Music Stream – Page 41 – Lollipop Magazine

Say Anything – Burn A Miracle – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

Singer Max Bemis has an incredible charisma that channels Ted Leo, and that energy is on shining display during “Burn A Miracle.”

Cathedral – A Funeral Request – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

Doom legends Cathedral are calling it quits after 20+ years, with one last album due this year before the coffin is lowered.

3 Inches Of Blood – Metal Woman – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

With Cam Pipe’s trademark high-pitched wail and the band’s polished thrash-meets-Priest/Maiden sound, 3 Inches of Blood are metal to the core.

Pilgrim – Astaroth – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

Rhode Island crew Pilgrim specialize in slow-as-molasses doom, the kind that sounds downright lethargic at times.

Black Tusk – Crossroads and Thunder – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

Savannah’s Black Tusk sound a lot like fellow Georgians Kylesa. Their fast and heavy mix of stoner metal with hardcore punk is immediate and effective.

Backwoods Payback – You Know How This Works – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

West Chester, PA stoner stalwarts Backwoods Payback are “3 dudes, 1 gal rocking harder than you” according to their Facebook page.

16 – Her Little ‘Accident’ – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

The term “sludge metal” immediately conjures up thoughts of the basketful of bands. Los Angeles’ 16 breaks out of that narrow description.

John K. Samson – When I Write My Master’s Thesis – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

Pump your first for the Weakerthans’ frontman and his wistful optimism as he smashes his hard drive and yearns for the days of “no more citing sources.”

James Vincent McMorrow – We Don’t Eat – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

Irish folkie James Vincent McMorrow sweet, soulful voice won us over during the sparse slow-burn of “We Don’t Eat.”

Freshkills – Positive Vibes – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

“Positive Vibes” speaks in an urban slacker slang that recalls The Strokes, but with some seriously sinister undercurrents.