The Rubinoos

An American power pop band whose undying love for hooks and harmonies is wed to a sly wit that's never far from the surface, the Rubinoos are widely regarded as one of the best and smartest acts to come from the 1970s pop scene. Like the Raspberries and Pezband, the Rubinoos write and perform songs that affectionately honor the mix of irresistible melodies and spunky guitars pioneered by the Beatles and bubblegum, and 1977's The Rubinoos and 1979's Back to the Drawing Board are hook-filled, crafted with care, and brimming with rambunctious humor. 1998's Paleophonic and 2019's From Home showed the band never lost the magic of their first era, even as they matured.