"Sleazy…nasty…seventies rock ‘n roll. If that’s your bag (and why wouldn’t it be) add Les Blanks to your radar, as they are just that — only they exist in the here and now of the 21st century. Easy touchstones for the band’s live sound would be a little CCR crossed with the soul of early Jon Spencer Blues Explosion."
aquariumdrunkard.com
"Nothing if not dynamic, the album’s sound runs the gamut — the tinny, rapid-fire thrashing coming from Caldwell’s Telecaster on “Starry Tilting Sizzle” invites the swagger and sway of hips and boots on crowded dance floors, while the ragtime-tinged piano found in “La Reina” calls for a laidback saloon-style listening session.
Drummer Brian Soika shows his obvious affinity towards a teetered, snaretight percussive approach, while bassist Parker Todd Brooks underscores Soika’s energy with full, well-mixed support."
Performer Magazine
"It's one of the best rock n' roll records I've ever heard."
rockinsider.com
"Named after the documentary film-maker Les Blank, this band seems to have a similar auteur-like eye for the complexity and diversity of influences that have created life here in sunny LA and the struggles we all go through in modern life."
theshakyhand.com
"Their live performance is a raw, energizing, contemporary mix of The Clash, The Stooges and The Minutemen"
mozes.com
"A clattering, caterwauling howl of L.A. blues as refracted through a battered prism of the Stooges' sludge-punk bloodbaths and indie-rock's wounded, smirking ache"
webinfront.net
"While describing the varied Les Blanks sound has been a challenge, it has been easy to enjoy. It’s full of rock and roll flavors that should appeal to any Pixies fan (I thought I heard Frank Black more than a few times)."
hearya.com
"Les Blanks sound like a band who's been playing together for twenty years"
surfingonsteam.blogspot.com
"Les Blanks' punk rock elements reflect The Clash's influence on their songwriting"..."Joshua Caldwell delivers lyrics as almost spoken-word,
impressionistic of some Lou Reed vocals in his Velvet Underground years"
la.cityzine.com
"...They sounded really, really rad. Eyes bugging from my skull kind of rad. They have a very good idea of what rock music should sound like...."
classicalgeektheatre.blogspot.com
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