CMJ New Music Monthly, Oct 2007
The three members of Demander, perhaps New York City’s most boisterous, witty and good-natured group, have dug in deep at B-Side, a quaint but bombastic bar on the Lower East Side... The bar has become a second home, rally point and late-night rendezvous for a band devoid of an obvious scene affiliation. This is due primarily to their dizzyingly addictive sound, which siphons off progressive punk and metal while salaciously seizing Sleater-Kinney’s darkest shipwrecked moments.
MTV.com Notable Release, Oct 2007
The Hold Steady tourmates hail from New York and have already made their mark with a five-song EP and an intriguing animated video, for their song "Hollis." Now it's time for the requisite debut album, The Unkindness of Ravens, which sounds like a proggier version of Sleater-Kinney or Fugazi. Tracks include "GMT," "Baixo," "Elijah" and "TKO Ravens.
Boston Metro, May 2007
Singer and bassist Karen Kanan Correa delivers foreboding words in pretty melodies against an aggressive backdrop of Sivan Harlap's drums and Jared P. Scott's relentless riffs, but like her bandmates, she appears to be locked in a deep state of joy when performing these tunes.
Deli Magazine, April 2008
I like this band. Now I could approximate Demander's sound by describing the NYC trio as Tom Waits with surf rhythms and blistering female vocals, at times edging on melodicore, driving a speeding runaway train of adventure rock with vivid, emotive vocals. My roommate calls the band, "Yeah Yeah Yeahs on prog(?) pills, exuberant but kinda gloomy, Sergio Leone dramatics + NYC guitar rock." So I guess "cross-genre" would be an accurate descriptor; I feel guilty about making comparisons. Demander has its own sound, touching on so many different reference points – Las Vegas, Victorian London, Saturday morning cartoons, spaghetti westerns – that the band makes one question the point of criticism at all.
Big Takeover Magazine, April 2008
...locked-in playing, sophisticated songs, great melodies, adventurous songwriting and flawless production...teetering on the verge of amazing.
Royal Flush Magazine, Oct 2007
...a truly stunning achievement for a debut record...
Time Out New York
The dynamic outfit dazzles with angular off-time rock songs...which are publicly poppy but secretly proggy.
The Unkindness of Ravens can be found at CDBaby | iTunes or at a local music hall...
Demander (EP) can be found at CDBaby |
iTunes or at a local beer hall...
Demander Fan Page can be found on Facebook or at a local mental facility...
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