Pomegranates

The comparisons to early Modest Mouse are pretty spot-on so long as that’s not the last word. Pomegranates’ sonic template is much wider, their pop, poppier.
KEXP Blog , January 22, 2007 Song of The Day

This Ohio-based four-piece brings to mind visions of Transatlanticism-era Death Cab For Cutie and ‘90s Britpop with their big, bright sound. The lyrics themselves are intelligent without being pompous or overbearing, drawing from literary sources that are mythological and biblical in nature.
Amplifier Magazine.com

Infectious indie pop…. I couldn't ask for better executed music…”
Analog Scene.com October 22, 2007

With all the softly swooping melodies the blog-and-tunnel indie fashion victims love without any of that lingering aftertaste of melodrama. It's almost as if indie kids learned to have fun again.
Aversion

“Pomegranates showcase transitions and dynamic prowess [through use of] melodic guitar lines, gusto vocals, and unorthodox song structures.”
Cedars Newspaper

…a rather delectable little piece of music.
Dryvetyme Online.com

The four piece has a great indie rock/ pop vibe going on that some have compared to early Modest Mouse.
Each Note Secure.com

…wide range of instruments, claps and sing-alongs, with a knack for melody.
Exclaim

…mixing swirling guitars, fast beats, soft-spoken vocals, and handclaps all together without even thinking twice…somehow Pomegranates are charming enough to pull all of that off without resulting in a sugar coma for the listener.
For The Sound.com

…something about this band just sounds wonderfully familiar.
Ink19.com

The songs are poppy and excited, but they also dip into these hushed moments of melodic precision. I’m sort of getting that whole Wolf Parade/Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! thing here, only Pomegranates seem to lean more towards the pop and less towards the experimental. There are dance beats, keyboard lines, handclaps, and the sort of across the room backing shouts you’d find on an Arcade Fire album. Good stuff, immediate, but tasteful.
Myfriendclevland.com

“Fantastic indie newcomers…Think a less spastic, but no less dynamic Modest Mouse.”
Ohio City Beat

…simple yet eclectic.
Pastepunk.com
Pomegranates use just enough varied instrumentation to their advantage, with samples, keys and acoustic guitars creating enough different sounds to prevent monotony. Reference points seem hard to come by here, but perhaps picture a more stripped down Anathallo, as the two seem to share a lot of musical and aesthetic traits (however, no horns here).
Punknews.org

There are more layers than it's worth counting…Just when the sweet melodies lull the album into complacency, ringing guitars and quirky rhythms keep everything from falling into that misplaced comfort. As it meanders from happy to dark, from melodic to noisy, it avoids typical pop conventions to invent its own direction. Such endeavors often spell disaster, but not here.
Rock And Roll and Meandering Nonsense.com

Expect great things. From the get-go, your ears perk up to the vibrating notes of a keyboard, then the clap-along strumming of multiple guitars. And clap you will… sparse, imaginative lyrics mixed with instrumental rock movements similar to early Modest Mouse or more dancey bits like Pulp.
Slug Mag

The band has a reckless and infectious abandon with their songwriting. Yet, all seems perfectly in place. The melodies simply ooze out from these dynamic bursts of indie pop.
Sounds As Language.com Band of The Day

…the band makes catchy songs and there is nothing at all wrong with that.
Stereo Subversion.com

“It's really refreshing to hear music here in town that doesn't sound like it's from Cincinnati.. sounds like some good indie pop on the east coast."
Matt Shiverdecker, WOXY