Scott Deckman | Lollipop Magazine

Charm School – Without a Doubt – Music Stream

January 24, 2025

The song features a slow-paced melody, smart use of percussion, and is just dreamy enough to make the whole thing feel like home.

Pixies – (Jane) The Night the Zombies Came – Music Stream

October 30, 2024

Frank Black Francis can still write a weird, affecting tune. It’s folky, ethereal, and probably the best offering from new record, The Night the Zombies Came.

Expected Highs – They Gave Me Pills – Music Stream

October 6, 2024

Expected Highs sound like the Jesus and Mary Chain with a little organ thrown in. Who doesn’t once in awhile?

The Pinky Rings – Hear Me Out – Music Stream

September 29, 2024

Punk girls, pissed off about identity, the future, and their seemingly tenuous place in it, yeah, that would be the Pinky Rings from Austin, Texas.

GEL – Persona – Review

September 25, 2024

The band wastes little time getting down on EP Persona, a sub-13-minute shot of hardcore. The recording flies by.

John Davis – The Future – Music Stream

September 23, 2024

“The Future” was the first of three singles released ahead of Superdrag singer John Davis’ new solo record, JINX. The shoegaze element beats out the pop.

Sakkaris – I Remember U – Music Stream

September 15, 2024

The band has been getting cloudier and cloudier, moving away from indie pop to the land of fuzzy shoegaze chainsaws.

Bad Nerves – You’ve Got the Nerve – Music Stream

September 11, 2024

Reminiscent of souped-up Supergrass or the Damned at their fastest. Sped-up ’70s punk with raging guitars, high-pitched vocals, and a call-and-response chorus.

Mr. Gnome – Fader – Music Stream

September 8, 2024

On “Fader,” Barille’s lysergic Betty Boop voice is buried in the wall of sound, but this is about droning guitar trance, not pop hits.

Redd Kross – Redd Kross – Review

September 4, 2024

Guitars abound on this release, and some of does cross over into metal/hard rock territory, but the licks are so buttressed with sugar, you may not notice.