robotboy

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Formed in 1998. Released debut album, Self Destruct and Start Again in 2002. A Top 20 Add, SDASA cracked CMJ's Top 200 at #179 and recieved airplay on more than 240 CMJ stations.
robotboy recorded again in November, 2004 with Jason Orris at the Terrarium. The result is a 7 song EP, entitled And There Was No Future.
Press From SDASA
"The music on their self-released debut album Self-Destruct and Start Again - which was recorded and made radio-friendly by the Selby Tigers' Dave Gardner sounds like a great Green Day song as performed in one of those holiday GAP commercials."
Melissa Maerz, CITY PAGES
"From Minneapolis emerges the grand power-punk trio robotboy with their super energetic and addictive songs. Their sound is so tight you'll need a shoehorn to take off your headphones."
Abercrombie & Fitch
"robotboy is a testament that the best Punk Rock STILL comes from Minneapolis bands."
Chris Osgood, guitar/vox The Suicide Commandos
"robotboy" wreak excellent 3-chord power punk havoc with their refreshingly simple, table clearing debut "Self-Destruct and Start Again." Catchy tunes like 'Hold My Hand' and 'Put It In' have nothin' to hide. No sprained ligaments or stress fractures here, just a nice clean break."
Brock Davis, guitar/vocals Work Of Saws
Press from And There Was No Future...
"Nothing is wasted on this release; nothing is tired. What you have here is perfectly sweetened Minneapolis rock in the vein of early Soul Asylum, but with an undercurrent of morbidity that stirs uneasily below the surface."
-Michael Walsh, City Pages (Full Review: http://citypages.com/databank/26/1289/article13605.asp)
ROBOTBOY: "NO FUTURE" Also at the Uptown on Friday (Retribution Choir is first, Divorcee headlines): robotboy is throwing a release party for its new seven-song EP, "And There Was No Future." Co-produced by the Terrarium's Jason Orris, the album offers a lively, sharp crush of Clash-like punk, and it's a noticeable leap from the band's impressive 2002 debut. Not surprisingly, the album is already earning the band radio play on the Current and even Drive 105, which was surprisingly able to fit it in amid the hourly spin of "Should I Stay or Should I Go."
-Chris Riemenschneider, Star and Tribune
"Local crew robotboy occupies the middle slot on this compelling bill, playing a release show for its sophomore disc, the zippy seven song EP And There Was No Future, which laces touches of new-wave melody in with three-chord power guitar and David Richardsons passionate, world-weary vocals."
-The Onion
"Low's Alan Sparhawk brings his latest incarnation, the Retribution Gospel Choir, to the Uptown Bar on Friday. Divorcee is also on the bill alongside robotboy, which debuts its excellent, kicky new EP."
-ROSS RAIHALA, Pioneer Press
In an era of increasingly conspicuous consumption and an emphasis on quantity over quality, robotboy’s fighting lean rock serves notice that sometimes less really is more. There aren’t a lot of elements to the group’s sound, but they all fit perfectly into place, whether it’s the light sprinkling of unexpected piano plonks during the chorus of “3749,” the Cars-styled-keyboard cheez that introduces “I Can’t Remember” or the Bob-Stinson-style staccato guitar flourishes that punctuate “3-Minute Push.” Throw in a relentless rhythm section and Richardson’s softer take on the classic-curled-lip-punk bray and you’ve got a back-to-basics recipe for genuine rockitude.
-Rob van Alstyne, PULSE (Full Review: http://www.pulsetc.com/article.php?sid=2229)
robotboy's CD Release party show @ the Uptown Bar was a packed house and robotboy was in fine form. If you've never seen them before (or heard of them) they sound a lot (!) like The Clash. If I had closed my eyes at the show I would have thought it was Joe Strummer up on the stage
-Steve, The Rock 'n' Roll Star
robotboys new 7-song EP And There Was No Future, recorded at the Terrarium with Jason Orris last November, is an inspired collection of songs full of remarkable passion. And what’s most interesting about that is that it stands out from the pile of CD’s that have crossed my desk in recent months in spite of the fact that at its heart it’s pretty much just a straight-ahead (if not tightly-wound and rocking) punk record in the spirit of Social Distortion or Wreckless Eric. It also incorporates a heavy dose of local flavor including elements of Soul Asylum or the Gear Daddies.
-David DeYoung, howwastheshow.com (Full Review: http://howwastheshow.com/index.cfm/action/reviews.view/revie wKey/153)
robotboy is meant to be a fun band. They’re great musicians, and they do write fun songs. So just relax and have fun with it. Who are you trying to impress, anyway?
-Lee, Dinasour In Trouble (Full Review: http://dinosaurintrouble.blogspot.com/2005/08/retribution-go spel-choir.html)