Most of these link to the original review articles - let us know if you find any others out there. So far, only one has been fairly negative, I highlighted it in red. If any of you happen to be decent writers, we'd love to have you write up a little something about the album. don't be shy or polite - let us have it.
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Scott Thill at Blog.Wired.com"Coded into the musical matrix somewhere between Depeche Mode and Massive Attack, Mr. Meeble's sonics are dark, digital carnivals."
Martin Cizmar at Phoenix New Times"There's something to be said for a band that can reimagine the Burt Bacharach classic "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head," then sound like Halo 14-era Nine inch Nails a few songs later, but Mr. Meeble manages it."
Chris Merriman at Subba-Cultcha.com"Mr. Meeble spans the entire gambit of music from balleric chillout to ambient and all points in between with a sense of grandiose that emphasises the epic nature of their sound."
Scotto at Comfort Music"All about romance gone horribly wrong, but the record never seems maudlin... moody, sure, but in a lush and textured fashion"
Jason at What to Wear During an Orange Alert"they swirl a bed of sound, deep and dark, around their lyrics of denial and despair of lost love."
BBQCHICKENROBOT.com"It's poppy enough to catch even the squarest of ears but it contains the right amount of darkness."
esdmusic.com
"Never Trust the Chinese has all the trappings of a debut album by a band who has not yet found their sound."Nicole Coxe at Evolution of Media"It weaves in and out of bedroom space electro-pop, glitchy IDM-fuzzed up cuts and darker electronica. A very soulful and sensual dark electronic album, which is sure to find it's way into onto more than just an astronaut's iPod."
Casper Johansson at LostAtEMinor.com"It will prick your ears, then spin them around and burn the damn things to the ground"
Jason Farrell at Fender Guitar"Mr. Meeble conjures up the comforting subconscious sounds of '70s-era pop magic mashed within songs destined for next millennium's soundtrack for space travel"
Scott Lemerand at dailyvidette.com"This is music that exists outside the stereo, it manipulates the mind and brings forth images both eerie and enjoyable. This music sticks to things, climbs the walls and stays there. This is sonic science fiction."
JeanPierre Chigne at JP's blog"Slow-paced soulful songs that reflect on a broken relationships and reminisce on past mistakes."
WeHeart Music.com"This Phoenix-based band intrigued me because they are a band, but utilize guest vocals, like electronic artists like Tricky and the Chemical Brothers."
Christy Bharath @ Footprints..."It's almost as though they have taken Portishead's blueprint for trip-hop and given it a soulful and glitchy twist."
Vish Iyer @ Daily Vault"The album doesn’t shy away from showing off its pizzazz with its catchy pop items, but at the same time isn’t afraid to challenge the sophistication of listener’s palate and challenge its own eccentricity by conjuring up something indiscernibly wonderful."
Jeff Perkins @ BlogCritics.org"It’s atmosphere is both undeniably poppy and yet also darkly intimate. It is this blend that becomes their triumph with the latter sensually soaking into your subconscious and taking root before you realize."