This review just came to me today - YOWZA!!!!
It's from Exclaim Magazine - a southern Ontario Music publication:
VAMPIRE BEACH BABES
Attack Of The Killer Bikinis
Toast your weenies to this, because Toronto's favorite bloodsuckers of the beach are back. A curious marriage of goth, surf-punk, rockabilly, leather, PVC and sunscreen, this four-song disc once again shows these weirdos throwin' a beach party that would leave Frankie and Annette buried in the sand. The opening title track gets things off to a goofy start and keeps you shimmying through to "Hawaii Shirt From Hell." Kind of sexy, kind of swampy and still dark enough to keep even the mopiest goth kids mopey, these tunes show all the makings of a surf band: twanging guitar, catchy riffs, lyrics about chicks, cars andsurfing, but they take it far beyond the Beach Boys' harmonies. Twisted and comical, but not just a shtick, these babes have talent and a sense of humor, making this the perfect way to celebrate summer and still maintain your gothic ennui.
- Coreen Wolanski
Exclaim December 2002 issue.
I am getting worried. All the reviews are good. You know what happens to bands that the critics love?
Nothing.
Tell me I'm paranoid.
I'm glad that everyone likes it, but c'mon, there has to be one reviewer with a bad attitude somewhere....
It's from Exclaim Magazine - a southern Ontario Music publication:
VAMPIRE BEACH BABES
Attack Of The Killer Bikinis
Toast your weenies to this, because Toronto's favorite bloodsuckers of the beach are back. A curious marriage of goth, surf-punk, rockabilly, leather, PVC and sunscreen, this four-song disc once again shows these weirdos throwin' a beach party that would leave Frankie and Annette buried in the sand. The opening title track gets things off to a goofy start and keeps you shimmying through to "Hawaii Shirt From Hell." Kind of sexy, kind of swampy and still dark enough to keep even the mopiest goth kids mopey, these tunes show all the makings of a surf band: twanging guitar, catchy riffs, lyrics about chicks, cars andsurfing, but they take it far beyond the Beach Boys' harmonies. Twisted and comical, but not just a shtick, these babes have talent and a sense of humor, making this the perfect way to celebrate summer and still maintain your gothic ennui.
- Coreen Wolanski
Exclaim December 2002 issue.
I am getting worried. All the reviews are good. You know what happens to bands that the critics love?
Nothing.
Tell me I'm paranoid.
I'm glad that everyone likes it, but c'mon, there has to be one reviewer with a bad attitude somewhere....
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*smoochies*
I play it. Not very well, but I try.