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Press:
"An
unreconstructed take on cerebral roots rock...there's twang in these hills but
also a hefty dose of late-night rumination...moonshine-soaked riffs,
blues-bitten bottleneck slide and tear-stained melodies...somewhere, Gram
Parsons is smiling."
-Guitar World magazine
"A
lot of twang woven deep in a Big Star jangle...like Wilco's stubborn cousin who
won't sacrifice roots for pop."
-Village Voice, New York
“So vivid, you can smell the rain on the road.”
-Harp magazine
“The
melody-driven debut from Hoboken, NJ quartet the Damn Lovelys is brimming with
hooks and charming, rootsy twang-pop. Singer/songwriter Meredith Ochs,
incidentally a rock critic and WFMU deejay, crafts sweetly aching, countrified
pop gems. Her smooth, graceful vocal is warmly engaging on rollicking cuts like
lead-off “Toil & Trouble,” while world-wearier moments like “Miss
Misery” have a subtle, yet genuine urgency about them.”
-Miles of Music
"...a great voice."
-The Big
Takeover
"[The Damn Lovelys] add deft flashes of lap steel and mandolin twang to a catchy
collection of Bangles-meet-Sheryl Crow caliber radio pop that includes the CMT-ready
“You’re Too Pretty” and the rollicking "Full Whiskey Bottle.'"
-Aquarian
Weekly
“They’re
a little bit country and a little bit rock ‘n’ roll, but unlike the majority
of local yokels that walk that line, this nifty little combo steadfastly avoids
both mawkish revivalism and tongue-though-cheek hip-flexing. Thanks to that
attitude (and the charming presence of front-gal Meredith Ochs), their
kitchen-sink approach never turns kitch ‘n’ sync, making ‘em one of the
most reliable party starters around.”
-Village Voice, New
York
"…the
genuine cowcrunchy article, fronted by Meredith Ochs, the WFMU deejay who
incidentally helms up 91.1’s classic ‘Trash Twang & Thunder’
radio show. If you haven’t sampled the roots-raved, critic-adored (Lovelys), you
just haven’t rode the range, podner.”
-The Coaster, Asbury
Park, N.J.
"…
brings a lot of melody to the traditional twang influence in their music...their
style feels like Sheryl Crow, with that down home pop sound."
-Encore, Wilmington, N.C.
"Well-known
music critic, radio deejay, and now captain of her own twang and thunderous
band, Meredith Ochs' personable candor and smarts reflect in her really hooky,
aggressively No Depression, sweet battle-ax performances."
-Tamizdat/Knitting
Factory Records
"Trouble Creek is an easy-on-the-ears mix of pop and twang. 'Sparks Fly' sounds like early alternative rock by Liz Phair and 'Another Dark
Sky' like Aimee Mann.
Instead of just reviewing cool albums, Ochs made one."
-Santa Monica
Mirror
"A
promising new Hoboken band...engaging, sharp, melodic pop singing and
songwriting."
-Newark Star-Ledger, Newark, N.J.
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