May 2005 // UKMIX (Mathew Dixon)
May 2005 // Adult Contemporary Essentials (Mike Rea)
May 2005 // Unpeeled
"...the alternative universe where Bjork is in the Beatles..."
"...powerfully emotive observations and anecdotes in sound."
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May 2005 // Tasty Fanzine (Shane Blanchard)
Drum Media (Australia) (Michael Smith)
Beat (Australia) (Tim Williams)
Sunday Telegraph (Australia)
"smooth-as-silk indie-pop"
"..this album is pure joy"
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FMagazine (Viv Craske)
" revel in these girl-rock lyrics and let this beautiful album drift over you."
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Penny Black Music
"Will it be long before people start asking ?Who?s that band?? Watch this space."
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The Mag
"a mix of energetic and upbeat songs sitting alongside some hypnotic, slow numbers, all designed to get that weekend feeling flowing"
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This Is Fake DIY (Fiona McKinlay)
"impossible to pick a favourite, but equally impossible to identify any filler", 4/5
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SF Burning (Alexander Laurence)
Damn Pest (Joey Sandinista)
"Imagine the feeling of something seemingly lost but possibly retrievable, the emotions here are almost confessional and forgiving"
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Revolution (Michael Atkinson)
"The album is a refreshing alternative and requires very little effort to enjoy."
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Kill The Noise (Matt)
"Telling Lies is as fresh and playful as it is stylish and dejected"
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MusicOMH (Tony Heywood)
"Café crème airy, light, a style that is dreamy and wistful but not cloying or emotionless."
"Think Phil Oakey's Sheffield brogue that bridged the Motown meets Autobahn melodies of The Human League or Barney Sumners paper thin voice providing fragile humanity in New Order's future electro landscapes. "
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New Noise (Simon Hawkins)
Is This Music #16
"pop genius, electro perfection and indie greatness in pretty much every track"
5/5
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CMU Music Network
"'Telling Lies' has some emotional resonance, as well as offering a feast for the ears of those who take pop music seriously"
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The Irish Post (Amanda Diamond)
"quality tunes that ought to be played often and at high volume"
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Dripfed (Steve Rudd)
"heart and soul underpins a genuine emotional integrity"
7/10
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