The Gossip

If Beth Ditto had never discovered punk, she would have made a fine evangelical preacher... She wails with a fervor sufficient to call down the heavens. Onstage…she shimmies, she shakes, she undulate. - Time Out New York

“…capable of beautiful grace, stirring soul and shattering screams underneath the world’s most danceable punk music.” - Alternative Press

"The music is skeletal (drums and guitar) and the riffs remain pretty simple, which is the perfect backdrop to Beth’s vocal melodies and raspy, gut-wrenching voice that packs more soul into one song than a dozen Mariahs could achieve over a lifetime. This is music meant for getting down and getting off." - Chart

“…Beth is a bona fide automatic soul superstar. She bodypops, gyrates and handclaps while howling southern-devil blues like a hyper-sexual preacher to the fucked-up teenagers of the world." - NME

It’s when they come together—the bluesy howl, the boxy drum rhythms, the jaggedly powerful guitars—that the Gossip becomes the news you have to hear. - Splendid

"…one of the most exciting club bands in the world right now." - Boston Phoenix

With its fat, raw riff and hand claps, not to mention Beth Ditto’s wail, their “Fire/Sign” is a booty shaker for CBGB types. - Entertainment Weekly

"Frontgrrrl Beth Ditto throws her weight behind each one of Movement’s 12 gritty tracks with a bluesy wail that ranges from a piercing shriek to guttural moans, riding the songs’ swaggering southern gospel punk flair." - CMJ New Music Report

"…without a trace of irony—shimmying around, grabbing people, and forcing the crowd to clap and sway as though we were all at a revival. And we were at a revival of sorts. This young woman—with her huge, rich, soulful voice—is a badass, and coupled with the band’s easy, bluesy, garage-by-numbers sound, the Gossip puts on a very good time." - The Stranger