April has been a monster month for music. The pent-up output from artists can no longer be held back and a flurry of singles and EPs are here now. Dany Laj and The Looks have a new single and a new sound, with a pop-folk spin. The new album Ten Easy Pieces is expected on June 11, 2021. Bill Majoros is back with The Foreign Films’ new single “The Fortune Teller (Pretty in the City),” a sweet mid-tempo love song, with little ELO flourishes. Meanwhile, Jim Trainor and The Bishop’s Daredevil Stunt Club put the power into their pop singles, with the latter “Tremor Control II” oozing Queen-like cool and Glam rhythm. Paul Ryan (aka Super 8) gives us a very John Lennonesque ballad “All My Worries” and David Woodward‘s new EP Butterfly Effect is a sharply written gem with highlights like “About New York” and “Ghosts.” Rob Kovacs is not power pop, but a pianist with a great pop sensibility. Check out “Fizzle” with its light vocals, the pastoral “Momentary Bliss,” and the artistry of “Here In The Future.”