★★★★★
Imagine sitting by a lake within the Appalachians in southern Ohio, among dense forestry with maybe a deer or two in sight. Bust out your guitar, grab a few musical companions, and the resulting sound would resemble the quintessential tree music that is Saintseneca. That idyllic, inspirational setting was in fact the environment of frontman Zac Little's upbringing...
- www.cmj.com
2014-05-15
★★★★★
This album is something of a grower. Saintseneca is an Ohio-based folk-rock band built around the acoustic guitar and odd, warbling voice of frontman Zac Little, whose jarring excursions into the realm of off-kilter vocalizations set the tone from the opening bars of lead track "Blood Bath". Saintseneca aims for the same wonky-acoustic vibe as, say Bon Iver, but go about it in a very different way, substituting Bon Iver's breathy sincerity and hushed tones with a series of yodels, howls and...
- www.popmatters.com
2014-05-17
★★★★★
The second album from this Columbus, OH band led by Zac Little is a smartly crafted set of stirring, expansive folk-pop combining a wide variety of acoustic and electric instrumentation with buoyant harmonies juxtaposed by often-dark lyrics of alienation. 4/4/2014
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- kexp.org
2014-04-05
★★★★★
If there is one thing to know about Saintseneca it is this: from day one it has been live band first, studio band second. But their shape and form grew out of their shows, involving a number of instruments played by multiple members, the music almost secondary to watching them maneuver and adjust to one another...
- www.punknews.org
2014-04-07
★★★★★
There's no shortage of folk revivalists these days. The pretensions of these trend following bands conjure up images of beards, fitted vests and foot stopping hummable tunes with plenty of imitation and very little authenticity. However, Columbus, Ohio's Saintseneca is a band apart. Led by multi-instrumentalist Zac Little, they play a unique brand of folk-inspired post punk that has an aged patina but is as sharp as a brand new knife...
- www.americansongwriter.com
2014-04-02
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