★★★★★
On their third album, A Little Messed Up, the Dollyrots continue their mission as purveyors of peppy pop punk. Possessed of a much fuller sound than their three easy pieces would belie, the band consists of lead singer/bassist Kelly Ogden; Ogden's childhood pal and fellow founder, guitarist Luis Cabezas; and drummer Chris Black. Their mixture of sweet 'n' ballsy brought the Dollyrots to the attention of Blackheart Records' co-founder and punk godmother, Joan Jett...
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2010-08-16
★★★★★
The Dollyrots third album is the definition of pop punk, fun, energetic, full of attitude while never straying from its roots. Aggressive lyrics are sugar coated by the vocals of Kelly Ogden, who throughout provides perfect harmonies with just enough grit to keep this record punk. 'Rock Control' burst straight into it's opening chorus, this song is more about getting people moving on a dance floor than politically lead lyrics that people will be familiar with on their past releases...
- www.alterthepress.com
2010-08-16
★★★★★
On their third album, A Little Messed Up, the Dollyrots continue their mission as purveyors of peppy pop punk. Possessed of a much fuller sound than their three easy pieces would belie, the band consists of lead singer/bassist Kelly Ogden; Ogden's childhood pal and fellow founder, guitarist Luis Cabezas; and drummer Chris Black. Their mixture of sweet 'n' ballsy brought the Dollyrots to the attention of Blackheart Records' co-founder and punk godmother, Joan Jett...
- www.popmatters.com
2010-08-16
★★★★★
The Dollyrots haven't done too bad for a band begun under the premise that its members felt they had "no future". After seeing the results of the 2000 election, long-time pals lead singer/bassist Kelly Ogden and guitarist Luis Cabezas decided that the world was headed for certain doom. Instead of gunning for a traditional day job, the two friends decided that they could have a lot more fun and reach more people by starting a rock band...
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2009-03-21
★★★★★
There's nothing new under the sun, especially in the world of rock & roll, and thank heaven for that. The Dollyrots are certainly nothing new -- no genre-transgressing experiments, no incongruous fusions, no mind-expanding instrumental solos or side-long suites. Just 13 tight, compact, sweet, and crunchy bursts of punky power pop. Imagine the Ramones with a girl singer and more than three chords (but not much more), or maybe Belly if Tanya Donelly didn't have that weird death thing going on...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-27