Lollipop Magazine

Mclusky – Mclusky Do Dallas – Review

September 24, 2003

Drilling, kicking, biting four-piece working up a fine 35 minutes of art punk dosed up with proper ass-end, angular playing, with a fried, wild-eyed mouthpiece.

The Jealous Sound – Kill Them With Kindness – Review

September 24, 2003

I’m no longer clinging to albums like these, trying to relive over-dramatic romances, but Kill Them With Kindness makes me think of picking up the habit again.

Dysrhythmia – Pretest – Review

September 24, 2003

Dysrythmia are not interested in playing the most complicated, fucked up eight-minute instrumentals. They’d rather dance around each other’s gliding shadows.

The High Strung – These Are Good Times – Review

September 24, 2003

From the same Detroit pop scene as The Sights and Outrageous Cherry, The High Strung compose pop songs worthy of being mentioned alongside those two fine bands.

The Flaming Sideburns – Sky Pilots – Review

September 24, 2003

Rock and roll that’ll remind you of your grandad’s scratchy copy of The Stones’ Between the Buttons and The Creation’s early Mod power pop (Who-style) singles.

David Lee Roth – Diamond Dave – Review

September 24, 2003

This release is so below the radar, it doesn’t even qualify as a caricature of “Diamond Dave,” something that would at least satisfy like a sugary cereal.

Ilya – Poise is the Great Architect – Review

September 24, 2003

Ilya succeed at what so many desperate indie bands are tripping over: The combination of sultry female vocals backed by minimalistic, tasteful arrangements.

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks – Pig Lib – Review

September 24, 2003

Little Malky is all grown up. An all-powerful guitarist, emotive vocalist, popsmith extraordinaire, and the force behind a tight/multi-dynamic band.

Helloween – Rabbit Don’t Come Easy – Review

September 24, 2003

Germany’s favorite steak’n’steiners return to their celebrated buoyant fast sound and, unfortunately, to the days of disastrous album titles.

HateSphere – Bloodred Hatred – Review

September 24, 2003

Thick and not steely and screechy, a sort of halfway handshake extended to high-fidelity American death metal. That’s one big-ass drum sound…