★★★★★
Holy Mess hit the stage first at Foufunes Electronique on May 18 at Pouzza Fest IV. Supposedly rocking a new style and a large Beer, Steve-O began sound checking his bass (which he happens to play very low). The band had a remarkable stage presence and great punchy bass tone (I'm pretty sure most bands shared this amp) which reminded me of the Lawrence Arms. They were tight as a trio, pulling off melodic bass riffs and head bopping songs which got me pumped up.
Next was Drag the River...
- www.punknews.org
2014-05-29
★★★★★
Ah Dillinger Four, perhaps the best current punk group around today. Every single record or EP they have ever put out is flawless, which is why I was surprised that More Songs About Girlfriends and Bubblegum hasn't been reviewed yet. I often think about which D4 release is my favorite; as of late it's a toss up between Midwestern Songs Of the Americas, their split with Pinhead Gunpowder and More Songs About Girlfriends and Bubblegum...
- www.punknews.org
2012-12-20
★★★★★
It's been six long years since Dillinger Four last released an album of new material - in Punk that's over a generation, maybe two generations. But finally, finally, we have Civil War, available at last from Fat Wreck Chords, their first new album since 2002's Situationist Comedy. So what have D4 been up to in the interim? Well, they've been getting older, or perhaps it's better to say they've been maturing...
- www.bigsmilemagazine.com
2010-12-13
★★★★★
This new CD by Dillinger Four created a whole lot of dilemmas for me. Staying objective and unbiased is difficult when one of your favorite bands has just moved to one of your favorite record labels and is releasing a much-hyped album. One of two reactions will occur in this circumstance. Either you will hate it or you will love it, rarely anything in-between. It will be condemned as not as good as (insert previous masterpiece here) or it's without a shadow of a doubt their best work to date...
- www.adequacy.net
2009-07-21
★★★★★
"AMERICASPREMIEREFAITHBASEDINITIATIVE" by Dillinger Four
Following the release of 2000's fantastic Versus
God,
Dillinger Four took its place as one of the most exciting bands in punk.
Underneath the balls-out rock, blistering tempos, and smart-alecky lyrics
lurked a surprisingly strong pop acumen, creating an engrossing mix of power
and melody. 2002's Situationist Comedy repeated the format, albeit less
effectively, and following its touring cycle, D4 quietly disappeared...
- www.avclub.com
2009-07-13
★★★★★
Minneapolis-based pop-punk quartet Dillinger Four have inexplicably become exponentially more popular in their six-year absence from the studio since 2002's good-but-not-great Situationist Comedy. In the interim, the band have probably played less than 100 shows, each with roughly the same setlist...
- www.altpress.com
2009-06-12
★★★★★
If you want to bitch-slap the rat-faced triumvirate of A. Jay Popoff (Lit), Derick Whibley (Sum 41) and Tom DeLonge (Blink 182), you're not alone. The fact is, we all do, but Dillinger Four may want it just a little bit more: the commercialization of punk has made their job considerably more difficult. What used to be artistically relevant has been reduced to a mere marketing gimmick, an excuse to spike your hair all cute-like and expose your genitals in public...
- pitchfork.com
2009-06-08
★★★★★
Relative to their pop-punk peers, the Minneapolis-based Dillinger Four always seemed angrier, boozier, and too clever by half. They've found a home at the Fat Wreck Chords label and-- based on their newest, the oft-delayed Civil War, which comes six years after their last studio full-length-- they seem to have "gone political." Dillinger Four have been together for almost 15 years, so it makes sense that they'd start to show some signs of maturity...
- pitchfork.com
2009-06-08
★★★★★
Relative to their pop-punk peers, the Minneapolis-based Dillinger Four always seemed angrier, boozier, and too clever by half. They've found a home at the Fat Wreck Chords label and-- based on their newest, the oft-delayed Civil War, which comes six years after their last studio full-length-- they seem to have "gone political." Dillinger Four have been together for almost 15 years, so it makes sense that they'd start to show some signs of maturity...
- www.pitchforkmedia.com
2009-02-27
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