Scott Hefflon – Page 128 – Lollipop Magazine

The Upwelling – Review

February 16, 2005

Damn, great press package and production, lush sounds (Pink Floyd, Enigma without the beats), and a singer who’ll break your heart.

The Factory Incident – Red Tape – Review

February 16, 2005

Ex-singer of Government Issue, vocals mixed way upfront. Not a great singer, but there’s not a lot else going on, so I see why he’s upfront.

The Charming Snakes – Ammunition – Review

February 16, 2005

A record that’ll be out (or is out) on Dirtnap. Dirtnap discovered The Briefs, and a bunch of other dirty, noisy “The” bands. Here’s another. Sounds good.

The Blue Bloods – Death of a Salesman – Review

February 16, 2005

A punk band from Boston, part Slapshot, Social D, Dropkicks, and all anthemic street punk whoa-oh. Names like Jim Siegal (recorded DKM) and GMM are dropped.

Supagroup – Rules – Review

February 16, 2005

Swagger rock from New Orleans. Part AC/DC, part Black Crowes (vocal infection, but not nearly as bluesy and talented), mostly Ugly Kid Joe.

Slapshot – Tear It Down – Review

February 16, 2005

It’s a Slapshot record. They’re from Boston, they’re old school, straight-edge, and absolutely predictable/reliable. Here are seven more songs by them.

Settlefish – The Plural of the Choir – Review

February 16, 2005

When they’re noisy, they sound like other rock indie rock (non-screamo) bands, and when they’re soft, they remind me of other bands I wanna play instead.

Pepper’s Ghost – Shake the Hand that Shook the World – Review

February 16, 2005

Pepper’s Ghost is so pretty and shiny, displaying all the right elements of pop rock and ’70s Brit glam, but they’ve got the integrity of studio musicians.

Of Montreal – The Sunlandic Twins – Review

February 16, 2005

Always a pleasant foray into Beatles dippy psychedelic pop. They’ve had “eclectic” concept albums and can sing silly lyrics without being trendy ironic.

New York City Smoke – Hearts & Stones – Review

February 16, 2005

Ex-member of Thin Lizard Dawn, a NYC major label band I quite liked. This is heartfelt, and the world is full of earnest bands. Here’s another one.