Lollipop Magazine

In Solitude – Sister – Music Stream

December 6, 2013

An incredible step forward for these up-and-comers, and they already had their Mercyful Fate-inspired heavy metal down pretty cold on their last album.

Rein[Forced] – Nausea – Music Stream

December 5, 2013

Remixes from the band’s 2012 release, X Amount of Stab Wounds in the Back, and this reworking by Imperative Reaction is even more harrowing than the original.

Airbourne – Live it Up – Music Stream

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.

Saturday Looks Good to Me – Invisible Friend – Music Stream

December 3, 2013

Gloriously produced, easy-breezy summer indie pop, with most of the vocals volleyed by the women. Their voices match better than my socks.

Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats – Poison Apple – Music Stream

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.

Get Dead – Welcome to Hell – Music Stream

November 25, 2013

Raspy-voiced bar room punk from San Francisco. Combining horns, dark ska upstroke, punk charge, and blind-staggering to please Social D and Pogues fans.

Windhand – Orchard – Music Stream

November 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.

Goldfrapp – Drew – Music Stream

November 15, 2013

Not that Goldfrapp hasn’t been doing well since her collaborations with Orbital, but having your song in an Apple commercial is a new level.

Paradise Lost – Loneliness Remains – Music Stream

November 13, 2013

They’ve been on a resurgence since Faith Divides Us, Death Unites Us. Someone decided it was time to shake out an album’s worth of b-sides and rarities.

Fates Warning – Firefly – Music Stream

November 7, 2013

Fates Warning has undergone numerous lineup changes since its inception 30 years ago. Thankfully, the band is ageing gracefully.