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"Galileo' achieves astronomical success..."Blastronauts root everything in pop-rock, and Allison’s got a terrific voice to carry these tunes. He showcases it the most on “Even the Score,” a track CD101 should latch onto, and “L.E.D.,” a song that ends the EP with a big bang—the best guitar jam I’ve heard this year...Maybe Blastronauts have created a new genre: astronomy rock. I, for one, am looking forward to the next part in the series." - Joel Oliphint, The Other Paper/donewaiting.com

"Space Rock … the final musical frontier. Blastronauts explore the galactic fringe with Floydian intensity, Beatlesque melodicism, Phish Jam/Funk syncopathic abandon and Flaming Lips’ dipped-in-chocolate-acid freakapotamus psychedelicism. Blastronauts is a paisley contact lens for your inner eye. The band’s new EP, Galileo, is being released MidPoint weekend. Dig: A Syd Barrett-obsessed Wayne Coyne assembling an Elephant 6 tribute to Pink Floyd." - Cincinnati CityBeat, MPMF '09 Preview

"Galileo serves up six helpings of the band's "psychedelic atheist space rock." Many of the tracks dabble in the astronomical imagery that has captivated Allison and Halpern since they struck up their friendship as classmates a decade ago...Blastronauts' aversion to banal subject matter and pedestrian labels like "indie rock" belies the pop pedigree that goes along with the band's frayed edges and sonic exploration. They ought to appeal to fans of Britpop boundary-benders Blur, ethereal pranksters Evangelicals, psychotropic scrappers like '90s-era Flaming Lips and just about any band on CD101's playlist."- Chris Deville, Columbus Alive

"If anyone ever wondered what Pink Floyd would have sounded like in 1966 with Paul McCartney replacing Syd Barrett as their acid-tanned creative force, Blastronauts step up to offer a parallel universe glimpse into the possibility. Driven by James Allison and Jacob Halpern and populated by a rotating cast of live and session members, Blastronauts strut and jam with contemporary psychedelic Folk/Funk wackness. - Cincinnati City Beat

Dig It: Royal Crescent Mob on electric Kool-Aid at a stoner Rock picnic (BB)." - CityBeat MPMF feature, Critic's Choice

"Blastronauts are psych-pop multi-instrumentalists, who first summoned the tribal thunder of Columbus's Outer Sounds concert series. Their studio tracks (including early arrivals from the imminent "Galileo" EP) are sometimes spare, but never sparse. Beautiful aerial views are assaulted by robots, governments and mortality, then spin on. The voyager of "Sun's In Your Eyes" almost rattles apart with bitterness, yet a harmonic updraft catches him. Blastronauts bash, clash, mesh and sing through every orbit, including that of a mentally runaway Ferris wheel."- Don Alred, UWeekly

"" This American Duo Create Beautiful Acoustic Melancholic Epics... " - www.gigwise.com featured band

"The band, with members based in New York, Boston and the UK, convene in Columbus to present their contribution to the melancholy pop-rock canon, a set of songs that remain compact and catchy despite their space-rock leanings." - Chris Deville, Columbus Alive!

NYC Artist on the Rise, January '08 - The Deli Magazine

" Their sound is a mix of trippy layered folk, alt-pop, and a touch of pop-punk. And throw in some garage rockabilly too, while you’re at it. In reality, the sound is less of a mix and more of a mutt -- you picture something really ugly, but when you actually meet it, you want to take it home." - Dave Schaefer, www.lifeonthecbus.com

"Blastronauts have hit pimp slapped us again with some lovingly crafted rising/falling pop music. I Am A Ferriswheel moves from some determined guitar strums into a drifting storybook like narrative on the life of a ferriswheel. We get pulled back up by some drums and singalong vocals, and then we get a nice climaxing whoa chanting finale. The world is on fire and we like it." - Tristan Rodman, The Tape (www.thetapeisnotsticky.com)

"Blastronauts are a four piece band from the United States/NYC/Boston/Ohio that play indie rock that is a bit more serious than their name suggests, but, all in all, a band that definitely has my interest right now." - Laurent the Laurent, The Sunday Buffet (In a Fire featured track) , Pasta Primavera Blog (www.pastaprima.net)
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