the Pleasure Kills

This is pop music at its finest ... pure of heart, getting stuck in your brain ... a refreshing alternative to the crowded and muddled music of the current American underground ... A definite must - Seven Ten Twelve This is absolutely pure power pop goodness, complete with sticky sweet female vocals. This is what heaven is like, I am sure of it. - Maximum Rock N Roll Lydiot's vocals-how she can simultaneously channel great female pop divas of the past like Martha Davis of the Motels, Jill Kossoris of the Shivvers or even Debbie Harry without making it sound rehashed is what makes this stand out ... this is a winner all around. - DiSCORDER It seems I've discovered my favorite new band ... a must-have record for anyone who loves powerpop ... a la Josie Cotton circa Convertible Music ... Both songs are fantastic - Now Wave There's that something going on here that would've had Rodney on the Roq playing this on the radio for weeks on end back in his early 80's heyday - Smashin' Transistors you can't deny that this one is a hit ... Nikki Corvette-y ... All you neo-power-popsters out there should dig this - Terminal Boredom either tune here conceivably being a minor hit back when power pop wasn't retro - Razorcake sounding a LOT like vintage Blondie ... This is the kind of song that you find yourself singing on the way to the train ... Awesomely catchy - Lucid Culture you're attracted to the sheer fun of this power punk pop but there's something dangerous there of course, lurking under the surface - Seven Inches Anyone who spends their days celebrating Blondie and their nights mourning the decline of Joan Jett, take heart - Statesman Journal (Salem, OR) taut songs cracking and humming like a very live wire, with sparks flying everywhere. Their frontwoman Lydiot isn't doing Joan Jett or Debbie Harry or anyone for that matter—she's doing Lydiot, plain and simple. - Portland Mercury The Pleasure Kills won my Best of Show tonight ... rollicking hi-energy powerpop stick-in-your-head melodies & fun fun fun performance of the style that few bands play anymore - Wig Wam Bam Like Blondie, The Go-Go's and Joan Jett ... The Pleasure Kills deliver a pop-perfect combination of bubblegum hooks and punk grit - Oklahoma Gazette