Sweetie Bomb – Review June 1, 1995 Forgettable alterna-pop, with no twist whatsoever. Volume changes and a few good screams.
Sparklehorse – “Spirit Ditch” – Review June 1, 1995 Sounds to me like Galaxie 500 at their quietest with Damon singing. For subdued, glistening brilliance, you can’t get much better than this.
Sons of John Glenn – “Smiley” – Review June 1, 1995 Power pop. Catchy and fun in a non-descript way. They’re fun when the song’s not radio friendly.
Supergrass – I Should Coco – Review June 1, 1995 British power pop punk “oh-ahs” and quotable catch phrases abound. So catchy it’s kitchy. That surf-style keyboard is so playpen fun it’s driving me bonkers.
Stuntman – “Robert Marshall Long” / “Car Crash” – Review June 1, 1995 Ex-members of Seattle’s Treepeople. Their appeal is similar to that of the Archers of Loaf for command over quirky indie noise meets pop punk.
Slump – Review June 1, 1995 Alright, let’s rock! Catchy choruses, and good grooves, I hope I can catch them live with a six pack.
Stiffs, Inc. – Nix Nought Nothing – Review June 1, 1995 Some very up-tempo pop punk. It’s catchy. I don’t want to think that it’s a recording for people who dig Green Day, but it’s kinda hard not to.
Smoking Popes – Born to Quit – Review June 1, 1995 They have elements of Ramones and ’50s-style rock mixed amongst the pop love songs. Very Morrissey vocals on top of simple catchy pop rock.
Silverchair – Frogstone – Records June 1, 1995 If I didn’t know Silverchair came from Australia in 1995, I would swear they were Seattle circa 1990. Sounds like Pearl Chains Alice Jam.
Shank 456 – The Big Payback – Review June 1, 1995 Hardcore metal from a band that has stomp and speedcore in it’s past. Dead end jobs are prison. Let’s slam.