Press Sheet for A Cat Called Cricket’s latest EP When Leaves Fall
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Reviews for When Leaves Fall and CD Release Show
“A Cat Called Cricket evokes that wonderful sense of Small-timore, of a community of people happy to experience art and music together day after day, show after show. The band’s set ended as it began: a pocket of harmony, if not groove, an emotive crescendo with stringed instruments and a whispered landing.”
Splice Today | Full review
“A rich-sounding cello with real gravity is like switching from decaf to regular. Apply that to a whole band.”
Baltimore City Paper | Full review
Reviews for “Here Comes Another Melody”
“Baltimore songwriter Alex Champagne spearheads this string-laden quartet and leads them through a collection of folky twee-pop…cellist Patty Blanchard’s counterpoint is an integral part of what makes these songs work…overall, this is a strong debut.”
Corin Ashley, The Big Takeover (#61)
“Who would have guessed a group based out of such an urban landscape would have such a rustic and downhome sound? … A patchwork of uplifting melodies, driving cello rhythms, and nifty groundbreaking folk-pop.”
Smother.net
“A Cat Called Cricket is a wonderful folk indie band in the vein of The Decemberists that have a knack of creating a catchy harmony while sounding close to the fringe. The lyrics are supurb and the cello and banjo just add to the full unique sound of this band. Great college folk indie alternative rock.”
The Chickenfish Speaks | Full review
“Fresh, genuine, and real. Baltimore, Maryland’s A Cat Called Cricket is a band that creates pop music that is unique and fulfilling. The folks in this band (two guys and two girls) write and record soft, melodic pop featuring a heavy dose of cellos…if you are seeking music that makes a real impression and comes straight from the heart…Here Comes Another Melody might just be your favorite new disc.”
BabySue.com | Full review
“Complete with beautiful sweeping cellos, lush choruses, and an unexplainable warmth, Here Comes Another Melody, is as fine a folk-pop record as one could ask for.”
Skatterbrain.org | Full review
“A Cat Called Cricket has crafted an album full of well-crafted, intimate, listenable songs.”
Independent Clauses | Full review
“The good times seem destined to roll every time Alex Champagne and his band decide to break open another lavish set of instruments.”
mp3hugger | Full review
“There is something about A Cat Called Cricket that makes you reach for the disc over and over again. Here Comes Another Melody offers a lot of opportunities for musical incongruity that work so well you find a small smile curling up at the corners of your mouth.”
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