Scott Deckman – Page 8 – Lollipop Magazine

Violent Femmes – We Can Do Anything – Review

May 13, 2016

Whatever Gordon Gano’s been doing to preserve that awful tenor of his should be patented. On last year’s EP, Happy New Year, he’s never sounded better.

Violent Femmes – Happy New Year – Review

May 6, 2015

The Violent Femmes return with EP Happy New Year, their first collection of new songs since the very underappreciated Freak Magnet, released in 2000.

Local H – Hey Killer – Review

April 10, 2015

Hey, Killer is the most consistent Local H record since 2002’s Here Comes the Zoo and the band’s best since at least 2004’s Whatever Happened to P.J. Soles?

Since I’ve already reviewed two-thirds of full-length Indie Cindy through EP-1 and EP-2, I don’t feel the need to rehash those songs. The new ones are not even as good as the high points of those two EPs.

Pixies – EP-2 – Review

January 24, 2014

The Pixies went a whole four months before releasing EP-2 on their site in early January. And I want to say it’s an improvement over EP-1, but it’s not. Let’s see why.

J. Roddy Walston – Essential Tremors – Review

January 14, 2014

When you nick and splice as well as J. Roddy Walston & The Business do – thereby making it your own – well, than that’s an art form in itself.

Pixies – EP-1 – Review

October 11, 2013

It’s a tough thing for a band that hasn’t put out new material in more than 20 years (aside from two singles) to come back like gangbusters.

The Strokes – Comedown Machine – Review

June 14, 2013

Comedown Machine is a welcome-back to the right side of the street after two majorly disappointing albums.

Starflyer 59 – IAMACEO – Review

March 8, 2013

On IAMACEO, Jason Martin reflects on the travails of both life and faith, two subjects he’s always pontificating on, especially after the death of his father.

Local H – Hallelujah! I’m A Bum – Review

October 26, 2012

Hallelujah! I’m A Bum is a 17-song concept record about the sad state the U.S. finds itself in today, with an emphasis on the point of view of the worst-off among us.