Rival Schools' deliver pounding, alt-rock noise with plenty of indie pop volume and Onelinedrawing continues to create beautiful, lo-fi singer-songwriter pop songs that are timid, yet confident, loaded with pop structure, but with enough folk to keep it from sounding entirely indie rock.

Not bad for Rival Schools' first official release. And, Onelinedrawing keeps on serving up songs you'll love. You can't go wrong. I'll give this a B+.

Ritual: Soldiers Under Satan's Command

Rival Schools: United By Fate

[Issue Forty // August-September 2001]