Lollipop Magazine

Denali – The Instinct – Review

February 23, 2004

Denali create boring, lifeless, meandering songs out of seemingly perfect elements. Much better than the debut, but it still tips toward style over substance.

Delerium – Chimera – Review

February 23, 2004

World-music-meets-trip-hop, but safe. Chimera is lush, inoffensive, pretty, and desperately looking for a Volkswagon commercial to tie into.

Death In Vegas – Scorpio Rising – Review

February 23, 2004

DiV throw a lot of flavors, from the opening, Spiritualized-fueled “Girls” to Mazzy Star guesting on the typically Mazzy-esque folk-pop “Killing Smile.”

Danko Jones – Born a Lion – Review

February 23, 2004

Good’n’soulful, the riffs are AC/DC, some of the mid-song chatter is laughably Nugent (think “Wango Tango”), and most is served straight-up butt-boogie.

Clan of Xymox – Farewell – Review

February 23, 2004

Blazing club-driven songs sit side by side with the atmospheric Sisters of Mercy/Love and Rockets-sounding songs. They break new ground with lush soundscapes.

Christiansen – Stylish Nihilists – Review

February 23, 2004

Tightly-assembled and intensely beautiful songs, complimented by the angst-ridden falsetto of Brandon Christiansen, filled with dark subject matters.

Cannae – Horror – Review

February 23, 2004

Fitting that Cannae is on Prosthetic: They share (ex-) labelmates Lamb of God’s love of classic thrash and modern European death. Present-day Testament.

Cable – Never Trust a Gemini – Review

February 23, 2004

Much like the more syrupy Fireball Ministry, these guys are rooted in classic Judas Priest, heavy, long hair, ugh-punk, and a little pickle named Failure.

Built Upon Frustration – Resurrected – Review

February 23, 2004

Pittsburgh’s Built Upon Frustration recently reformed and upped their heaviness with Resurrected, a truly punishing onslaught of metal and hardcore.

Boss Martians – The Set-Up – Review

February 23, 2004

From Joe Jackson, Buddy Holly, and Dwight Twilly pop into the loud tangents on power moves by Flop, the Fastbacks, The Muffs… you know the good stuff.