Lollipop Magazine

Cursive – The Ugly Organ – Review

July 2, 2003

The Ugly Organ makes Hitchcockian tension out of barb-wire guitars, eruptive At The Drive-In energy, and a highly-strung sense of desperation.

Rilo Kiley – The Execution of All Things – Review

May 16, 2003

Rilo Kiley presents unabashedly pretentious young folkrocker commentary on the letdown that our world has apparently become.

Azure Ray – November – Review

May 17, 2002

Azure Ray will remind you of beautiful hippie chicks wearing only flowers in their hair, or the soft caress of angel’s fingertips on your skin at dawn.

Cursive – Burst and Bloom – Review

March 22, 2002

Most overrated indie rock band? You betcha. More burst-and-yell and “clever” beats from a band that just isn’t very good.

Now It’s Overhead – Review

March 8, 2002

Members of Azure Ray, Little Red Rocket, and Bright Eyes’ live band/studio engineer, Now It’s Overhead sport a lush recording full of melodic crevices.

The Faint – Dance Macabre – Review

February 22, 2002

I’m not against New Wave or ’80s dance/pop music, just the bad stuff. I was never a New Waver, I just liked some of the music. But this? Most of it’s shit.

Son, Ambulance – Oh Holy Fools: The Music Of – Review

June 3, 2001

Most indie scensters’ve heard of Bright Eyes. Their lo-fi bedroom singer/songwriter ballads subtly deliver tales of the darker side of the human experience.

Bright Eyes – Oh Holy Fools: The Music Of – Review

June 1, 2001

Their lo-fi bedroom singer/songwriter ballads subtly deliver tales of the darker side of the human experience.

Bright Eyes – Every Day and Every Night – Review

April 1, 2000

Lo-fi/open-heart serenades that sound like they’re talking about you… Mortal in its form (four-track recordings?), Bright Eyes sound tragic yet relevant.