Scott Deckman – Page 2 – Lollipop Magazine

Superchunk – No Hope – Music Stream

July 27, 2025

The song, reminiscent of Guided by Voices at their poppiest and most rocking, shows Mac can still construct a tune.

Teenage Bottlerocket – Post Mortem Depression – Music Stream

July 9, 2025

Yes, it’s peppy, quick, and somewhat simplistic, but the vocal and song structure raises it from the quotidian.

Poorlydrawn – Taillights – Music Stream

July 6, 2025

Singer Walker Stiglets can’t figure out if he wants to be Julian Casablancas or Stephen Malkmus, so he splits the difference.

Turnstile – Look Out for Me – Music Stream

July 2, 2025

While “Look Out for Me” does have its (fleeting) moments of ripping, processed-sounding guitar, this is glossed-up, radio-friendly stuff.

Civil Rats – Get Outta Here! – Review

June 28, 2025

Guitarist Molly trades vocals with bassist Dale, and if you close your eyes and lie to yourself a little, the band harmonizes like X.

Daytimer – Lethario – Music Stream

June 21, 2025

This song takes me back to big, fuzzy chords and days of discovery when we wore loose-fitting clothes and had long, messy hair.

Tracy Bonham – Jumping Bean – Music Stream

June 18, 2025

Bonham has reimagined “Jumping Bean” from 2000’s Down Here. This version is a slow-builder featuring a familiar, menacing guitar line turned up loud.

A Violet in Youth – Desert Roll – Music Stream

June 14, 2025

Somewhere between new wave revival, dreamy pop, and danceable beats is where you’ll find A Violet in Youth’s “Desert Roll.”

The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Out of Body – Music Stream

June 7, 2025

A mid-tempo pace and jangly guitars in the Byrds and Monkees tradition. It’s psychedelic, and makes for a tidy B-side which, for me, trumps side one.

Noiseheads – Hey – Music Stream

May 31, 2025

This Florida band has been around since the late aughts, and “Hey” is a ripper. It’s got the loud-(somewhat) quiet-loud dynamics, with an emphasis on loud.