Lollipop Magazine

The VSS – Nervous Circuits – Review

July 1, 1997

These blurry noise-meisters mouth some not too earth-shattering indie rock influences (Drive Like Jehu, Steel Pole Bathtub) and throw in a coupla curve balls.

The Perpetrators – Porno Rock – Review

July 1, 1997

The Party Rock album ya ain’t gonna get through a TV commercial, nor in fine stores anywhere. Ya gotta get this straight from the source, Rimshot Records.

The Notwist – 12 – Review

July 1, 1997

Will take you from stark to lush, from dissonant to melodic, from dramatic roaring metal riffs to simplistic guitar wanking, from restraint to chaos.

The Criminals – Never Been Caught – Review

July 1, 1997

The tunes, though void of any pleasantry, are jammed full of conviction. The violence is real, tight, and smoking like a gun against a setting sun.

Supergrass – In It For the Money – Review

July 1, 1997

Supergrass has been spending an inordinate amount of time listening to dusty late-sixties vinyl and all but ignoring their Buzzcocks and Adverts LPs.

Splitsville – Ultrasound – Review

July 1, 1997

Ultrasound, retaining some of its playground playfulness, is, in my opinion, the only time I ever remember an album I love following up a debut I hated.

Spider Babies – Adventures in Sex and Violence – Review

July 1, 1997

Spider Babies do this garage punk thing. They’ve got sorta Crampsy subject matter, and occasionally a Mummiesque go-for-broke moment will crop up.

Spahn Ranch – Architecture – Review

July 1, 1997

Athan’s vocals are great. He doesn’t use any effects and carries a tune like a champ. I think it’s the music. It’s not bad, it’s just lacking.

Souls – Bird Fish or In Between – Review

July 1, 1997

Sweden’s Cecilia Nordlund understands the concept of dynamics, as she goes from soothing the listener with melodic verses to rage-fueled wailing.

Silver Jet – Pull Me Up… Drag Me Down – Review

July 1, 1997

Inspired by both Elvis Costello and Tom Petty, Silver Jet saunters comfortably between peppy power pop and minimalist, infectious rock.