T.S.O.L., Mark Lanegan, The Replacements, Echo & The Bunnymen, Madonna, The Stranglers, U2, Death From Above, Murder City Devils, Black Cat Music, Adverts, Nirvana,March Violets, Danse Society, Slayer, Cut City, Devo, Rudimentary Peni, Van Morrison, Jeff Buckley, The Wipers (Greg Sage), Christian Death (Rozz Williams). The Calculators, Yeahs Yeahs Yeahs, Lemonheads, The Wild Swans, The Sound (Adrian Borland), Rikk Agnew, GG Allin, Prince, The Chameleons, Geisha Girls, Southern/Death/Cult
-Razorcake Magazine-
....the guitar's a bit more interested in weaving instead of blasting, the lyrics can be decoded on the first couple of listens, and the whole enterprise is atmospheric in a low-cloud, grey-day way, but languidly catchy and well constructed. For fans of Manikin and The Fuses, too. Good job. –Todd Taylor (Rich Bitch)
-OCWeekly-
...Cat Party appear to be operating under Oop North Blighty's miserable gray skies rather than Orange County's sun-of-a-beach atmosphere. Exhibit A is "Of Prey," whose sulking bass line, glum, alternately crunchy and twangy guitar, sluggish tempo and woebegone vocals place the band 180 degrees away from the Beach Boys' "Fun Fun Fun." By contrast, "The Aftertaste" brings the Goth rock with a decided spring in its step, as if it's trying to shake off a proverbial cape of gloom with some effulgent guitar riffing. This must be their storming live-set closer. The final two songs—"Jigsaw Thoughts" and "Entitled"—compose Cat Party's 7-inch single (Rich Bitch Records). Mildly undulating and catchy, "Jigsaw Thoughts" is charcoal-hued rock, while "Entitled" is a monochromatic chug with a long face. Overall, Cat Party's songs (thus far, anyway) have a limited range of dynamics and move linearly and unsurprisingly, but for what they are, they're effective. One black-nail-polished thumb up.
soon. oops that JFA(etnies skate park) show with McRad was last night. DRATS!!! i'm sure i had more fun last night than i would've at JFA. yeah, i'll drive down next weekend. get me drunk, and i put out like a bonfire....wait, what?!!!?
jolly good fun lads. ryan, and roger...you better buy me drinks in san clemente. now i'm broke. oh, well. relish whiles ya gots it, i always say. toooooootles, nooooooodles. rick
craaap! what did you do the the old record of "Oblong Blue". The new version sounds completely lifeless... I sent you the old version I mastered for you via email
