May 2005 – Page 7 – Lollipop Magazine

Deadlock – Earth Revolt – Review

May 24, 2005

Delicate interludes, dueling twin leads, dense production, snakespit vocalist with some bass to the hiss, and some Gothic female vocals thrown in, cuz why not?

Darkbuster – A Weakness For Spirits – Review

May 24, 2005

Boston punk that sounds awesome, thanks to Jim Seigal. There’s some ska, some hard-charging punk, more “hard luck” rock, and above-average street punk.

Cut City – Review

May 24, 2005

Trendy jerky indie pop with new wave beats and studied poses. From Sweden, in love with The Rapture and other over-rated crap. This genre can fuck off any time.

Cheeseburger – Gang’s All Here – Review

May 24, 2005

A guy who sounds like Glenn Danzig croons to non-metal wall of guitar rock, therefore indie rock. Not indie as in noddling math rock, but indie as is not metal.

Boys Night Out – Trainwreck – Review

May 24, 2005

Emo rock on the Warped Tour, now with keyboards on some songs. They may like Muse and The Mars Volta, but they sound like Fall Out Boy.

Bent Left – Skeletons in Your Closet – Review

May 24, 2005

Debut from a young political punk band from Missouri. Good gruff singer, solid but indistinguishable songwriting. Give ’em a few years.

B.C. Camplight – Hide, Run Away – Review

May 24, 2005

The cop-out would be to compare this to Ben Folds, because it’s beautiful piano pop with Beach Boys harmonies like only a few greats can pull off.

Attack Haus – W8 – Review

May 24, 2005

Now there are two Japanese bands playing this unique style. Kinda DHR-style drumming, kicks nü metal’s Ministry-worhipping ass on many levels.

American Minor – Review

May 24, 2005

Don’t automatically hate it because it’s on a major. They sometimes accidentally get it right. Play this loud at a BBQ and see if anyone complains.

Agents of Man – Count Your Blessings – Review

May 24, 2005

Stuttering hardcore with some clean singing, sweet interludes, and song 10 is a full-on ballad, just like crappy punkpop bands wanting to emote.