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NEW REVIEWS for all young and beautiful
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This album rocks like fuck... Casey Holford is the missing link between lesbian folk, DC punk, '80's synth-pop, and classic rock. He's the link that makes them all seem like the same thing in the first place. Boog City |
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Casey Holford is an embodiment of the DIY spirit in action... The electric-based songs, like disc highlights "Neon Shining Star" or "Summer Storm," are a blend of rhythmic punky energy and 80s pop-rock sounds, and sound as though Holford is influenced equally by Ted Leo and Rick Springfield... Stepping out into the spotlight on his own here, Holford really shines as a musician and songwriter, producing a strong and vibrant batch of songs. Copacetic Zine |
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Casey shrugs off the anti-folk scene by writing a perfect indie pop album in All Young and Beautiful... The songwriting is talented and riddled with clever tender moments. While everyones busy trying to leave as much distance between them and the mainstream as possible, Caseys busy writing great catchy songs that anyone can enjoy. This album is special and deserves to be on the top of everyone's wish list. Smother (editor's pick) |
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...pop music at its most crowd-pleasing... constantly inventive guitar-playing and 80's-inspired candy-coated production, which somehow refuses to be cheesy... some of the hookiest damn songs this side of Top 40 radio. Urban Folk |
QUOTATIONS
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Holford plays heartfelt folk songs that sometimes delve into Dave Matthews territory, but that more often possess an edgy and innovative quality that suggests a collaboration between Paul Simon and Mr. Craig Wedren, of the late, great Shudder to Think.
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| Feral poet and falsetto king Erin Mckeown |
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He continues to win over audiences with his rich, sincere voice and fiery acoustic guitar San Diego Union Tribune |
| Favorite Casey Holford has a great knack for writing indie-folk pop tunes with an endlessly pleasing edge Village Broadsheet |
| Songs that grab you by the elbow, and take you on a harried walk through a very creative mind... don’t expect a flash in the pan. Toledo City Paper |
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Casey Holford has a lovely, dynamic voice ... he writes clever lyrics, and possesses a surprising vulnerability. I like it when songwriters are not emotionally afraid to connect to their material. Olive Juice Music |
| Holford's intimate songs are saturated with honesty. Oregon State Barometer |
| His songs provide melodic, rhythmic and lyrical depth, and much personal insight that is sometimes lacking in political songwriting. Stanford Daily |
| Just some damn good songwritin' Antifolk.net |
REVIEWS
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Performing Songwriter top 12 DIY | "Though Bad Spell, Good Spell falls under the “folk” category, Casey sits among rebels, like Ani DiFranco or Dave Matthews, who kick and push genres into fresh and nameless territory." >>>more | |
| Splendid | "Holford's lyrics succeed because they read well and have substance. Those two qualities alone put him high above many other singer-songwriters." >>>more | |
| Yale Herald | "Commanding but not abrasive, pleasantly melodic but not overembellished, Holford's voice runs like rainwater over and between the reasonant echoes of an acoustic 12-string." >>>more | |
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Smother editor's pick | "I could listen to this album in almost any mood and that is not just a compliment but a superhuman feat." >>>more | |
| Indie-Music | "Like the city, this music quivers with life, pulses with energy. It’s moody and unpredictable. You’ll get hit with a verbal left hook a few times. Take pride in the battle scars." >>>more | |
| Delusions of Adequacy | "...he keeps things fresh and enjoyable for the duration, giving his listeners ample reason to celebrate the fact that no one ever taught him the dreary rules of harmonic progression." >>>more | |
| Altar Native | "Classy, emotionally mature and musically capable" >>>more | |
| NY Rock | "There's an edgy instability here, an unpredictable sensation that at any minute, Holford might just step out of the speakers and bash you roundly about the head with his guitar. And that, I really like." >>>more | |
| Muse's Muse | "Casey is clever without being obnoxious, intriguing without being impossibly cute, complex and completely inviting at the same time." >>>more | |
| Valley Gazette | "Holford has a bright, capable voice that opens a wide path into his stories. He pulls a full, rhythmic sound from his trusty 12-string guitar, that best friend of the folkie, "anti-" or not." >>>more | |
INTERVIEWS
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HotBands (with Matt the Electrician, Southpaw Jones) |
"Music scenes do differ everywhere, but I think the rule is always the same: find a community to support you and keep doing your thing and working hard." >>>more | |
| Portland Tribune | "Musicians growing up in this country have to deal with the issue of finding roots for their entire lives. We get plopped down into this conglomerate entertainment culture where every song … sounds either a little or a lot like the one before it." >>>more | |
| Trakmarx | "My brain just cuts things up in my head all day long and then sometimes at the end of the day what comes out my mouth and hands is surprising and rewarding." >>>more | |
| Antifolk Online | "Basically I love music that makes me forget where I am and puts me in a primal state ... It's not an intellectual response at all, it's instinct. I think that's what you have to trust with this stuff, otherwise you never learn anything." >>>more | |
| Radio Crystal Blue | "I think one major thing that happened for me musically this year was the discovery that songs I made many moons ago are still fresh and actually have new meaning." >>>more | |