The Junior League is the songwriting moniker held by multi-instrumentalist Joe Adragna who recently released a new three-song single (Nattering Nabobs) and simultaneously announced a new album coming out October 4th called Our Broadcast Day.

Nattering Nabobs open with Skinny Tie, a love letter to classic power pop, both musically and lyrically. Adragna, a true power pop connoisseur, describes the genre with self-aware precision: “Handclaps and harmonies, formulaic to a certain degree.” He lays down the ‘proper’ genre influences in the song as well (“Did you listen to enough Big Star?” and “Bonus points if you reference Shoes).

When Adragna sings “There’s comfort in familiarity,” it’s almost too on the nose. Yet, it’s a great track on a very likeable single. If S.W. Lauden is still looking for content for the next installment of his (recommended!) power pop journal Remember the Lightning, he could simply include the lyrics to Skinny Tie.

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