Lollipop Magazine

The Rocky Valentines/Starflyer 59 – The Rocky Valentines/Starflyer 59 Split – Review

January 24, 2024

It’s a familial venture, pop Jason Martin and son Charlie. For the former, it’s an orchestral reworking of previous songs, for the latter, its new ones.

White Reaper – Asking for a Ride – Review

October 3, 2023

Tony Esposito went to the Kurt Cobain School of Unintelligible Lyrics, but he does it in a pop punk sense. There are real guitars here, like shredding guitars.

Starflyer 59 – Vanity – Review

November 7, 2021

Vanity is Starflyer 59’s 16th full release, and it’s treading the same ground as the last four, except without a near-great tune like “Young in My Head.”

The Jesus and Mary Chain – Damage and Joy – Review

December 8, 2018

Damage and Joy combines the sneer and guitar barrage of the underrated, monochrome Munki with the somber acoustic trip of Stoned & Dethroned.

The Breeders – All Nerve – Review

December 6, 2018

Kim and Kelley Deal make difficult music. This is tough sledding at first – like much good and great music – but it’s interesting and at times, very good.

Monster Movie – Keep The Voices Distant – Review

March 24, 2017

Everything here is just as long as it needs to be, from the beautifully somber title track to the engrossing, multi-part closer “Dead in the Water.”

c.Kostra – Now I Feel It – Review

January 31, 2017

Heavily distorted vocals push, pull, and mold these tracks into beautiful miniature soundscapes that sound fresh and innovative while managing to be accessible.

True Widow – Avvolgere – Review

December 30, 2016

2016 may have dropkicked all our hopes and dreams, but it also gave us this killer album, so it might be a wash.

Dean Ween Group – The Deaner Album – Review

November 7, 2016

Mickey Melchiondo’s new offering, The Deaner Album, with his band the Dean Ween Group, sounds like, surprise, a Ween record.

Pixies – Head Carrier – Review

September 26, 2016

The Pixies 2.0’s second tilt, Head Carrier, picks up where the first one, Indie Cindy, left off; and like its predecessor, it’s a bit uneven.