Pop Ball (1998)
Digging around, I found a small stash of 7"s that I picked up during my 2017 trip to Tokyo that I never wrote about for some reason. I'm going to try to catch up on those and I'm starting off with this record by Prospector. They're a band that I wasn't really familiar with prior to getting this 7", but I know they had a song on that Dave Parasite Japan comp that came out a million years ago. Best I can tell, this is their only standalone record. Which is a shame, because I really like these guys a lot.
When the 7" starts off with "Passin' Through," you immediately know you're in for a treat. The way the band has blended in lead riffs with their power chords and corralled the energy into an infections pop punk/rock and roll hybrid. It sort of makes me think about the kind of stuff that Mutant Pop was trying to do with the bulk of their bands, but almost none of them were able to pull it off at this level.
Vocally, I think the sound is somewhat similar to the Navel/Plum end of the spectrum, with a little Hum Hums like harmony thrown in for good measure. Like I mentioned early, it's too bad this is the bands only record as I'd really like to hear more from them.
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