"[a] gleefully tuneful, ceaselessly energetic and at times willfully naïve indie-pop outfit."
-Jim Derogatis, Chicago Sun-Times
"... a band of surpassing intensity."
-Andy Downing, Chicago Tribune
“… after years of relentless practicing and gigging in and around Chicago, they have morphed into a grand pop-rock outfit with deft textures and sound execution†- Fig and Mint Magazine
"the trio’s recently released EP... shows invention, a sense of humor and an embracing of youthful energy that is, at the right time, the perfect medicine... a song like “Wrapped Up Neat in the Bible†blends just about every piece of your older, wiser brother’s record collection and is, dare I say, a perfect pop song."
- Newcity Magazine
"The local trio doesn't appear to be influenced by birds at all, though its pensive, twitchy rock - especially on tracks like "Organisms," off the Wait Outside EP - inspires a nervous, avian-like wobbling of the listener's head from side to side."
- The Onion A/V Club
"The Chicago trio’s new EP Wait Outside has enough experimentation to make your head spin and combines punk and rock into something pretty close to perfection"
-HEAVE Media
"[They] originally performed as a punk band, then tried cosmic pop, moved to ambient experimentalism, and on Caw! Caw!’s new seven song, 28-minute EP, Wait Outside, they combine those disparities into a curious and
eccentric discourse. “Organisms,†for instance, is a youthful stab at jangle-pop and indie-pop. “Work,†a thick slice of dark entanglement, shows off the
group’s punk roots but also has a rash of noiserock breakouts. Lyrics are equally impenetrable, evidently written by a trickster who speaks with a
mischievous language."
-Skyscraper Magazine
“A great guitar-driven sound, probably another one of the best bands you’ve never heard of even though they’ve been around for about six years.â€
-Local Vertical
Anyway, do get in touch, friends: [email protected].
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Also, you can watch videos of us performing in basements and on stages here: http://youtube.com/cawcawmusic
Please be well.
