Lollipop Magazine

Chach – To Destroy Your Boyfriend’s Confidence – Review

September 22, 2006

Chach look cool, sound strong, produce well, and would stand up at any multi-band show you wandered into.

Buffalo Killers – Review

September 12, 2006

Member of Thee Shams kick out soulful, laid-back and thoughtful tales. Bit of drug stagger, sorrowful pleas, slide guitar, and harmonies Neil Young’d nod to.

Andrew W.K. – Who Knows? – Review

September 9, 2006

This is this man’s deepest and most sincere expression of himself. It just so happens that he’s also able to write arena rock songs that cannot be refused.

Automatic Arms – Review

September 8, 2006

If you’ve zoned out to Cowboy Junkies or Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb,” you’ll find solace in the flow of this solemn, depressive, and well-assembled dish.

Amorphis – Eclipse – Review

September 8, 2006

Roaring mightily one minute, soaring the cosmos the next, and then skipping around the fire, a Vintersorgian singer emoting his Viking heart out.

Phaze 1 – Review

September 8, 2006

The jackhammered masterwork of Lyzanxia brothers David and Franck Potvin, along with percussive maelstrom Dirk Verbeuren of Scarve and Soilwork fame.

Poisonblack – Lust Stained Despair – Review

September 8, 2006

Sentenced’s Ville Laihiala provides a viable alternative to the much-beloved suicide rockers. Poisonblack isn’t afraid to get both Gothic and proggy.

The Lawrence Arms – Oh! Calcutta! – Review

September 8, 2006

There are a handfulla choruses, like “Jumping the Shark,” that roll like Social D mixed with Randy in powerpop mode, the stuff that’d make a great TV theme.

Gary Reynolds and The Brides of Obscurity – Instant Happiness – Review

September 8, 2006

Gary’s got the chops, the voice, and the songwriting to get and keep your interest, but it’s the “let’s do a country song” ideas that need to be nipped.

Gliss – Kick In Your Heart – Review

September 8, 2006

There’re some nice, subtlety electronic touches, lending to the Curish guitar and trembling vocals that’d make you sway in a crowded, dark club.