Merge Records – Page 2 – Lollipop Magazine

Superchunk – Come Pick Me Up – Review

September 1, 1999

A strong work which channels the spirit of catchy Motown singles through fine singing and memorable melodies while undergirding with meaty guitar distortion.

The RockATeens – Golden Time – Review

June 1, 1999

Cabbagetown, GA heirs to Fiddlin’ John Carson, these Rock*A*Teens produce high-falutin’ lowbrow faux hillbilly for folks too smart to take that shit straight.

Seaweed – Actions and Indications – Review

April 1, 1999

To be truthful, this was the Goo Goo Dolls’ bread and butter before they hit ballad gold and bought those stylish clothes.

Superchunk – Indoor Living – Review

March 1, 1998

McCaughan’s slightly falsetto, river-of-angst vocals communicate suburban teen melancholy through a long, slow, dissonant wash reminiscent of empty classrooms.

Lambchop – Thriller – Review

December 1, 1997

Thriller removes the assembly-line slickness and cloying corn that have worn this most American of musics down to a palatable gruel. Modest, sincere, poetic.

Neutral Milk Hotel – On Every Island – Review

May 1, 1996

Their acoustic/electric, fuzz-heavy, ramshackle sound combined with a great sense of melody recalls none other than the mighty Flaming Lips.