one album and disappeared.  In this book alone, on this list of 50 distinguished indie power pop releases from the 00s, over 20 releases are from bands that recorded one album and were finished.

It goes with the territory:  a bunch of musicians with similar passions and interests, get together, jam and jell, feel ‘the vibe’ and write a fury of wonderful songs while the irons of their immediate connections are pushing strong currents of inspiration down the rivers of newly experienced energy.  Then, upon completion of writing, recording and promoting an album, find there are differences of that do not allow the band to continue. 

I’m not sure what the story behind Every Single Saturday is but “Building”(2002) is display of a talented band that arrived and left an album so exciting that a follow-up that never happened leaves a sour taste because, upon enjoying the fruits here, you want more. This Los Angeles-based trio featured two singers, guitarist Joel Martin and drummer Luke Adams anchored down the sound of the band.  They had a sinewy, lush connection with two voices blended and the guitar work throughout “Building” add a sharp bite, making the sonic connection of the material jump out of the speakers.  

One of the best selling albums on the Not Lame website in 2002, when you get a chance to hear this, you’ll understand why:  10 taut, tight songs inspired by the likes of The Odds, The Merrymakers, Tsar, Splitsville, The Grays and The Tories. Songs chime and clang, percussions flesh out already full arrangements, gorgeous, chewy vocals fit snugly into the ear canals filling them with pure pop pleasure and the guitar/keyboard counterpunching is an approach that accents and sets this one apart. This is one of those lost finds buried in the history of power pop that could be easily lost and, hopefully, its inclusion here will give this release a fighting chance to be remembered for some years to come.

Further Listening:  Sadly, “Building” would be all that pop geeks would see from Every Single Saturday.  The CD was available for a few years after it was released and copies are moderately hard to come by.  At time of publication of this book there were four copies were available on Amazon at $15 and no digital version of the album is available.  Guitarist Joel Martin has been active in the last few years releasing music that can be found on MySpace(under his name) and with his new band the Running Jumps(featuring the bassist from Minibar) that will titillate any power pop jones. Their music can be found on CDBaby.  “The Consciousness Set”(2013) is remarkably fresh work and is extremely highly recommended.  It appears that Luke Adams never joined another power pop-oriented band that recorded anything but he was active in the power pop arena drumming with Pete Yorn and engineering on albums from Green and Yellow TV, John Hoskinson, Jordan Zevon and Eric Dover(Jellyfish).