Lunchbox returned last year with the most excellent, Lunchbox Loves You. It seems to have ignited a fire beneath the band, as they’re already back with a brand new EP for your ears. It reminds me of taking the foundations of jangling indiepop and fusing it with the work of earlyWeezer (when everyone liked them,… Continue reading Lunchbox at Austin Town Hall
Category: Lunchbox
Lunchbox at Big Takeover
Singer/guitarist Tim Brown and bassistDonna McKean have been perfecting their sugary rock recipe as Lunchbox on and off for over 15 years now. Last year, the duo released Lunchbox Loves You to renewed acclaim. Their latest is a six song appetizer of even stickier, rot-your-teeth-out power pop. Dubbed the Smash Hits EP, the duo’s candy… Continue reading Lunchbox at Big Takeover
Lunchbox at Big Takeover
If you find this Lunchbox in your knapsack, I guarantee there won’t be any leftovers to bring home to mom. The mostly Donna McKean fronted Oakland outfit splashes a dense, buzzing cornucopia of jangly guitars (not to mention other accouterments, including the flute) against a bubblegum flavored canvas. If an unremitting cavalcade of in the… Continue reading Lunchbox at Big Takeover
Lunchbox at Power Popaholic
Oakland, California duo Tim Brown and Donna McKean are Lunchbox. The band is very much in the style of Apples in Stereo with its twee vocals and compact bubblegum melodies. Starting with “Everybody Knows” it sets up the sound with multi-layered harmonies and instrumentation, next “Tom, What’s Wrong” is like a teenage poem with its… Continue reading Lunchbox at Power Popaholic
Primitives, Luxembourg Signal, Close Lobsters, and Lunchbox at Linear Tracking Lives
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Lunchbox at Innocent Words
After more than a decade off, the Berkley power pop band Lunchbox is back with what is easily their finest collection of songs. A little goofy, but immensely fun, ‘Lunchbox Loves You’ is 10 indie pop songs brimming with jangly guitars, singalong choruses and plenty of hand claps. Infectiously optimistic, the band has slimmed down… Continue reading Lunchbox at Innocent Words
Lunchbox at Independent Clauses
Quirky, cheery, eccentric Elephant 6-style pop somehow morphs into a Burt Bacharach string arrangement and lounge vibes, which is an impressive trick. [Link]
Lunchbox at This is Book’s Music
Lunchbox changed their name to Birds Of California, and then decided they wanted to revert back to Lunchbox again. If you’re into good ol’ pop with a pinch of bubblegum rock, you’ll want to pick up a box of their candy right now, which is called Lunchbox Loves You (Jigsaw). The songs sound like innocent-yet-direct pop rock,… Continue reading Lunchbox at This is Book’s Music
Lunchbox at Neufutur
After more than a decade off, the Berkley power pop band Lunchbox is back with what is easily their finest collection of songs. A little goofy, but immensely fun, Lunchbox Loves You is 10 indie pop songs brimming with jangly guitars, sing-along choruses and plenty of handclaps. Infectiously optimistic, the band has slimmed down the… Continue reading Lunchbox at Neufutur
Lunchbox at Get it On Vinyl
When it comes to indie-pop, there seems to be two avenues in which an artist can approach the genre. Some opt for deep sentiments and lyrical content, covering it with airy vocals and guitars with excessive reverb. Others give into the sound and their lyrics are more carefree, their subject matter shallower. While both have… Continue reading Lunchbox at Get it On Vinyl