WOODPIGEON
"Refreshingly breath-taking, an album to fall in love with"
-Clash Magazine, 8/10
"...the best album to come out of Canada since Funeral."
-Artrocker, 5***** stars
"This is Arcade Fire with ration books and gas masks, or Elliott Smith fronting Sparklehorse... stunning, subtle and romantic."
-NME, 8/10
"That Woodpigeon's winningly under-stated debut can't be easily labelled is just one enticing element in the manifold attractions of this accomplished, quietly intelligent, playful and really rather enchanting debut."
-BBC "Rustic Countryfied charm with an air of spontaneity."
-Q "A Robust Tunng crossed with a more ethereal King Creosote."
-Mojo "Canada's best-kept secret ... the most unjustly overlooked band in Canada."
-Guardian
THE YOUNG REPUBLIC
The battle for world domination has begun. - Clash Magazine, 7/10
"... the kind of melodies that truly stick." - Word "...the band discover a true sense of self."
- Mojo ""Balletesque is like a dignified Southern gent who's taking it easy, the music flowing as smoothly as a bottle of Bourbon.""
- Artrocker, 4 stars The Young Republics subtle borrowings and hidden homages play out against a larger, intricately designed canvas and makes significant claims for a band whose time has come. - BBC Online
... by far their best work to date. A fantastic collection of songs. - XYZ, 8/10 A fully accomplished, dare I say it, masterpiece." ... a coherent and simply stunning album. I could blast on about the brilliance of each and every song on the album - For Folk's Sake |