Lollipop Magazine

House of Fire – Review

June 1, 2008

Cleanly sung and chimingly wrought, House of Fire works the territory between shoegaze and Brit-pop before those impulses filled for an annulment.

Geography – Life In Binary – Review

May 26, 2005

A strange mix of math rock, noisy indie rock, and screamo, with immediate, upfront production. Really hit and miss. Some songs really excite, some blow chunks.

Sadaharu – Punishment In Hi-Fi – Review

September 11, 2003

With a hankering for hardcore/noisecore screams and rhythms, Sadaharu does the time in said style, but also rocks out with a real cool, eclectic rock vibe.

Against Tomorrow’s Sky – Jump the Hedges First – Review

May 16, 2003

A four-piece with a harder edge than the typically-described emo genre, a more sweetly-crafted modern rock sound, dueling vocalists, and pianists.

Man Alive! – Heart, Hands, and Mind – Review

November 22, 2002

Their best moments are when they rip, tear and smash with wild abandon, making the chaos work for them, and when they break it down, it’s almost scary.