Lollipop Magazine

Logh – North – Review

April 20, 2007

Epic piano numbers, reflective acoustic ballads, and soaring heartfelt anthems. It’s Logh’s most accessible, melodic, and straightforward release yet.

Last Days of April – Might as Well Live – Review

April 20, 2007

With every album, Last Days of April have gotten less melodramatic Guitarist/vocalist Karl Larsson is looking toward the likes of Dinosaur Jr. more than ever.

Venerea – One Louder – Review

May 24, 2005

Wow! Tight and fast, melodic, and filled with whoa-whoa harmonies. From Sweden, where they know their shit.

Last Days Of April – If You Lose It – Review

September 6, 2004

If You Lose It takes more risks and yields more fruits. Turning down the sap-o-meter and injecting an early-’90s aesthetic (think Sebadoh).

Danko Jones – Born a Lion – Review

February 23, 2004

Good’n’soulful, the riffs are AC/DC, some of the mid-song chatter is laughably Nugent (think “Wango Tango”), and most is served straight-up butt-boogie.

Last Days Of April – Ascend to the Stars – Interview

December 10, 2003

An interview with guitarist/vocalist Karl Larsson

Logh – The Raging Sun – Review

October 1, 2003

The Raging Sun conveys Scandinavian snowed-in turmoil without ever leaning on other Swedish shoulders.

Last Days Of April – Ascend to the Stars – Review

November 8, 2002

Single-handedly keeping the faith alive that Jimmy Eat World’s Clarity is not the only emo album in the world that can shake you from the foundations up.

Satanic Surfers – Fragments and Fractions – Review

September 9, 2002

One of Sweden’s skate-punk institutions. They’ve traded their classic “melodic hardcore” metal-isms for a cleaner, thinner guitar sound. A good idea.