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Fazer Magazine Review:
No you haven’t just come down from a psychedelic trip, but you might as well have after spinning Sabrosa Purr’s new EP Volaras.
Produced by Tracy Chrisholm (Devics, Scott Weiland, Belly), Volaras takes the listener on a journey right from the get go; building up all the way until it comes crashing down. Whether you’re listening to its trippy, peaceful Pink Floyd/Mars Volta-esk tracks “My Dirty Hands” and “One Weak Moment”, or just simply taking in the unique blend of grunge meets ambiance that is “Hope I’m Not An Idiot”, you’re in for some interesting moments of enlightenment that will easily leave you wanting more.
Sabrosa Purr is as fascinating and genre defying as it comes. With the release of Volaras, the four-piece group from Los Angeles, California, has left listeners with high expectations for their upcoming, debut full-length release this fall. But if this is a sign of things to come, worry should be erased, because you’re in for a good trip; you just need to be keen on going with it.
The Deli Magazine Review:
Thank the Los Angelinos gods for precious, little diamonds like Sabrosa Purr. Bands like this don't come by the dozen in this desert, and I have nothing but good things to say about their latest genre-defying release "To The Crickets and The Ghosts". Drawing inspiration from the likes of PJ Harvey, The Smashing Pumpkins and Pink Floyd, it's hard to pinpoint their exact sound (which, as in "My Song For The Girls", can leap from a low, quietly hypnotic guitar line [think "No Surprises" by Radiohead] to the astronomical heights of a heavily fuzz-driven, scream singing tag [think MBV style Chorus with something like Bixler-Zavala-esque vocals in a few blinks of an eye], but whatever it is that they're mixing together in their rehearsal time , it slides down wonderfully and leaves me slamming my glass down on the bar and asking for another. I'm sure more than a handful of bands in the greater L.A. area can claim the previously mentioned groups as influences, but the way these musical scientists tastefully formulate their concoctions makes it fresh, dreamy, and definitely worth my time.- Alex Valles
The LA Weekly Review:
"Addicted To Love"
Yes, there are still amateur Angeleno bands building robust reps through self-financed recordings and compelling club shows (and without monkeying themselves out to reality TV). Sabrosa Purr are an odd collision of loner, stoner introversion and crotch-thrusting fuzz-box rawk. They lurch from the ultra-ethereal, flotation-tank vocals and slithery, succulent guitars of "Suckerpunch Kiss" to the open-shirted glam strut of "Fashion Kills" without so much as an explanation or apology. Though probably more convincing at the former than the latter, they seldom sound contrived. Yet for every moment of earnest Pink Floyd-ish psychedelia, each hint of enigmatic early Cure b-sides or sexy T-Rex flexes, Sabrosa Purr are really all about the original Jane's Addiction -- they're eclectic because Jane's were. The heavily delayed yelps of "Killing the Aries" and "Sabrosa Purr, Pt. 1"'s druggy whimper are downright Jane's addicted, but they're lost in enough love to forget and forgive. Few bands traverse heel-stomping, classic-rock crunch and eyes-clenched, headphone bliss like this."- Paul Rogers, LA Weekly
"The three-piece has been turning heads with their daring dichotomy of high-octane rock and ambient soundscapes. Vocalist/guitarist Will Love has the uncanny ability to evoke PJ Harvey and Kurt Cobain, sometimes even in the same song as he goes from a guttural howl to a hushed croon. Critics have compared their sound to the Smashing Pumpkins, Janes Addiction and Pink Floyd while trend setting radio stations such as Seattle's KEXP and Los Angeles' Indie 103.1 have showed their support early on by playing several tracks off their EP."- Filter-Mag.com
and check this:
"Sabrosa Purr are the most mystifying, bizarre, and intriguing band you’ll hear for a long while. They can swing from tender folk to bombastic metal at the drop of a hat, and it never seems forced or contrived. The simple answer is that this is a band that loves music, and loves so much of it that they can’t be bothered to choose just one style. How rebellious, how bold."-Emily Tartanella
This latest EP is a delightful trip out and spacey indie rock jam that needs to be heard. One minute you are basking in it’s floaty clouds of heaven, and then all of a sudden it thrusts you into the head of the monster as you are devoured for all its worth. Some of it reminds me of a more tripped out Jane’s Addiction, though definitely the early years.
The stand out track is clearly “The Lovely People,” a rocker with thick as meat riffs and driving rhythm that will have you bopping your head. It’s dirty, free of disease and yet so intoxicating you probably shouldn’t drive after hearing it. You could easily hear this one on that big corporate alternative rock station in your area (if you even still have one) or in the back corner of that ultra cool record store you sometimes visit. Word of advice: next time you’re there make sure and pick this one up.
Click here to buy our new album, To The Crickets And The Ghosts, on CD! It's only $7.00 (plus shipping), and you get an actual CD! Or, click on the album artwork below to buy the albums digitally.
i don't know if i should start with will's ass....maybe jeff's beard.....but angie has got those eyes (and she's got that "being a girl" thing going on for her)....but ry and his drumming pecks......it's a good thing i'm not in this band. it would be an EXPLOSION of sexy!!!
Glad to have caught you guys/gal last night at Spaceland. They always represent good music and I love the place. So much so that I'll be there tonight.
Anyhoo, my ears have stopped bleeding and I marvel at your vocal range. Til next time-
