The Mission Creeps

. . . this quartet oozes out reverb-heavy, slinky music in the fine tradition of “horror-surf” bands like The Cramps and the HorrorPops, creating a creepy, ambient vibe that would make the band’s songs at home on any Quinten Tarantino or neo-noir film soundtrack.

- Niki D'Andrea
Full review: http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/uponsun/2008/04/the_mission_creeps_oh_the_horr.php - Phoenix, Arizona New Times

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It's an open door to some orgasmic music, music that was made in the way Tarantino makes movies, millions of ideas put together reminding of what we love in music.

- Little Johnny Jet - Gonzai (French Music Magazine)

Imagine a blend of The Cramps, Joy Division, Tom Waits, and Ligntnin' Hopkins. Now drench it in blood and make it play a theremin - extremely well - at gunpoint. 'Nuff said.

- Rob DeWalt - The Santa Fe New Mexican

. . . combine surf rock, punk, and the Doors, topping it off with an eerie dosage of Ennio Morricone–inspired gunfight licks that fit seamlessly into the band's tales of desert-highway depravity - San Francisco Bay Guardian

. . . . James Arrr has the perfect voice for this genre of music — a little Elvis mixed with some Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash. - Eugene (Oregon) Weekly

Their haunted shed includes handy tools such as reverb-rich surf music, Phil Spector's wall of sound, R&B rave-ups, blues, honky-tonk, garage rock, psychedelia, exotica, sci-fi soundtrack music, sea chanteys and, well, punk and rockabilly.

- Gene Armstrong
Full review: http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/horror-hits/Content?oid=1148814 - Tucson (Arizona) Weekly