ANNE - "Hot Girls Are Not The Enemy" from E C Schiessl on Vimeo
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"It is very happening." - Calvin Johnson, K Records
"Pleasant and hypnotic for a weekend morning". -Locals Only, Jef Stout, Eugene Weekly
"...new beats, distorted electro style with fancy processed vocals and a raw rock acoustic guitar." -Live and Loud, Eugene Weekly
"...with a fresh single on the new 7" picture-disc comp from Olympia's Crunks Not Dead label, Anne has reclaimed the sound of the South and infused it with a brash punk aesthetic that seems to be clamoring through the underground dancehalls all across the Norwthwest.
"If her solo album, Plastic Surgery Center, defined her sound, her contribution to the new Crunks Not Dead comp will undoubtably solidify her reputation as a rising star amongst the region's dance punk notables.
"Hosting the likes of Nicky Click, Scream Club and the notorious Joey Casio, Crunks Not Dead represents Olympia's new breed of dance punk, carrying the torch originally lit by folks like Calvin Johnson and Kathleen Hanna.
"Anne's offering...contain's a much bleaker, more nihilistic sound than the tunes of her compatriots. As her shaky vocals tenuously ride her basic, no-frills drum beats, early Suicide comes to mind.
"Not quite rap, not quite punk, and the hip hop purists will spit in your face for saying it, but perhaps crunk has spawned yet another illegitamite child." -Steve Sawada, Eugene Weekly
"Many Eugene residents probably can identify with Anne Gregory's song, "Bad Bad Bike Thief." -Pop Notes, Serena Markstrom, Register Guard
"Anne refers to it as dance music for girls doing their dishes, but it's good for almost any activity, household or otherwise. But really, this album (like those of all the Crunks Not Dead sisterhood) is no chore; it is fun, fun, FUN!. Songs like "Hot Girls Are Not The Enemy", "Bad Bad Bike Thief" and "Junkie Girl" are instant classics. The whole CD is guaranteed to turn your next tired party into a raging success with its static noise mixed with fervent beatbox masking a capella, everybody ride the rhythm! Then suddenly it all goes strangely acoustic. This album is nuts, but the overall pop sensibility keeps it driving on." -from K Record's website, adapted form Christel Loar