"Ume simply killed it and set the bar for the rest of the night - hell, the rest of the festival - appropriately high" - Chromewaves
"Snarling guitars, catchy melodies, and a sense of NYC cool - straight from Texas!" - SPIN
"The band’s new EP, Sunshower is at once beautiful, brutal, flawlessly executed, and completely unpretentious. It’s the type of record that grabs the listener immediately and demands repeated listens. It’s the whole package - as close to a perfect rock record as has come out of Austin (or anywhere for the matter) in quite some time." — Austin Sound
"How could I have not known about Ume? An Austin trio fronted by a whirling dervish of a singer/guitarist who in the standard PR head shot looks like she wouldn't hurt a fly; yet give her a guitar, a Marshall stack and a mic and stand back, way back... File under - Do Not Overlook and Go Tell Your Friends..." - Dave Allen (Gang of Four)
"Sunshower is an impressive banger... the sound of a band coming into their own - fully realized songs confidently executed in a sweetly dirty little package" - RCRD LBL
"When we went searching for the best bands in Austin to get our SXSW 2009 started off, UME was the first band to really grab our attention... the EP is a face melter" - WOXY.com The Futurist
"Marnie Stern is one of the few indie-rock guitarists today with a legitimate claim to the status of 'shredder.' One of the others is Austin's own Lauren Larson" - The Onion Decider
"for comparison's sake... the Yeah Yeah Yeahs after a few weeks at Camp Kickass" - Hardboss Mag
"a trio led by the guitar heroics of Lauren Larson who balanced pop hooks and sweet female vocals with crazy heavy riffing... And it's pronounced 'ooo-may,' which you'll need to know when people ask you what was the best new thing you saw at NXNE" - Chromewaves
"Should set a new standard for what it means to be an intensely committed indie band" - dryvetymeonlyne
Issue #39 November 2009 Cover Story: Pearl Jam; Also interviews with American Steel; BYO Records; Cobra Skulls; Pete Droge and Elaine Summers; Lisa Germano; The Get Up Kids; Teenage Bottle Rockets; Plus: CDs; DVDs and Books reviews.
Its been a while since i've seen UME here in Saint Louis. I was blown away by the sheer awesomeness and kindness of this band. They just make you want to fall in love. They were all so kind and put on one hell of a show!!! Keep rockin it hard UME!!!!
hey, loved seeing you again at Mango's. I don't know how it makes sense, but every time I see you guys I believe in it all the more. Thanks for the free stuff. Tell that 10" to stop procrastinating though haha.
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