QPD

I have been very impressed with the QPD album yes or no. I have the album on my iphone and in my car, any one who knows me knows that I have a wide love of music from rock, country and some pop. I must say that I get a lot of CDs and demos sent to me to listen to and give my opinion, well QPD is in my opinion the BEST young band I have heard in a long time produced out of Australia. The music is something that is so easy to listen to and something that I love to play On the Air. QPD have been added to not only the workdays show playlist but also the playlist at the radio station. I am looking forward to interviewing the guys next week and can i say QPD are now one of my favorite bands. I am a huge fan of The Script and it would have to take a bloody good band to knock the script of my most played band on air, well QPD has done that and they are now the most play band on workdays. I am planning to highlight several songs of the yes or no album when i interview the guys on Tuesday...

Keep up the great work and I cant wait to see QPD LIVE and see what they come up with next...

Look forward to chatting soon

Brett Doornekamp
Producer / Announcer
The Workdays Show "Local News, Local Issues, Today's Best Music"
Your Local Station 88.6 Plenty Valley FM
- Brett Doornekamp

2WAY FM
2BOB Radio
2CCC
QPD played on over 156 stations nationally

Including:
2SSR
Star FM Central Coast Clewett Landed Music
C91.3
Fbi Radio
2RRR
Hawkesbury FM
Triple J
99.3FM
90.1FM
Triple H Homebrew Phil Bromley & airplay on 75 stations
2AAA
Southern Cross Media
Landed Music Belinda Baker
68 stations across Australia (all SeaFM,
HotFM, StarFM stations)
Crow FM
Eastern FM 98.1 FM
Inner FM Doncaster
Pheonix FM
3WAY FM
- QPD

Album Review: QPD
Yes or No
2011

By Liveguide Contributor - Kirsten Fisers

A stable, yet bland debut from Central Coast duo.

Gruff yet gentle, galloping yet staggering; contradictions abound in Yes or No, the debut LP from Central Coast duo QPD. Though this is the first release from the duo, consisting of Kyle Pearce (vocals/guitar) and Miles Baulch (guitar), QPD have been performing nationally for five years, rendering this unmemorable cd as somewhat inexcusable.

Yes or No exudes tones belonging to alternative, folk and western genres. Pearce’s gruff brogue resounds throughout the eleven tracks, and can perhaps be likened to the vocals of John Mayer and Keith Urban. Beyond the low drum beats and twang of the acoustic guitar throughout, can be found gentle synthetics and pop melodies. Exemplifying this is the opening track, ‘Roswell’, which is definitive of QPD’s style; modern acoustic pop. The track is unfortunately plagued by shaky vocals, which unfortunately rarely strengthen throughout the release.

This is a gentle listen, and insinuates a lack of risk taking in the writing and production. There is minimal variety which prevents Yes or No from striking the audience; leaving a want for spontaneity and excitement. From ‘In The Water’ up to the last track, there is little that is thrilling and although parts are pleasing, there is a lot of repetitition. ‘My Final Words’ injects the release with an indispensable shot of energy, but fundamentally Yes or No is a collection of melancholic acoustic ballads.

The highlight of Yes or No is the finale, ‘Land of Dreams’, a lyrically beautiful ballad supported by a haunting piano melody. The western element of the album is abandoned in this track, replaced by pure pop simplicity. It is a pity that such musical splendour should be preceded by what must be referred to as plain mediocrity. - Liveguide

Album Review: QPD
Yes or No
2011

By Liveguide Contributor - Kirsten Fisers

A stable, yet bland debut from Central Coast duo.

Gruff yet gentle, galloping yet staggering; contradictions abound in Yes or No, the debut LP from Central Coast duo QPD. Though this is the first release from the duo, consisting of Kyle Pearce (vocals/guitar) and Miles Baulch (guitar), QPD have been performing nationally for five years, rendering this unmemorable cd as somewhat inexcusable.

Yes or No exudes tones belonging to alternative, folk and western genres. Pearce’s gruff brogue resounds throughout the eleven tracks, and can perhaps be likened to the vocals of John Mayer and Keith Urban. Beyond the low drum beats and twang of the acoustic guitar throughout, can be found gentle synthetics and pop melodies. Exemplifying this is the opening track, ‘Roswell’, which is definitive of QPD’s style; modern acoustic pop. The track is unfortunately plagued by shaky vocals, which unfortunately rarely strengthen throughout the release.

This is a gentle listen, and insinuates a lack of risk taking in the writing and production. There is minimal variety which prevents Yes or No from striking the audience; leaving a want for spontaneity and excitement. From ‘In The Water’ up to the last track, there is little that is thrilling and although parts are pleasing, there is a lot of repetitition. ‘My Final Words’ injects the release with an indispensable shot of energy, but fundamentally Yes or No is a collection of melancholic acoustic ballads.

The highlight of Yes or No is the finale, ‘Land of Dreams’, a lyrically beautiful ballad supported by a haunting piano melody. The western element of the album is abandoned in this track, replaced by pure pop simplicity. It is a pity that such musical splendour should be preceded by what must be referred to as plain mediocrity. - Liveguide

Yes or No exudes tones belonging to alternative, folk and western genres. Pearce’s gruff brogue resounds throughout the eleven tracks, and can perhaps be likened to the vocals of John Mayer and Keith Urban. Beyond the low drum beats and twang of the acoustic guitar throughout, can be found gentle synthetics and pop melodies. Exemplifying this is the opening track, ‘Roswell’, which is definitive of QPD’s style; modern acoustic pop.


The highlight of Yes or No is the finale, ‘Land of Dreams’, a lyrically beautiful ballad supported by a haunting piano melody. The western element of the album is abandoned in this track, replaced by pure pop simplicity. - Live Guide - Kirsten Fisers

Yes or No exudes tones belonging to alternative, folk and western genres. Pearce’s gruff brogue resounds throughout the eleven tracks, and can perhaps be likened to the vocals of John Mayer and Keith Urban. Beyond the low drum beats and twang of the acoustic guitar throughout, can be found gentle synthetics and pop melodies. Exemplifying this is the opening track, ‘Roswell’, which is definitive of QPD’s style; modern acoustic pop.


The highlight of Yes or No is the finale, ‘Land of Dreams’, a lyrically beautiful ballad supported by a haunting piano melody. The western element of the album is abandoned in this track, replaced by pure pop simplicity. - Live Guide - Kirsten Fisers