Everything's Archie

a fictional bubblegum pop band from Archie Comics that was inspired by The Monkees. similar wall of sound and 3D layering of instruments with a nice groove to it.

can put on and drive to the ice cream parlor or throw on an outfit and pretend like you're a character in Austin Powers.

some say they were the originators of the K-pop concept, but the accreditation and en-dash were lost in translation since they had to call it A-pop.

then the A-punk wave happened and it was all lost to music history.

i was pretty surprised the first time i listened to this album in summer of 2023 while walking through sf ~

'the Sugar Sugar crew made this??'

i thought they were just a lame one hit wonder band that the oldies force fed us. my bad crew!

🍨🎸 Get on the Line, Bang-Shang-a-Lang, Feelin' so Good (skooby-doo), Truck Driver, Melody Hill, Who's Your Baby, Jingle Jangle, Inside-Out Upside-Down, Sugar and Spice, Sunshine

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and haps priDEMONth 🏳️‍🌈👹 to all the homies. here's some old comic panels before kevin keller: