Riverfront Times, St. Louis: "Prizzy Prizzy Please is a hard act to get one's head around, what with its oddly shaped sound collages and sudden genre-bending. At times, the Bloomington, Indiana, quartet channels the spirit of blistering and energized hardcore punk — but then, just as easily, it can blend '70s avant-punk/funk fusion with melodic pop. But the band's hyper-self-aware brand of goofy weirdness only works because it's backed up by some serious musicality, endless energy and challenging arrangements. "Campfire Girls Weekend Party" bounces along on a danceable rhythm-section lockdown and an infectious, soulful falsetto melody line — while "Flash Taco" sounds more like Black Flag crossed with a low-budget television-commercial jingle." - Shae Moseley
BSU Daily News: "Prizzy Prizzy Please sound like what Fugazi would have sounded like if Ian McKaye were backed by members of Prince’s Revolution and Parliament on drugs — a relentlessly punky attack that defies any real characterization. Is Prizzy Prizzy Please a punk band or a funk band? At times they are neither, and at other times they are both. Essentially, Prizzy Prizzy Please is at it chooses. Much like 1970s avant-punk/fusion/funk legends Pere Ubu, Prizzy Prizzy Please is self-aware and self-consciously weird, sometimes obtuse, but always entertaining." - Matt Erier
Split 7" w/ Push-Pull
SIDE A (Push-Pull): Hatchet--687
SIDE B (Prizzy Prizzy Please): Melt Meltdown--Ride the Love Bullet
Shorgasm--Flea Bomb--Too Many T-Shirts--Captain Bob--Thought Command--CampFire Girls Weekend Party--Crackhead/Drillbits--A Thundergust of Woodpeckers--Dyno Police
Prizzy Prizzy Please $10 (shipping included)
REVIEWS
Slug Magazine: "Well, when listening to Prizzy Prizzy Please for the first time, the primary image in my head was Fozzie the Bear licking the wallpaper in Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. Why? Hard to say. It just seems like a sport-on soundtrack for such an event. For the most part, the initial sampling just made me hyper and hungry for pixie sticks. However, the first impression of a screamer pop metal band proved superficial when a grab bag of quirks surfaced with each new listen." - Jessie Price
Paper-Thin Walls Feature: "Prizzy Prizzy Please aren’t a dance-punk band so much as a band of hyperactive noise miscreants who can’t quite decide what genre will spark the most fun. The Bloomington, Indiana, boys’ debut album presents a little bit of funk here, some speed metal over there, a touch of ’80s power-pop on the other side… and smashes it all together with a nonsensical dada wallop." - Kristal Hawkins
Aiding & Abetting: "It's really kind of amazing how muscular many of these songs are considering the lack of guitar. The keys fill in well enough, but mostly these guys survive on attitude alone. But hey, when you're as committed as Prizzy Prizzy Please, things tend to work out. This is hardly sophisticated or even accomplished music. But it's got enough energy and fury to power two suns. Awe-inspiring." - Jon Worley
Exclaim!, Canada's Music Authority: "Combining the mature art-punk of modern greats like Parts & Labor or Lightning Bolt with the goofy lyrics and sloppy production of your local basement punk band, Bloomington, IN’s Prizzy Prizzy Please have loaded their self-titled debut with anthems. Opener “Shorgasm” develops into a chaotic post-punk classic with some rumbling Motörhead guitars, while “Too Many T-Shirts” adds harmonised gang vocals to its blast of sound. But it’s “Thundergust of Woodpeckers” that represents the record best, with its tapped guitar lead that climaxes with an arena-rock finale. Enthusiastically creative and unpretentious, Prizzy Prizzy Please could be your favourite new band whether you’re 13 or 30." - Josiah Hughes
Evilneedles.com: "For fans of: What the fuck are you listening to? Dead Milkmen, Mr. Bungle, Tenacious D. Here's what it is: The jocks wont get it, your boyfriend wont get it, your friends wont get it, most of you reading wont get this one, but this spastic, hyperactive, saxophone driven indie/art punk album is a zany hip shaking jubilee of uncontrollable mirth and rhythm. It really doesn't sound like anything else. Its rapid playfulness is like a Romper Room crack fest."
Hey there!
just thought we'd let you know that we'll be performing at Rachael's Cafe (300 E 3rd St.) on Sunday, the 8th.
The show starts at 8 and there's a $5 cover charge.
there'll be some other great bands there, so you should check it out!
