Lollipop Magazine

Red Fang – Whales and Leeches – Review

January 3, 2014

Portland, Oregon stoner rock crew turned heads with their eclectic 2011 release, Murder the Mountains, but things may have gone off the tracks since then.

Airbourne – Black Dog Barking – Review

December 4, 2013

Takes over a minute to get rockin’ but the strippers’ll be shakin’ and gyratin’, as long as they can find a babysitter.

Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats – Mind Control – Review

December 2, 2013

Kyuss’ drawl and Sabbath’s sock-hop, Deep Purple keys interlock with fuzzy riffs to make space for Beatles-esque piano tinkerings.

Windhand – Soma – Review

October 15, 2013

Catchy fuzz in the vein of Black Sabbath and Electric Wizard. “Orchard” is a fantastic, lurching buzz bomb from their second album, Soma.

Monster Magnet – Last Patrol – Review

September 18, 2013

Even if their new stuff isn’t as world-beatingly awesome as that of their glory days, it’s guaranteed to be way more badass than most new rock ‘n’ roll.

True Widow – Circumambulation – Review

August 26, 2013

“Stonegaze” crew out of Dallas that mixes stoner influences with the shoegaze sound.

Supermachine – Review

August 23, 2013

Recording sounds great, but if you were a fan of Scissorfight, most of these songs are a waste of the guitarist’s and bassist’s gonzo talent and locked groove.

Cathedral – The Last Spire – Review

August 21, 2013

The near seven-minute “Tower of Silence” closes Cathedral’s 20+ year run as doom giants, The Last Spire being their last album of new recordings.

Gozu – The Fury of A Patient Man – Review

August 19, 2013

Soulful vocals over fuzzy, well-crafted classic rock: Handclaps here, probably some cowbell, and metallic gallop and doom plod, just for good measure.

Deville – Hydra – Review

August 16, 2013

There’s enough metal chug and stoner swagger to keep this a rock record, but the polished production will make the shaggy wary of commercial overplay.