"A colourful explosion of post punk adorned, effects laden guitar lines, quirky synth noises, elasticated bass lines and creative drum patterns topped off with an undeniable pop sheen."
Artrocker
"Brighton boys Pope Joan are a fantastic and quirky proposition indeed."
NME
"Pope Joan mix their hardcore roots with classic pop: 80's inspired hand claps and synths suppliment spiky, avante-garde guitar work...it sounds like the unholy combination of Fugazi jamming with The Cars, but this is surprisingly good."
Rock Sound
"A noisy litte commotion from Brighton bods who have gone from strength to strength in recent months, fusing the gap between avant-garde art punk and melodic pop pleasantries."
The Fly
"Scratchy wired post-pop angular bite and poke and lurch and frantic sprints and innovative hecticness. Raw yet smooth, awkward yet fluid, spiky and good for you."
Organ Magazine
"No TV is a spiky, shouty, sarcastic and self-assured comment on modern life. This a is ferocious and pleasing rattling ride that nods to the infectious indie pop of Bloc Party"
Artrocker
"Hot water, lines and rickety machines is a select, but delectable, ensemble of avant-pop artefacts. spiky post-punk guitars, staccato drums and old-school 8-bit synthesisers all jostle for the attention of a veritable bevy of pop tunes. Take Nothing is too much, an absolute gem, with swirling keyboards framing a killer hook."
AU Magazine
"Pope Joan sound like they could, like they really could and any idiot could spot that, if only from the glammed up Beatles kicking the crap out of punk on Nothing Is Too Much"
Unpeeled
"This quirky 4-piece are disjointedly innovative and their beat-trickery ensures head-nodding satisfaction throughout."
Subba-Cultcha
"...beautiful feedback-drenched epics, intricate drum machine led curios, and straight-up, cocksure artrock."
Cargo Records
"...petulantly yelped, imaginative lyrics, calculated use of guitar for edgy atmospherics rather than just straight riffage, and the occasional invigorating electronic intrusions... something tasty is forming."
Beatmag
"...really catchy, melodic, jerky, pop rock. Their songs have really good guitar parts, loads of interesting guitar riffs, noisy soundscapes etc... Check out the super catchy, rythmical No TV and A Length of String"
Justgimmeindierock
Thinking sideways and playing with an addictive sense of imagination, summoning the keyboard lines of prime era Devo before escaping off into Fugazi territory and climaxing somewhere miles off the musical map... they're very, very good!
Babies!
"... short and sharp jagged tunes with thorny walls of guitar, post-punk choruses that sit perfectly next to the often, awkward pop-fused lyrics. ‘An Alternative Route To The End’ displays the gentler side to Pope Joan with its stunning downbeat melodies."
Sound Freak
"... they add a certain charm and unique approach to processed-guitar-noise all of their own... Why this band aren't already massive I have no idea, sensational."
Brighton Gig Scene
"Tracks like 'it's the same as when you asked me the last time' have the subtlety of a distress flare combined with the vibrancy of a rainbow."
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