There is nothing quite as sick as a killer power-pop song. There’s something about a badass riff coupled with a killer vocal melody that will keep you coming back and back and back. I guess it’s no wonder people fuck with bands like Dinosaur Jr and The Replacements so heavy.

Dublin band The #1s are definitely power pop too, but more fall in line with bands like The Exploding Hearts or Buzzcocks; they’re punk-inflected, uber-catchy and totally repeatable. Their song “heartsmash”? Fuck, it rules. Stream that song from their self-titled debut LP below, and look for it via Deranged on August 5th.

THE #1S LIVE DATES

June 24th – The Lughole, Sheffield

June 25th – The Crescent, Manchester

June 26th – The Stags Head, London

June 29th – Pop Records, Sunderland

June 30th – The 13th Note, Glasgow

July 1st – Temple of Boom, Leeds

July 2nd – Scorpios Bar, High Wycombe

July 3rd – The Prince Albert, Brighton

July 4th – Power Lunches, London