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"Beth in Battle Mode are crafting original, angular ditties that carry a hint of big-budget predecessors like The Cars as well as smaller-budget types like Television and over-budget artists from Daft Punk to Devo. All very '80s in a sense. But too clever to be dismissed as simply 'retro'... Their likeable CD, Technical Know-How, is chock-full of all manner of melodic musings, delivered with style and humour (the latter manifested in cheeky song titles like Rembrandt Q Einstein and Everyone is in a Band). And the band defines itself as the very latest thing in pop music -- the 'garage-prog-disco power trio.'" - Ottawa Sun
"If you want a band who'll make you dance without making you feel like you're watching some obnoxious hipsters doing a bad Gang of Four impersonation, Beth In Battle Mode are exactly the band for you...The keyboards are bouncy, the guitar riffs are catchy and the drums are propulsive, and it all adds up to make Beth in Battle Mode's debut one amazingly good time." - iheartmusic.net
"This band is more fun than paintballing with Devo, and at exactly 30 minutes, the CD is exactly what the doctor ordered when it comes to a prescription for good times." - itsnotthebandihateitstheirfans.blogspot.com
"They really have a nifty blend of little parts of countless other sounds you’ve heard before, but perhaps never fused in the way that Beth in Battle Mode do it. Great evidence of this is that I was watching the show last night with eight of my closest friends, all of whom like completely different styles of music, and everyone left with nothing but praise for the band." - twowaymonologues.com
"Congratulations, 'No Feeling' might just be the catchiest song EVER." - blogTO.com podcast
In an age where many bands boast bloated memberships, Beth In Battle Mode is creating as much noise with just three members. This economical approach is also reflected in the songs: short, catchy and direct. Describing the resulting music, however, is not quite so simple, because a wide array of influences are split atomically then reconnected to form the Beth In Battle Mode sound. Are they the world's premier garage-prog-disco power trio? Is there a term yet to describe what a combination of The Who, The Cars and Daft Punk sounds like? Does anyone even care when they're having this much fun???
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Our debut album "Technical Know-How"
is now available on iTunes worldwide
and at these fine Toronto stores!
Criminal Records
493 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON
416-364-5380
Soundscapes
572 College Street
Toronto, ON
416-537-1620
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