September 2nd, 2009
from page 19 of Willamette Week's Music Fest North West insert:
"[JOY RIDE] Hurry Up and Thrill Me is the first release from this band of PDX young'uns, and it seems as much a mission statement as a title. Southern Belle's songs thrill in so many ways, the band having eagerly absorbed a whole spectrum of indie-pop heritage. "Pacific" features farmyard folk pluckings; then comes the more sinster organ trills and yelps of "Oh Tokyo" before "Shitlist" brings twisted electro to the table. Playing with exuberant energy SB balances shouty wildness with homespun harmonies" JENNY BOOTH. SATYRICON.