The Backroom 3.25.25

Another blast of Power Pop, with new music from The Loft, The On and Ons, and 20th Century Boys. Stuck in the vaults since 1981, check out Cricket Man from Sorrows (Thanks to Big Stir Records for the reissue). Dismantling the Education Department playlist and a few tracks from James in advance of Sunday’s tribute to James Velvet: James — A Celebration, at New England Brewing.