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"an addictive, foot-tapping experience which will surely have you begging to hear more from this remarkable band."
- Womenfolk.net
Deluxe's singer Katrina Skalland sounds like a girl version of the strong but shaky-voiced Bright Eyes. But will every girl in Davis stroll around town in Deluxe shirts holding Deluxe handbags, like when Bright Eyes played Davis last year? With the band's powerful melodies, there is a chance.
- The California Aggie online
Mary’s Got Seven but I’ve Got Ten, by Deluxe, is simply a great album. Front woman Katrina Skalland’s jittery, tender-tough singing works brilliantly with her accomplished bandmates’ music, a driving, grrlish blast of surety and surprising changes. How, for all its hooky energy and emotional presence, is there not a single misstep here? Wow. - Sacramento News & Review
Critic's Choice Award for Outstanding Local CD 2007 - Sacramento News & Review
Discography
Mary's Got Seven, But I've Got Ten- LP 2006
Coward's Ought To Stay Out Of The Sun- EP 2007
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Bio
De Luxe is a female fronted band with two releases under it's belt. Carrying a seductive, intense indie/folk sound with influences such as Johnny Cash, Sleater-Kinney and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Their most recent was an e.p recorded at Tiny Telephone with Scott Solter (John Vanderslice, Mountain Goats) called "Coward's Ought To Stay Out Of The Sun."
With 2008 approaching fast, and several new releases in the works, Katrina Skalland is gearing up for a 3 month US Solo Tour.
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