Copyright 2017 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air . TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Rock critic Ken Tucker has a review of Matthew Sweet's new album, "Tomorrow Forever." It's his first album of new songs in six years. Among the musicians backing Sweet are Debbie Petersen from The Bangles and keyboardist Rod Argent from the '60s band The Zombies. "Tomorrow Forever" has a lot of music, 17 songs. And Ken says it contains many strong examples of Sweet's brand of rock 'n' roll. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "NOBODY KNOWS") MATTHEW SWEET: (Singing) I get a lot out of love, but it takes it out of me. No matter how hard it is, it's the only way to be. I put a lot into love as it leaves and returns with no telling if I ever will learn. There's a way to hang on, but eventually you must let go. Walks free... KEN TUCKER, BYLINE: Power pop, the genre in which Matthew Sweet works, could be defined as music influenced by The Beatles plus name your favorite 1960s American hitmakers from The Beau
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