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"One of the best parts of SXSW is
stumbling upon a new, amazing band. This year, WinterKids were my find. The
five-piece from Surrey, England, play eighties-tinged, sunny pop that hooks
you on the first listen." TEEN VOGUE
"(One of the) 10 most promising
Brit names hovering on the horizon...Reminiscent of the Buzzcocks at their
most bustling" NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
"For bright melodies, adolescent
heartache, and none of the usual stultifying self-seriousness, "Tape It"
isn't to be missed." PITCHFORK MEDIA
"An infectious and
breezy romp through pastures of uncomplicated new-wave pop… brilliant."
NME
"Brilliant… brings
to mind clever-era Pulp" INDEPENDENT
"WinterKids have
made the brightest, sprightliest, most wide-eyed smilingly fantastic pop
record you’ll hear this side of Yuletide."
DROWNED IN SOUND
"If there
is one thing you do between meetings, lesson, lectures, or making cups of
tea today, listen to this, and get ready to be hooked forever." THIS IS
FAKE DIY
"Our new favourite
band". CHANNEL 4
"WinterKids Tape
It features swathes of synth that can’t disguise its MOR brilliance, expect
to hear it soundtracking televised teen trauma by 2007."
NME
"Quite remarkable. This
is only their second single which is frankly unbelievable as already they
have a sound most bands take years to perfect. Watch out for these guys and
gals, they'll take over the world pretty soon."
TO HELL WITH IT
"We’ve been
going for about 36 hours so far but we’ve seen WinterKids who were great.
They’re the only band tonight I was singing along to and I’ve never heard
them before!”
JIM GELLATY /
XFM
"...they could be
one of the most talked about bands in the UK over the next year. For their
reach for the stars take on whimsical new wave Gigwise loves them and so
should you!"
GIGWISE
"Gobby,
confrontational, powerful and sublimely hooky"
SUBBA
CULTURE
"This curious case
study of soap opera obsession piano plinks along like the Cure on the happy
pills at a C86 reunion before shifting gear into forlorn Idlewild soaring."
THE FLY
“If Lewis Carroll
wrote a scene where Alice, after failing to catch the rabbit, drowned her
sorrows in a pub made out of, say, marzipan and ribbons they would be the
house band of choice” DISORDER
“It’s
very much the sound of a band that could be very massive indeed and by all
accounts they still seem to be operating out of a lock up garage. Not for
long one would hope”.
MANCHESTER
MUSIC
“WinterKids are
breaking out of Guildford and bum rushing the art pop scene with two tunes
of naggingly catchy indie triumphalism. Little House Records are putting out
this debut single – a semi moody slice of Pulp’s less angsty moment”.
THE FLY - 'ONES
TO WATCH'
“Here’s a bunch
with bags of promise”. HOOKER
“The wired, nervy
alterna-pop we used to love so much from Idle wild (before they went
country) given a much needed dose of vibrancy!”
SUBBA CULTURE
“...if this music
makes it to the radio it will undoubtedly be a massive hit”
DOGMANET
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