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"If you were at the Proletariat and saw Elaine Greer perform to a packed crowd last month opening for the Fiery Furnaces, you couldn’t help but feel the giddiness of a musician at that stage. Standing on stage behind her Telecaster, you could almost hear her take a deep breath before diving in. Greer’s songs drip with sweet and simple melodies that hum inside your head long after you first hear them." - Ramon Medina, Free Press Houston
"Never short on
hooks or ambition, The Sour Notes play brittle pop for
star-crossed post-grads…on rising tides of lonesome guitars
and glimmering synths, the band patiently builds its
postmillennial laments, making the occasional nod to
Krautrock and frequent concessions to soundtrack-worthy
mood." - Erik Adams, The Onion AV Club
"As the band's
latest full-length album, "Chateau Crone," shows, these
three can appreciate a residence that offers non-traditional
scenery and a slight hint of the macabre - a place where you
might find them keeping ravens as pets and snipping off the
bulbs of black roses in their spare time. The album isn't so
much an homage to dark light and its play, but more so a
fragmented feeling of normal existence and one that is
shared by ghosts and creepy breezes that could make the hair
stand up on your arms. " - Daytrotter
"Depending on where you come in, Beck is more of a classic-born, country and western songwriter from Nashville, the kind of writer who languishes in the bush leagues and the shit-payin', hole-in-the-wall dives - the bowling alleys of Bad Blake's life - continuing to write of the sorrows she's taken on and seeing how they've progressed into more and more sorrowful territory ... the new, self-titled album with that heart in a pair of hands on the cover, is just simply a tearjerker of sorts. There's no suggestion that she's got ribald tendencies, but simply a knack for hitting all of the raw nerves, not to mention pegging her stories onto characters that have been deceived or have been knocked around a bit. They're not trying to be clever with their words, just honest and forthright, giving it over straight and steaming." - Daytrotter
"Neff’s fragile
vocals may set you in a trance, but she’ll quickly jolt you
back to life with the snap of her axe." - The Austinist
"These guys got on the bus at Guadalupe and didn’t stop ’til Salford. It always surprises me to hear a band like this coming from a town like Austin ... the eternal sunshine and laid back hippie vibe seems like the antithesis of the depressive, dark post-punk that the DEAD SPACE trade in. Like you can understand how JOY DIVISION or SECTION 25 came from grey, rainy Manchester. Still the sun goes down eventually, even in Austin, and this is music for 2:00 a.m. Sparse and tense, with definite gothic tendencies. There’s a slight radio-friendly edge to their sound, maybe in the choruses, but its a far cry from the cheesy U2-via-JOY DIVISION radio pabulum of INTERPOL or EDITORS. (AM)" - Maximum Rock N Roll Magazine
"Monarchs rely
on Celeste Griffin's soulful southern voice and talented
songwriting to give the audience music that is both
enjoyable and fun as well as heartfelt and deep. From Slow,
folky ballads to 2-stepping Rock and roll swing, they offer
a lot to many groups of music fans." - Austin Chronicle
"MaryAnn and the Revival Band have just released a self-titled, four song EP. The disc gives a glimpse of the band’s range. From the galloping "Can’t Afford Your Company" to the simmering live track "Bought Love," the EP is just enough to whet your appetite for more of the Revival Band’s unassuming-yet-powerful blend of country soul and rock swagger. The septet is planning on moving onto a full-length at some point in the future. It’s a very exciting new train ride with MaryAnn and the Revival Band; it’s time ya’ll jumped onboard." - David Jackson Frink, Austin Entertainment And Music
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