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| Musicomh |
 What if a band could refine the best bits of Sleater Kinney (well, maybe not refine it but just take it - that reigned kind of raucousness) and the more poetic elements of acoustic rock. Furthermore, what if a band did it without sounding one iota like KT Tunstall? How good could that be?...full text |
| Normanrecords |
| Forming as all bands should, at a party on New Year's Eve 2002, Pony Up haven't looked back and have been touring extensively ever since. When it came time to record their debut album, Pony Up went straight to Montreal's legendary HOTEL2TANGO STUDIOS, with the help of local go-to recording genius HOWARD IAN BILERMAN (ARCADE FIRE, WOLF PARADE) and American import, engineering hot-shot BRIAN PAULSON (BECK, WILCO). Although made up of slightly darker tones and slower beats than their debut EP, 'Make Love To The Judges With Your Eyes' shows the band has not lost their pop sensibility or confessional lyricism....full text |
| Popmatters |
| As the temperatures rise and the beaches become crowded, you may find yourself subconsciously enjoying the light, feel-good strains of airhead summer radio pop. These songs float in and out of our minds throughout the season, yet somehow manage to disappear from consciousness when the leaves begin to fall. When this happens, you may be searching for something colder and more sullen to put on your stereo. This is the time to reach for Pony Up!’s debut full-length, Make Love to the Judges with Your Eyes. Hailing from Montreal, this female four-piece is well acquainted with cold and darkness. Working with engineer Howard Ian Bilerman, who worked with considerably macabre indie sensations the Arcade Fire, Pony Up! has created an album that walks a line between gloomy emo and a more lasting, haunting pop sound....full text |
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