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Post-Party Depression (2024)
"Celebrate with Lollygagger as they unleash their new track “Post Party Depression,” (which was also) recorded live for FRET12 Sessions. This latest release captures the trio’s signature blend of thrash-punk energy and biting humor, with Matthew Muffin’s scorching guitar riffs and Kinsey Ring’s driving bass setting the stage for an explosive performance.
DOPAMINE LOOPS (2024)
The band share their thoughts: “Dopamine Loops is ultimately a song about the currency of happiness. Today’s world is one where you can bank a nearly unlimited amount of dopamine from artificial or saccharine sources, and this song explores the relationship between your own will and the sisyphean loops of empty pleasure that can bring a person low. The artwork was a collaboration between the band and ex- Nickolodean storyboard artist Greg Gaw. We wanted something to highlight the cartoonish villany of vape pens, casual substance abuse and achievement unlocks… we’d rather laugh into the abyss than cry, so why not make it goofy?”
FOUND IN THE DIRT (2024
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"The song has plenty of punk rage vocals from singer / guitarist Matt Muffin, heavy bass riffs from Kinsey Ring, frenetic drumming from Michael Sunnyicide , and, yes, introspective lyrics on mortality, the afterlife, and using religion to find peace instead of getting tied up in dogma and using it to push one’s personal or political agenda.... I think.
I mean, it’s hard to pay attention to the lyrics when Lollygagger just shred for over three and a half minutes."
Nik Havert - 7th Level Music
'TOTAL PARTY KILL (2021)
TOTAL PARTY KILL - (What’s For Breakfast? Records)
Mixed by Sanford Parker (YOB / VOIVOD / EYEHATEGOD)
"A righteous, sex-fueled party is crammed into the grooves of the debut LP from Chicago’s LOLLYGAGGER. Serious QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE vibes, especially on the opener, but this act is fronted by a snot-nosed punk who hates boss, hates system, hates cops, loves screaming, loves exposing hypocrisy. Total punk attitude, total stoner metal groove.
-Robert Collins, MAXIMUM ROCK'N'ROLL
"It’s no secret that I’ve long disdained metal—the endless guitar solo pyrotechnics and high-pitched howling about satanic hobbits ‘n’ shit was just never really my bag. This, however, I can definitely fuck with. Tons of riffage and mid-speed tempos, yes, but there’s a lot of “punk” built into the band’s DNA, both in style and substance. The six-string wanking is kept to a bare minimum, the lyrical content is smart, topical, and biting, the performances are on point, the delivery is charged as hell, and there’s just enough “weird” to it all to keep any potential meathead proclivities at bay.
–Jimmy Alvarado, RAZORCAKE