In February, Portland power-pop artist Mo Troper announced that he would be releasing a new album called Svengali via Lame-O Records. The next month, however, the label said it would no longer be ...

I read Mo Troper before I heard him. An essay of his, published in some obscure corner of the internet, in which he ambitiously attempted to define his great passion, power pop, as well as explain his ...

Last March, Maya Stoner of Floating Room accused their former romantic partner and fellow Portland musician Mo Troper of physical and psychological abuse. Lame-O Records dropped Troper, who denied the ...

Troper crams heartbreak, hard-hit open chords and doo-doo-doo's into a two-minute power-pop song. Overthinking a good pop song can ruin the big fat grin one can elicit. Portland, Ore.'s Mo Troper ...