September 2003 – Page 4 – Lollipop Magazine

Knuckle Sandwich – Nice – Review

September 11, 2003

Knuckle Sandwich are good at what they do, playing catchy, chorus-filled numbers fueled by punk, hardcore, and hard rock ideals.

The Gathering – Souvenirs – Review

September 11, 2003

Moody and expressive, sometimes dreamy and scarce, sometimes “trip rock,” Anneke is now using her lovely voice comfortably, not to win awards or show off.

Ring, Cicada – Good Morning, Mr. Good – Review

September 11, 2003

Rattling trademark Midwestern bass tones drilling against walls of dissonant guitars, occasionally offering vocals that yelp more than sing.

Swingin’ Utters – Dead Flowers, Bottles, Bluegrass – Review

September 11, 2003

Among 13 generic Cali-punk tracks you’ll find four to show the band’s “roots” go deeper than lifting Gregg Graffin solos and paraphrasing Social D lyrics.

Pigface – Easy Listening… – Review

September 11, 2003

Easy Listening rolls through more styles of music than collaborators (En Esch, Groovie Mann, Chris Connelly, Chris Vrenna, Keith Levine, Penn Jillette, etc.).

Stairwell – The Sounds of Change – Review

September 11, 2003

This is the most positive, hopeful pop rock to come around without Goo-Goo Eyed Blind sap in a long time.

Paper Lions – The Symptom and the Sick – Review

September 11, 2003

These guys are all about Rites Of Spring and Embrace from the sound of it, and good for them. It’s about time people remember where the real punk rock’s at.

Papercut Homicide – From Filth Comes Grace – Review

September 11, 2003

A mixture that few could pull off, skillfully meshing together elements of grind, thrash, noisecore, and sludge.

Nicodemus – The Supernatural Omnibus – Review

September 11, 2003

From delicate piano serenades to galloping metal to broody Goth metal, Nicodemus ooze style, good musicianship, and the dynamics most bands had to build up to.

Since By Man – We Sing The Body Electric – Review

September 11, 2003

Hardcore, rock, and melody never sounded so lush and chaotic. And the production by Kurt Ballou (Converge, American Nightmare), woah!