Nick Maglione – Lollipop Magazine

The Static Age – Neon Nights Electric Lives – Review

March 10, 2006

When a record sounds like David Hasselhoff-meets-L.A.-studio-band-circa-1987, ripping is downright required. The embodiment of soulless, corporate drivel.

Sputnik – I, Cosmonaut – Review

March 10, 2006

11 cuts of completely unobjectionable, neutral pop tunes in the vein of The Church and The Smiths.

Orbit Service – Twilight – Review

March 3, 2006

Impressionistic portraits of dark passion abound. Multiple dimensions of sonic treachery: Haunting falsettos, decrepit accordions, and smoky guitars.

Matahari – Shrine of Counterfeits – Review

March 3, 2006

Cutesy chick with “who, me?” vibe makes good as front-woman in an otherwise dude-inhabited outfit. European singer Ivona would make most rock chicks beam.

A Wilhelm Scream – Ruiner – Review

February 3, 2006

If you’re 16 and pissed at your parents, A Wilhelm Scream make sense. Anthemic, fist-pumping choruses? Metal as fuck riffs? Self-loathing lyrics? Check ’em all.