PRAISE FOR THE SHONDES:

• "Giddy garage melodics with [a] Sleater-Kinney twist." –Entertainment Weekly
• "Radical politics, power-pop melodies, traditional Jewish music, and punk vitriol." –Pitchfork
• "A touch of Bruce Springsteen, a touch of Nashville, and plenty of gritty 90’s pop punk, imparting the feel of an instant classic." –MTV Iggy
• "Bold brassy lonelyheart rock." –The Village Voice
• "An incredibly fun and powerful live band." –The Washington Post Express
• "Guaranteed to be one of the most moving rock shows you’ll probably see this season." –Three Imaginary Girls
• "Even when the Shondes are being soft and pretty, there’s a hardness about the songs that gives them muscle, one that never lets our brains relegate the music to the background." –The Jewish Forward
• "Completely arresting." –Venus Zine
• "Shout-along pop punk, post punk, and Old World soul [combine] into something with the strength and solidity of a steel cable." –Stomp and Stammer
• "The Shondes’ ability to blend melodic punk with the theatrical is distinctive, totally catchy and profoundly unique." –The Faster Times
• "Ready for an indie break out....radical politics, inspired riffs, textured hamonies and pure sex appeal." –Curve Magazine
• "When these four take the ideology to the amps, things fall in line." –Spin
• "The Shondes are a twisted carnival film noir come true." –CMJ
• "Hard-driving, politically savvy rock ’n roll." –Flavorpill
• "Are The Shondes the next Sleater-Kinney?" –VH1’s Best Week Ever blog