"They're now coming on in lyrical leaps and musical bounds. Stand may Travel Light, but they mostly fly first class."
HOTPRESS IRELAND
"This is a gimmickless band. Strong, passionate and deeply melodic.... it is a big, joyful sound."
THE BUFFALO NEWS
“A sonically dense record, it is a pitch perfect melange of tight hooks, engaging studio textures and infectious percussion."
ROCHESTER CITY NEWS
Once upon a time, a great group named simply "STAND" produced an album called "Transmissions". That group later pieced together an album they dubbed "Travel Light" which found the group experimenting with standard pop-rock harmonies and easy rhythms. "Travel Light" became the anti-thesis to the suitcase culture and all at once gripped the world as if this Dublin-based group could do no harm. Perfect in many, many ways.
Smother Magazine EDITOR'S PICK 2007
"A tremendous example of the fact that one doesn’t need gimmicks if you’ve got it where it counts. They’ve got harmony, they’ve got rhythm and they deliver from pretty much the first note."
THE TORONTO SUN "NXNE Collection 2008"
"On “Travel Light”, songs spiral out, scattering emotional cluster bombs as they go which explode with unexpected force throughout an achingly beautiful sonic landscape." MOJOFILTER-WNYMUSIC.COM
"Imagine the writing of Neil Finn mixed with the wide open spaces of Pink Floyd."
THE IRISH EXAMINER
Carl & Dave-Catskills 2005
Keith & Gram-Nellcote Villefranche-sur-Mer 1971
"They bring an energetic live show with an earnest, gritty aesthetic."
THE NEW YORKER
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