'sardonic, comedic, bizarre, surreal, and some nifty pop hooks' says Dara Higgins of Lie Ins' debut Death To Lie Ins.
'this is stellar, incredibly accomplished stuff' - Neill Dougan on The Wisp Sings EP from Winter Aid
"All along, it’s punctuated by the thunderous blows of Lomabaro’s drumming, using a stripped down, 4 piece kit. It’s barely able to contain his energy, or the extra couple of arms he appears to be sporting." - Dara Higgins on Philm's Harmonic.
WatchingCattle on Tin Charm's recently-released debut, The Engine Is Bleeding.
"To say this record is a difficult listen is putting it mildly..." MacDara Conroy reviews the Eugene S Robinson & Philippe Petit collaboration Last of the Dead Hot Lovers
'When bands have tight, harmonious vocals, reviewers, and press releases, like to point it out. I like to point out that being able to sing in harmony should be the least of your fucking tricks if you making music like this' says Dara Higgins, not unreasonably.
"There’s enough here to suggest that their career might yet be an interesting one. Or a successful one. Or even, god forbid, both." - Dara Higgins on Funeral Suits' debut album Lily Of The Valley.
"It's difficult to know how to take it really, are you being condescended to? Are you in on the joke? Is it a joke? It's pleasant to listen to anyway, but its purpose – if it has one – is difficult to divine." - Ian Maleney on Mature Themes, the new album from Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti.
Dead Rider "wanna give you chills, not get you laid" on their third album Chills On Glass, says MacDara Conroy
'to be honest I did feel like I was listening to Shine 6 (anyone under the age of 30 will not get that reference, but fuck you and your painless spines and working hamstrings)' - Watchingcattle revisits his 90's youth for a second opinion on Pink Mountaintops' Get Back