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From Kamikaze Tailspin - 8/1/09
"Winter Daze" is one of those records that enters your ears as a way to possess your body, only to then nest inside your brain for a few days before it compels you to replay the record & have the process start all over again. The Hussy knows this & (as a result) is the reason why this is so fucking good... If you live in Madison, Wisconsin don't hesitate to see them play. The rest of you (myself included) will have to wait until they tour your area. Until then, this 7incher & the split will have to do. What's that? Your body is urging you to drive to Madison, Wisconsin? I'm sure.
From Terminal Boredom - Late July 2009
"The Hussy side is pretty damn good! No shit! "One Time" is teeth-baring and mean, tempered by the guy-girl vox, but the guitar slinging is really commendable and it's a shithouse stomper. "I Got Soul" sounds like a vintage Statics cut (pared down by a member of course) and "Snakes" maybe ventures into half-assed Drags turf (sans the bombast). An unexpectedly good side worth of Nineties-inflected two-piece garage. I like the nastier approach The Hussy take on this record than I do the poppier stuff on their 7". While that stuff wasn't bad, it sounds a little blander after listening to them kick out the jams on this."
From Rock Around the Blog - Late July 09
"the A side of the title "Herbie Side" can be heard with our brain in on or off, which is good because it gives us several options, however highlight the simplicity of "Drinking Song", which invites us to leave out and get drunk, while "Cheli Side" (B side) is better composed, "Head Set", "Winter Daze" and "Turkey" are fantastic, give it a listen and see the wonder that the guitar and battery sounds, plus the uproar voices. "Play it Often and Loud"."
From Lucid Culture - NYC - July 3, 2009
"The Hussy like short songs. They keep it simple, just volcanic, distorted gutar and drums, punk beats and blistering garage-inflected tunes. Both guitarist Bobby and drummer Heather sing. Sometimes they take turns, sometimes they do it together. It’s catchy, anthemic, fun stuff. If what they’re doing in the studio is any indication – a lot of this sounds completely live – their shows ought to be killer....Head Set is sexy, confrontational 3-chord garage punk with guy/girl vox. Winter Daze is poppier, with layers of guitar including an incisive solo – and is that a Casio? The best song on the ep is the irresistibly fun bubblegum punk Drinking Song which turns the original idea of teenage pop on its head. What do kids do? They get wasted! 'Let’s go out and drink tonight with me!'"
From MAXIMUM ROCK N ROLL - July 09 issue
THE HUSSY - "Winter Daze" EP
I've always been a fan of two-piece bands, starting years and years ago with a German duo called ABSTURZENDE BRIEFTAUBEN. This one is no exception to the rule. They are catchy and upbeat, which i always like. They're also raw and very lo-fi, which I also happen to like. The fact that they have the male/female competing vocals just seals the deal, I am not kidding you. From Madison, Wisconsin, this is the shit.
From The Onion - Milwaukee - June 18, 2009
Heather Sawyer and Robert Wegner used to play in the gratuitously loud and catchy Madison group Cast NOt Dogs. Their current band, The Hussy, collides Wegner's garage-rock riffage, Sawyer's considerable drum-pummeling skills, and playfully obnoxious vocals from both. After playing their first few shows in 2008, they recorded nine songs, six of which were released on the new Winter Daze EP. THe rest came out on a split 7-inch with Sleeping in the Aviary.
From 7 Inches Every Day - NYC - Jason D. - June 6, 2009
"The first track on the Hussy side, 'One Time', is a more abrasive Hussy than the previously reviewed single...dirtier and raw. It practically sounds recorded live in a huge room sound, Heather and Bobby have tons more attitude here supporting each others verses and the whole thing is in danger of flying apart the entire time...completely off the rails. I think the vocals back and forth supports this great garage punk pop sound...I have to say on this effort - that does it, I'm hooked...this dirtier sound is right on the edge of being completely in the red, it's more blown out and completely fits the garage punk sound even better."
From 7 Inch Atlanta - Atlanta, GA - June 1, 2009
"The best track is "One Time," as Bobby, their guitarist, sings the verses and drummer Heather joins in on the choruses of this fast-paced tune that sounds like a really good Kill Rock Stars release....Another standout is "Drinking Song," as it's hard to go wrong with a song about drinking, especially one that features Heather's beautiful voice and ends with "cha cha cha."...It's good enough to make you wish this duo would make a stop in Atlanta whenever they tour."
From 7 Inches Every Day - NYC - Jason D. - June 1, 2009
"....Clearly they are a live crowd pleaser, this whole sound is distilled from what must be a lot of experience playing live. Don't give anyone a second to get their bearings, don't give anyone a second to question if two people can blow the doors off with a verse chorus verse...I have to say these songs flow together really well, it's a concise sample of [the] Hussy's power. I'm going over the tracks individually, but that's like dissecting every piece of sushi, it's a perfect bite...don't think about it too much, and before you know it, it's gone, but it was damn good while it lasted"
From Hindsight Unseen Blog - James Dolata - May 27, 2009
"I turned my computer on, turned the record player on, and started listening to Side B’s opener “Head Set,” and suddenly all the trouble seemed worth the wait. This band really seemed to cut through all the bullshit, giving an incredible high energy “garage rock on crack” feel. I actually checked the liner notes of the album to reconfirm that there were only two people in this band. I couldn’t wait for the next track....it’s all really fucking good. So be sure to check out The Hussy and buy all their shit."
From Smashin' Transistors - Dale Merrill - May 6, 2009
"How can a band so small make a sound so big?"...Ya turn it up and rock it out. The trick is though doing something more with it after that step to keep it from being tedious. Madison, Wisconsin's the Hussy have figured that part out.
Songs big on beats that make you want to clap along in a drunken head shake/hips sway rhythm. Bobby bangs out '55 meets '77 rockin' guitar blang and calling out lines in a slight Sprechgesang trading off with Heather's cheap wine soaked bad girl she-howls while she knocks hard out a beat. The energy is high through every song. Yes, they are loud...and yes, they are working from the garage punk playbook that many a band before them has done but there's a character here that makes the band burn bright with a particular charm and flair."
From Fan-Belt - Erin Wolf - May 5, 2009
"Short blasts of songs make for one speedy and thoroughly enjoyable, energetic freak-out....Wegner and Sawyer’s shout/snarl-ed lyrics ear-blasting the trials and tribulations of drinking, loud music, summer and turkeys, sub-three-minute-style. The band’s split with Madison’s Sleeping in the Aviary is a satisfying spin of both, but the Hussy dominates the wax on their side, kicking and screaming out riffage, crashing drums and those confident, alternating vocals that demand attention, right now. Snakes? Snakes! That’s right. Everything gets punctuated to the utmost, and then some."
From The Vinyl Cave - Bob Koch - May 2, 2009
"Madison duo The Hussy unleashes six high-energy garage rockers in Winter Daze...released via the Netherlands-based label A Fistful of Records. The EP was the first of two seven inches released in March that features the band."
From The Next Big Thing - Lindsay Hutton - April 26, 2009
"The Hussy are from Madison, WI (hey, that’s Ben W country!). Bobby and Heather Hussy have concocted 6 short, sharp bursts of primo punk rock action on this perfectly formed format. Not an ounce of flab and maximum use of floorspace available, gotta be impressed with that. I guarantee that “Drinking Song” will hit the spot, as will the other 5."
From Keep the Noise Blog - March 30, 2009 - MB
"THE HUSSY, based out of Madison, WI is the next thing to fuck your mind. Seriously, if you see these guys live your mind will be fucked. It may be their compacted songs that are a raging 2:13 at the longest. Or just the fact that they are the loudest thing i've ever witnessed in person. No matter where you see them, you'll remember them. This piss 'n vinegar rock 'n roll 2-piece is intense, fun, and even quite trippy..."
From Punk Rock Skunk - March 27, 2009
"With the two bands I had come to see not turning in what I would call their best performances ever, The Hussy turned out to be the highlight of the show. Either they know the value of not overstaying their welcome, or they just don’t have much material. Either way, their blink-and-it’s-over set was very entertaining, and just as importantly they didn’t try to suffocate us. The terrifically named Hussy is two thirds of Cats Not Dogs, a band which impressed me the one time I saw them... Wegner and awesomely sassy drummer Heather Sawyer formed the Hussy shortly after. Their short sets are a glorious combination of girl-boy vocals and garage rock exuberance. Good stuff. I’m glad I finally got to see them.
From the Decider, Minneapolis - March 22, 2009
"A new split 7-inch from local label Science Of Sound brings together two local bands who seem to thrive on fast execution and unrefined recording quality....Garage-rock duo The Hussy cram three songs into its side, thwacking through “Snakes” in about 45 seconds as drummer Heather Sawyer yelps about snakes and snails over Bobby Wegner’s bratty guitar line."
From Fan-Belt, Milwaukee - March 5, 2009
"Madison’s The Hussy have been getting a lot of well-deserved attention for their take on the guitar/drummer combo, but they amp up the snotty vocals to give their music a more Be Your Own Pet angle than White Stripes."
From the Isthmus - February 5, 2009
"If you're not sold on the talent of the local music scene, this bill's likely to convert you...the Hussy warms things up with a noisy, messy and peppy spin on garage punk."
From Skankin D at Punk Or Nothing! - UK Press!
"The Hussy produce good time rock ‘n’ roll, as if the sixties never happened, and it’s enjoyable stuff throughout. Male and female vocalists alternate, and sometimes combine, to great effect. The guitars, meanwhile, sound jagged, fun and like the real thing, so far removed from much of today’s clean cut guitar sound. It really is like you have stepped into a time machine...these are nine very fun rock ‘n’ roll songs, and you cannot really complain, as they never alluded to being anything more. What’s more, it’s a demo. In other words, it’s bloody early days, and the Hussy have plenty of time yet to define and expand their sound. For now, just jig about to some the glorious sound of rock ‘n’ roll, and the 1950s."
From Joel Shanahan - The Decider - January 12, 2009
"...Madison trash-punk duo The Hussy took the stage in matching, zebra-striped T-shirts. A refreshingly attentive audience pumped its fists as lanky, mop-topped guitarist Bobby Wegner swung his jangled, spiked-bat riffing in to the blasting power-pop rhythms of drummer Heather Sawyer. The Hussy also boasted a dual-vocal delivery, which resembled two siblings trying to compete for their mother’s attention over the sound of a running chainsaw."
From the Onion's 2008 Mixtape, featuring The Hussy track "Social Critique" - December 10, 2008
"Slapped around by the drummer, head-butted by the guitarist, yelled at by both."
From the Isthmus - November 21, 2008
"The Hussy's grimy, insistent garage rock recently caught the attention of Tobi Vail, who made them the feature of the week at the Kill Rock Stars mail-order department."
From Mad Tracks at the Daily Page - October 31, 2008
"...it’s the kind of art that conjures up scenes of sweaty crowds and basements smeared with beer, piss and vinegar...a song that’s heavy and dirty, punkish and pounding, catchy and rocking from start to finish."
From the Onion - August 20, 2008
"Local duo The Hussy tops the bill with their loud, happily crude drunk-thunk rock 'n' roll."
From Mister G - Green Arrow Radio - June 29, 2008:
"A two piece from Madison calling themselves “the Hussy” made themselves known at the Frequency and man, it didn’t take long to have the beats beating a pulp of real raw rawkkkkk! Armed with a vexing guitar and a banger of earthshaking booms on drums, the Hussy brought back the short catchy hard hitting feeling I first remember when trying out heavy sounding underground sounds. I felt like I was back at CBGB’s getting a taste of what the others have been trying to make happen."
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