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Heres some press instead.
“...New York’s Come Down wouldn’t be able to move, think, BREATHE, with the gentle, aching drone intro to ‘Whose Side Are You On, Anyway?’ expanding like ‘Fake Plastic Trees’ iced over with the fragility of Sigur Ros and the lone-soul neon of darkest Interpol. And when nine-minute set closer ‘FS67’ momentarily stops, vocalist Mark Pernice’s troubled strains subsiding into white noise before the band pull into a relentless, hypnotic Mogwai skulk, you feel you’re actually witnessing something fist-clenchingly genuine — gut-wrenchingly real. There’s no posturing here. There are no band punch-ups. And there are no sore-kneed, vapid vocalists trying desperately to cling to their five minutes of empty, stinking fame. There’s just a valuable, precious band bringing beauty, darkness and passion back into music. Music that could rip hearts in two and leave you petrified.”
- The Fly [U.K.]

“...They have described their sound as ‘mope rock,’ a suitable term for the melancholic drama Come Down are loved for. The gilded guitar, ambient keyboards and a female drummer with the tenacity to shatter drumsticks into toothpicks on ‘How I Got There From Here’ and ‘Rotary’ harks back to the embryonic days of Mercury Rev, Doves and My Bloody Valentine. Indeed, what makes Come Down such an emotive proposition is their ability to manipulate the traditional, overblown ballad without appearing contrived. Their set leaves you gasping, not only at their determined sense of enterprise, but also the combustible emotional depths therein.
- The Big Issue [South Wales]

“...Come Down’s music is a study in dualism — dark and eerie enough for late night small-club dreaming yet loud and layered enough for outdoor festival sonic awe-inducing. They are a huge sounding band at an intimate stage of their career. For those who’ve never heard them, or experienced some sort of altered state in their lives for that matter, Come Down’s music would be difficult to put into perspective. The rattling off of the usual British suspects wouldn’t quite do them justice, as their chops are firmly rooted in other worlds of our country, adding an element of ferocity and aggressiveness to their at times delicate elegance.”
- Jenyk.com [New York]

“...If you need more atmospheric, climatic rock in your life, let Come Down seduce you.”
- CMJ New Music Report [New York]

“...With a spacey British rock edge, and some haunting guitar work, Come Down was the perfect wind-down to a long week; a solid band providing the melancholy soundtrack to a final drink.”
- Basement Life [New York] South By Southwest wrap-up


“...I have a tendency to roll my eyes when a band comes out and says their influences include My Bloody Valentine, Ride, Radiohead and Talk Talk… Honestly, most groups merely cite these inspirations for the sole, ever-important purpose of being hip. But what a wonderful surprise it is when a band allegedly influenced by these greats isn’t just name-dropping, and better yet, is actually getting it right.”
- Stylus Magazine

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 01/02/2005
Band Website: www.come-down.net
Band Members: Mark, Nicole, Tom, Scott
Influences: Here is just some stuff we are listening to in the month of November of 05.
Mark
Autolux - future Perfect
Brian Eno - here come the warm jets
Spoon - gimme fiction
David Bowie - hunky dory
Wolf Parade - apologies to the queen mary
Talk Talk - Laughing Stock
T Rex - electric warrior

Scott
Jesu, Battles, Prefuse73, AphexTwin, New boards of canada
Tom
rolling stones - let it bleed
rolling stones - sticky fingers
beatles - white album
antony and the johnsons - i am a bird now
wolf parade - apologies to the queen mary
depeche mode - playing the angel
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane
Nicole
stereolab - dots and loops
ryan adams - jacksonville city nights
gorillaz - demon dayz
big star - ..1 record
aaron robinson

Sounds Like:
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

about the new song

Here's firsthand proof that long distance relationships can work despite the expensive phone bills and "where were you last nights." Come down has a new song entitled "Strange Places" or "Strange plac...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Nov 2005 17:34:00 GMT

News!

We are playing the second Make-out party of 2005 in washington D.C. (actually Arlington VA) on May 7th. Mark and Tom will be giving some songs a nice new spin and Nicole might even be making a special...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 00:00:00 GMT

NEW RECORD! NEW SONGS?

Even though teleportation hasnt been invented yet, all four of us have gotten together and we've managed to write some new material. The record is still on its way and when its done you might even get...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 00:00:00 GMT