Nu Sensae - Self Titled 12"

*Earshot Music Charts - #7 top 200 of 2009
*Maximum RocknRoll - Top Ten 2008
*Jigsaw Underground - Best of 2008
*Zulu Records - Best of 2008
*The Skinny - Best of 2008
*Pitchfork - Women's Best of 2008

"Eschewing the cheeky sloppiness that often accompanies the ‘weird punk‘ aesthetic, Vancouver’s Nü Sensae lets loose with a visceral attack of noisy jams that are over much too quick for their own good. The eight songs crammed onto this one-sided 12″ are short bursts of frantic drumming, dirty fuzzed-out bass riffs, and Andrea Lukić’s snarled vocals, all packaged together into a wholly ear-blistering listen. When they turn up the rage and Lukić unleashes that scream of hers, she sounds like the single most badass frontwoman of any band, ever. This is punk rock that isn’t afraid to be abrasive; the duo takes pride in the rough edges and lo-fi grit of their songs, and rightfully so. If only more bands had as much guts as these kids do and the sense of recklessness that actually lets them pull it all off without sounding forced. This record leaves little doubt that Nü Sensae means business." - Weird Canada

"Vancouver two-piece Nu Sensae get along well with their peers in the burgeoning weird punk movement, all rusty bass riffs and scrambling drums meeting frantic, panted vocals. Aptly calling their music "voodoo punk," the band use their sinister bass lines and lo-fi production to find a murky middle ground between noise punk and a hiss-y grunge mixtape. On their debut album, a one-sided twelve-inch record, the duo serve up the messiest fuzz around, suggesting what must be a badass live show while demonstrating their abilities as songwriters and noise-mongers on tape. Adding in the odd movie sample paces the record well but other than that it's one speed throughout. But that's a good thing, because if anyone's going to hit you over the head with menacing, all-out post-punk be thankful it's these Vancouver kids. Get this record before it blows up. (Isolated Now Waves)" - Exclaim!

"Love this record! It’s so raw and dirty sounding. The bass sounds like hell, deep and slightly distorted. Andrea Lukic sounds possessed when she sings. The screams are ungodly and unpleasant, and when she sings it’s a mix of anguish, distraction, and coming unhinged. The drums are basic and effective. They do the job perfectly. If you were to mix the most abrasive and hyper elements of Teenage Jesus & The Jerks and early Sonic Youth with early hardcore bands like the Neos, you might come up with something like Nu Sensae. This duo is punk as hell to the core. Three of the songs, “Don’t Panic,” “....Graceland,” and “Peter Tripp,” which first appeared on the Emergency Room compilation, are re-recorded here. “Brain Aid” is totally twisted and wrecked. The wailing growls sound like something from a horror film. Only 200 copies of this one-sided 12” are in existence. Seek and destroy." - Razorcake 

"NU SENSAE played in my friend's front room recently, and they were so loud that at some point the cops came and shined a light at them through the window until they stopped. All they are is bass and drums and a lady growler, but it's so good. They are super panicky, paranoid grunge punk in that more metal-leaning way rather than indie pop or whatever. Hailing from the ever-amazing noise-fuck scene of  Vancouver, Canada, they do not dissapoint. I can't even think of what to compare them to - possibly SONIC YOUTH (but only Confusion Is Sex) or BABES IN TOYLAND, but way more to the point and faster. They call themselves voodoo punk and somehow it fits. Mega-distorted bass, two-note riffs (if that), driving heavy drums, and grrrl growl/screams throughout. So fucking good! This is a one-sided EP, 45 rpm, fast and short songs. Only 200 copies so go get it right fucking now!" - Maximum RocknRoll

"Part of that Vancouver basement scene that has always impressed, Nu Sensae are the sort of grotty, frustrated co-ed bass/drums duo that died out in the ‘90s. They play with little sense of dynamics, and push what sounds like a pitch-perfect rendition of the Riot Grrrl band agenda to younger kids obsessed with the times they missed. Suitably shitty recording does its job; screechy screaming vocals and a mechanical, ugly quality to their sound beats you across the head and shoulders. Eight songs, 45rpms, one side, that’s it. File next to Vapid, early Need, Mutators, Metamatics, and that Emergency Room comp as examples of how to get it right. 200 numbered copies in a silkscreened sleeve." - Dusted Magazine

"This one-sided 12" EP, with stark black and white screen-printed cover that looks really good. I had an idea what this EP was going to sound like, but I was pleasantly surprised. I thought I would enjoy Nu Sensae's sound more in a live setting where they can playmore with frequencies and their own ambivalent presence on the stage BUT this record is really listenable! The recording is really clear and you can hear both instruments (drums and bass) creating the noisy trashy cohesion that is Nu Sensae. Highlights for me are "Cut Throat Nine" and "Graceland." Andrea has a great scream and her vocals carry the record, raw but the lyrics are still distinguishable. This is not my everyday kind of record, but it stands on its own outside of the Vancouver context and, in my opinion, Nu Sensae is one of the better 2 piece bands out there. Outta 200 copies, get moving!" - Mongrel Zine