Dead Blonde Girlfriend

In an era where bands act way too cool and write mindless songs that sound so predictable, it’s time for something new and different. ”Most bands wear their influences on their sleeves. They look and sound so retro and play it off as being original and hip,” Joie adds, “In this band, we can’t or won’t do it.” Dead Blonde Girlfriend is a band that lives for the moment while not getting lost in it; they reflect upon the past but don’t live in it. Poetic songs about rise, fall, and redemption are what Dead Blonde Girlfriend’s songs are about. Many emotional themes are felt through out the songs as they mood swing you from a full on barrage of sound to an unexpected silence that will leave you speechless. Honest, confessional, vulnerable, and introspective lyrics are mixed with a little sadness and the hope of trying to understand the cruel and insane beauty of life and everything that goes with it. “To me lyrics are so important to a song. I want these songs to be seen more as a voice in the void we call pop culture, words and feelings you can identify and sing along with," explains Joie. One listen to the songs of Dead Blonde Girlfriend, and you will never look at music the same way again.
Press quotes
"About as punk as you can get, essentially smart pop, yet his unsentimental worldview, lyrical and performance honesty are quintessentially punk – which he somehow makes refreshing."
Pasadena Weekly
"Joie Blaney's punk folk anthems of heartbreak and redemption embody the emboldened approach of antifolk and the unflinching honesty that is its ethos. Clad in black leather leather and armed with fierce hooks and heart-on-sleeve tales, Blaney sings of "looking for the answers to the questions never heard."
Grammy Magazine
"Joie Blaney, of the band Dead Blonde Girlfriend, had a sensitive lyric touch that belied his punk-rock look and attack. With something of Paul Westerbergs heart-on-sleeve rock swagger, Mr. Blaney also had a stage presence that is rare."
New York Times
"Dead Blonde Girlfriend, an energetic and smart band fronted by the anti-folk survivor Joie Blaney "
The NewYorker
"Fabulously addictive..if not the most original youll ever hear"
Scenepointblank.com
"It's alive! New York City's Dead Blonde Girlfriend makes folk music for grumpy punks. Their rootsy, streetwise tales of love and loss capture what it means to be alive and alienated in the big city. Remember that Dylan was considered a punk in his day."
Download.com
"Defiant lyrics questioning the merits of existence without love ...It is akin to being handed a crude bloody heart wrapped in the prettiest pink wrapping paper with cupid posing proactively all over it. Deep stuff; dive in and enjoy the depth."
Contact music

"Combining the fuzzy guitars of new wave, the rustic and friendly vocals oft seen in the folk genre and most importantly firing deep, witty and dark punk style lyrics reminiscent of the late great Joe Strummer, Dead Blonde Girlfriend eclectically quench diverse musical thirsts."
Glasswerk National U.K.
"Dead Blonde Girlfriend, reminiscent of Girlfriend in a coma caught our eye. Musically the band is punk rock with acoustic guitars"
New York Post
"Punk as Fuck"
Village Voice

"Overwhelmingly honest. It's not rockstar emotion by numbers. He is a fucking genius. Grand statement? Yes, obviously. But it's so true. This guy is excellent!"
Careless Talk Costs Lives

"Antifolk's punkiest exponent, Joie/DBG delivers attitudinal, acoustic punk vignettes with a gruff voice and aggressive guitar action. His song "Bleecker Street" explains the anti in antifolk."
Time Out London

"Hovering between the comical and the anguished his song intros bordered on stand up, and his Iggy like energy wrenched emotion through enormous eyelined brown eyes. He has the ability to write lyrics that pinch you, Funny and honest, angry and sad, songs explode intense and intent, you have to watch him."
Trakmarx.com

"A Dave Van Ronk type of songster able to get truly meaningful in his songs"
N.J Coast News

"New York anti-folk heroes wear cynical paeans on their sleeve like black hearts cooked for the audience"
CMJ 2001

"His guttural crooning sounds sweet, charged with his trademark mix of isolation and hope, which truly must be experienced"
Shout Magazine

"Local favorite Antifolk, acoustic punk performer Joie/DBG frantically strums his acoustic guitar, sings gruffly and is made to be heard in a bar in an adequately lubricated state"
Time Out New York

"Raspy-voiced punk performer"
Baltimore City Paper

"Smashing performance in the punk-folk genre"
The Aquarian

"He can do 8 songs in 2 minutes he plays pretty fast"
WBAI radio

"He plays punk songs of frustration, railing rage and eternal questionings in a blur of strumming on an acoustic guitar amped to 11"
musicdish.com

"This is angst-ridden punk rock carried out wholly on an aggressively played acoustic guitar. Bristly vocals front these staunchly amelodic songs"
Listen.com

"Brilliant, More Tragedies and Horror stories about being a Starving musician. Cool!"
N.Y. Hangover

"This folk-punker writes tunes that rant on Bleecker Street, the music business, and growing old"
CMJ
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