Lollipop Magazine

Goldfrapp – Drew – Music Stream

November 15, 2013

Not that Goldfrapp hasn’t been doing well since her collaborations with Orbital, but having your song in an Apple commercial is a new level.

Maps – A.M.A. – Music Stream

September 17, 2013

Chilly electro indie rock that you quickly warm up to, in the vein of Junior Boys or Supersystem. Maps is one dude – James Chapman from Northampton, England.

William Beckett – Benny & Joon – Music Stream

August 22, 2013

Unfailingly earnest indie rally-rock from the former frontman of The Academy Is… (and a singer on the “Snakes on a Plane” song, score!).

Wampire – The Hearse – Music Stream

August 13, 2013

“The Hearse” dances its way into your heart. Bass-heavy and poppy, with surer vocals, and head-bobbing infection.

The Pigeon Detectives – Animal – Music Stream

August 8, 2013

This Leeds band are known for their active live shows, and We Met At Sea is touted (by the band) as an unpredictable offering, more natural and plugged in.

No Age – An Impression – Music Stream

August 6, 2013

“An Impression” has a dreamy, hypnotic quality to it, and that’s before the old-school psychedelic sounds creep in towards the end.

Fossil Collective – Let it Go – Music Stream

August 5, 2013

This UK duo aim to strip it bare and focus on the songwriting of their childhood heroes (Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac, Simon & Garfunkel, Crosby, Stills and Nash).

10 albums in 20 years for these slowcore trailblazers, er, wanderers. Produced by Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, “So Blue” represents The Invisible Way nicely: Sparse yet majestic, thoughtful yet moving (slowly, of course), finding sparkling interest in the otherwise sprawling spaces.

Billy Bragg – Handyman Blues – Music Stream

July 3, 2013

Billy Bragg is a beloved everyman activist and protest singer/songwriter, and if you don’t know his work, stop posting stupid comments on Facebook and find out.

Pissed Jeans – Bathroom Laughter – Music Stream

July 1, 2013

Noisy rock with hardcore abound make Pennsylvania-based Pissed Jeans fourth outing (second by noise-master Alex Newport) a gem worth waiting four years for.

Indie/Alternative Stream