Album Reviews8/10
Mannequin Pussy’s ‘Gypsy Pervert’ Balances Pop Hook and Metal Weight Over 18 Minutes
Mannequin Pussy's Gypsy Pervert balances punk menace and pop hooks in eighteen tight minutes.
CLAY TRIBUNE / THE ARCHIVE
Tag: pop punk
Album Reviews6.7/10
Nineteen Years On, RIOT! Still Sounds Like Paramore’s Best Pop-Punk Statement
A pop-punk record of hooks, attitude and a frontwoman who will not sit still — RIOT! reviewed.
Album Reviews8/10
Wreckless Eric’s Comeback Album Earns Its Place With Wit and Hooks
A comeback record of witty, caustic songs built around pop hooks and sharp lyrics, proving Wreckless Eric still cuts through noise.
Album Reviews7/10
Car Seat Headrest’s ‘You Can Talk’ Review: Loud, Messy, and Worth It
A loud, messy debut of youth and volume, wherein a young artist seeks to make pop music feel like a summer drive.
Album Reviews8/10
A Decade Later, The Bouncing Souls’ ‘Simplicity’ Earns Its 8/10 by Wasting None of Its 29 Minutes
The Bouncing Souls return to quick, short songs on their new record, a swift turn back to what once made them work.
Album Reviews5.8/10
On Comet, the Bouncing Souls Split the Difference Between Punk Roots and Softer Songcraft
The Bouncing Souls' tenth record, a short album of quiet ambition and old fire, weighed song by song against its own long shadow.
Album Reviews9.2/10
Pure Forward Motion: The Bouncing Souls’ ‘How I Spent My Summer Vacation’ at 25
Songs done quick, thirty minutes total, nothing wasted, one band asking nothing of your mind but joy.
Album Reviews9/10
Maniacal Laughter: 23 Minutes, Nothing Wasted — 9/10
Twelve songs, 23 minutes, nothing wasted: an old review of The Bouncing Souls' Maniacal Laughter, judged anew.
Album Reviews8/10
The Good, the Bad, and the Argyle at 32: The Bouncing Souls’ Debut Still Sweats
A raving, joking record of songs and quotes, twelve tracks in thirty minutes, catching a live show's fever on wax.