Lollipop Magazine

Coach – Package Deal – Review

April 1, 2001

Less emo and more dreamy-’80s The Cure-style softness, they hide tongue-in-cheek cynicism with accessible pop, synths and danceable beats.

Jimmy Eat World – Singles – Review

September 1, 2000

Collecting tracks from old 7″s, splits, and random compilation tracks, Singles is the product of incessant fan bickering.

River City High – Forget Their Manners – Review

September 1, 2000

A lot better than their recent effort. There’s more depth in the playing and synchopations, fewer clichés but still plenty of predictable big hooks.

Moods for Moderns – Two Tracks Left – Review

September 1, 2000

This is sweet, sweet pop that everyone should love. Think The Figgs, Badfinger, The Beatles, Cheap Trick, Sloan, and Chisel. Beautiful songs.

Husking Bee – The Sun and the Moon – Review

June 1, 2000

Like Starmarket, Snuff, and fellow countrymen, Hi-Standard, Husking Bee’s heavy guitars in no way detract from the band’s melancholy vibe and emotional impact.

As Friends Rust – Review

April 1, 2000

It’s gotta be a Floridian thing. Raw emotions, HWM-esque melodies mixed with Dag Nasty style hardcore, and kick ass lyrics to match.

Koufax – Review

April 1, 2000

Play this for Elvis Costello and Rufus Wainwright fans (where the real pop’s at) and they’ll die laughing.

The Get Up Kids – Red Letter Day – Review

January 1, 2000

Hmm… so the world’s most overrated band has given us two releases at once. How nice. Well, at least one of them, Red Letter Day, is only an EP.

Metroschifter – Strawberries – Review

January 1, 2000

This six-song platter is the most adventurous this unpredictable band has offered, taking the band’s unique indie/twisted rock sound beyond the status quo.

Favez – A Sad Ride on the Line Again – Review

January 1, 2000

The kind of rock that doesn’t mess with technical wizardry or fancy production, but instead concentrates on performing touching and melodic serenades.