★★★★★
Jukebox the Ghost has been putting out quality albums for the past few years (see especially the pretty amazing Everything Under the Sun), and this one is no exception. But whereas in their last album, JTG was content to be a slightly amped-up Ben Folds (heavy on the keyboards, frenetic pace), here they stretch out a little more, adding more electronica to their beats, and sometimes even slowing things down a bit. There are definitely some songs here that aren't your typical Ghost material...
- www.adequacy.net
2012-08-30
★★★★★
Jukebox the Ghost must get tired of people yelling out for "Pumped Up Kicks" at their live shows, but that's inevitable considering their awful name. And for some inexplicable reason, far too many of these X the Y bands all sound remarkably similar, in that they all do that anthemic, mainstream pop that will happily fill airwaves 24/7. The Washington band are doing what they've always done on their third album...
- exclaim.ca
2012-08-16
★★★★★
Where do you go after you make an album that might be the clearest possible distillation of your band's artistic mission statement? In 2010, Jukebox the Ghost released the near-sublime Everything Under the Sun, an insanely fun (no period needed) record that had co-frontmen Ben Thornewill (vocals, piano) and Tommy Siegel (vocals, guitar) firing on all cylinders...
- www.popmatters.com
2012-06-25
★★★★★
With Safe Travels, Jukebox the Ghost has learned to let go completely. The New York-by-way-of-Philly trio has made a modest name for itself out of catchy, clever, girl-on-the-mind pop, but omnipresent pressure and tight control of their craft has poked some holes in their first two angsty, insightful albums. So they changed addresses, shifted focus and voila!--a third record founded on liberty, melody and fraternity...
- www.pastemagazine.com
2012-06-14
★★★★★
Itinerant art-pop trio Jukebox The Ghost--which has been based in D.C., Philadelphia, and now New York--is one of those bands so full of ideas and hooks that at times they come off as a little too eager to impress. The band's two songwriters are pianist Ben Thornewill and guitarist Tommy Siegel, who sound equally inspired by Ben Folds, Fountains Of Wayne and Queen...
- www.avclub.com
2012-06-14
★★★★★
My friend calls them "the bearded three", and yes, the three primary members of Jukebox the Ghost, pianist Ben Thornewill, guitarist Tommy Siegel, and drummer Jesse Kristin, do have beards, but not like Teenage Fanclub beards. Formed at George Washington University, they've been churning out infectious pop for seven years now, but only have one previous album, Let Live & Let Ghosts, which is obviously a take on the religious maxim "let go and let God", and quite clever, in fact...
- www.popmatters.com
2011-03-14
★★★★★
In the long history of rock music, there have always been two constants. One is a steady stream of pablum spoonfed by the industry conglomerates feeding their own beasts and satisfying stockholders, maintaining corporate expense accounts and living in largesse. This panoply of easily forgotten music is supported, in no short amount, by the consumers who just HAVE to have that new Usher record. Or are suckered into the Beyonce remixes...
- popdose.com
2010-12-28
★★★★★
Do you like fun in your music? Do you love the carefree joys of summer? If you answered yes to either of these questions, you'll love Everything Under the Sun. Philadelphian indie pop trio Jukebox the Ghost has been making waves since the release of their debut LP, Let Live and Let Ghosts, in April 2008...
- www.reviewrinserepeat.com
2010-12-14
★★★★★
In the long history of rock music, there have always been two constants. One is a steady stream of pablum spoonfed by the industry conglomerates feeding their own beasts and satisfying stockholders, maintaining corporate expense accounts and living in largesse. This panoply of easily forgotten music is supported, in no short amount, by the consumers who just HAVE to have that new Usher record. Or are suckered into the Beyonce remixes...
- popdose.com
2010-09-29
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