Lollipop Magazine

Don’t Get Too Tense – Review

October 1, 1995

A very hip compilation that deserves a band-by-band. To start off, The Verve are everything you’ve heard about, and maybe a little more. Stylish heartache.

The Verve – A Northern Soul – Review

June 1, 1995

Swirling, tempestuous psychedelia laden with starospheric atmospheres and a melancholic mood.

Low – Long Division – Review

June 1, 1995

Produced by Kramer, Long Division sports a heavy-lidded brand of non-rock that yawns around the same realm as The Red House Painters and Galaxie 500.

These Animal Men – Come On, Join The High Society – Review

May 1, 1995

These Animal Men are closer to Carter U.S.M. than the rest of the wankers. They have infectiously dippy songs with upbeat tempos that might almost be pop-punk.

Maids of Gravity – Review

March 1, 1995

Formed by ex-Medicine guitarists Ed and Jim, it’s not surprising that the songs are laced with pleasantly noisy guitar riffs. Swaying and trance-enducing.