The Pinholes

radar: the pinholes
We meet at a back alley in Bugis, head up a
narrow flight of stairs to see four dudes, clad
in slightly flared trousers, two of them wearing
sunglasses, despite the fact that the room is rather
dark – and this is just the sound check. When they’re
done, instruments set aside, the tall lead singer, in
a brown leather jacket, stretches out his hand and
flashes us a warm smile, “Hi, my name is Famie.”
Later on, during a crowd-rousing, feet-tapping
performance at Pink Noize studio, Famie introduces
his band again with that same warm voice, “Hi,
we’re The Pinholes, and this is rock ‘n’ roll music.”
This time, they have on navy military jackets and
these amazing striped trousers, decidedly retro.
But that’s not what grabs everyone’s attention;
strong riffs immediately hit the room like only rock
music can, and they manage to sound both chill
and energetic, balanced and frenetic, as they sway
their heads to the melody. “This is a gig, and you
guys are allowed to rock,” he quips. “Go crazy!”
T he band, consisting of guitarist Didi Hanafiah,
bassist Wando Diao, new drummer Shari Ismail,
and the lead singer, Famie Suliman, have been
making waves recently with their brand of 60s
rock. Yes, they do sound like The Beach Boys,
with their cheery numbers and catchy choruses
in “Sunshine” and “Bring Back The Vibe”, but
they come tinged with Singaporean accents.
“We’ve always been modern-classic. We take
what’s classic and then put in some ‘modern’,” says
Famie of their music. Giving a bit of insight to the
band name, he adds: “It’s like when you use a
pinhole camera, if you use it wisely, with more focus,
you’ll get a good photo. Well, the same goes for us.”
Other than being city boys living in the 21st
century, the lead singer says that they like to
put their own spin on retro music, starting from
their accents, “That’s where we come from, why
hide?” Even so, the group writes songs with
lyrics that contain little quirks of Singaporean
living. “Take a bus from Bedok/Drop down at
Holland Road” goes the song “Ali Malarkey”, which
starts with a melodic riff from the lead guitar.
It seems like the whole rock ‘n’ roll vibe
is everywhere, steeped deep in everything
they put out, but Famie admits that it’s not
something that they intentionally strive
for. “I don’t think much about [sounding oldschool],
I’m more a melody kind of person.”
“I just trust my instincts. Maybe it comes naturally?
At first it’s quite hard, to be in the midst of modern
living and suddenly wanting to play something else,
to backtrack to a time when we’re not there,” says
the key songwriter. “It’s a challenge, but fun at the
same time – something that we fell in love with.”
with everything nostalgic
being held in high regard
these days, it’s easy to get
the appeal of the pinholes
– four young men, with their
upbeat 60s-inspired tunes,
and a whole lot of retro style to
boot. plus, they’re not afraid to
flaunt our distinct singaporean
accents too. by amelia tan
throwback
vibes Photo by Jazakallah
BRING BACK THE VIBE
While on stage, The Pinholes are every bit the
charismatic performers, offstage, the band is
undeniably laidback. Clutching their guitar cases,
they head to the next show at Hood Bar, and instead
of, say, riding in a van... they tap their EZ-link cards
when they board the bus. “That’s how we do it,
man,” says Famie, with a grin, as they file into the
double-decker bus in their eye-catching outfits.
A lot of the band’s image starts and ends with oldschool,
including a sepia-toned cover for their first
album, Bring Back The Vibe – though, the first thing
that most people notice would be their stage outfits.
It’s no Lady Gaga or Empire by the Sun theatricality,
but they put in the effort to dress as close to how
their music sounds like. We’ve heard about their
usual floral tops and mod jackets being picked out
from Salvation Army, or donated by a 60s band
called The Kinks, but this time, they share that they
got their jackets made by “a tailor uncle at Bugis”.
“These striped pants, we got it from the UK – we
just can’t find the material here,” Famie starts.
“Remember the first time when I showed it to
you guys, what were you all thinking?” he then
asks, turning to the rest of his bandmates.
“I don’t know, crazy la! Like... okay. I’m not usually
used to funky clothes like that,” Didi replies. Famie
laughs, “I do wear whatever you see here though!”
Contrary to popular belief, and mops of hair
aside, image is only a part of their appeal. “I
mean, without this,” he points to his pants, “I’m
still about music. If this is more important, then I
won’t be carrying on... I want to be heard, so that
there’s a connection between us and the people;
that’s more important. Clothes can change, can
fade, but I tell my stories through music.”
A s for fitting in something more emotional into the
cheerful-sounding pieces, he says, “There are sad
songs! Those are things we learn from... we put the
songs out because they mean something to us.” He
continues: “You can write many songs, but writing a
great song doesn’t come easy every time. Something
that means so much to people, that’s hard.”
T he group plays to a lot of the younger crowd,
especially at local festivals like Baybeats and the
Night Festival, and they’ve noticed more support
for local bands in the last few years. Though, they
also have their fair share of older fans. They tell
us about a particular fan: “There’s someone that
mentioned ‘You guys remind me of when I was
younger’. When we give off that kind of vibe, playing
our own songs to them, something that’s totally
new but influenced, it’s really heartwarming.”
In between prominent local gigs, festivals as
far away as the prestigious South by Southwest
in Texas four years ago, and an upcoming tour at
Sarawak, Malaysia, the band has done pretty well
for themselves since they started in 2002. They
have gone through line-up changes, with Famie
being the last founding member, but it seems that
every reincarnation works as hard as the last.
When asked about their day jobs, Shari
shares that he’s working as a chef, Didi travels
to and fro Malaysia for work, while Wando is
currently in National Service. Famie is the only
one who doesn’t have another job. He says
about running the band, “It’s something that I
love, not something that I’m forced to do. That’s
the reason why I still play and breathe music.”
Is it challenging to give so much to making music,
especially since they’ve chosen to go the D.I.Y.
route? “It’s all part of rock and roll. If you’ve got no
challenge at all, that’s not rock and roll, probably
something the industry created, like boybands.
We’re a D.I.Y. group, there’s definitely a lot of
challenges, setbacks, arguments – it’s normal!”
“Well, we’re playing two shows today. Who would
do that if you’re not enthusiastic or if you haven’t
got the energy to give back to the audience?”
A nd as for the local music scene, The Pinholes
believe that they have a stake in it, along with the
other hardworking musicians out there. We asked
if there’s something distinct about our music
that sets us apart, and they say, “A Singapore
sound can go from electronic, anything, as
long as they believe in what they’re doing. Even
rock ‘n’ roll, with a touch of Singapore accent.”
We can’t help thinking that it’s this unabashed
love for the country, despite the flaws, that
keeps The Pinholes going strong. Along with
the belief – that, yes, the glory days of the music
scene aren’t gone, they’re here and still to come.
Still, they admit that there’s only so much
they can do, as they throw the question back to
us, “I think there’s a question we also have to
ask: are the people listening proud to say that
this is the Singapore sound? Our bands are
influenced by the music from other countries
and they mesh it around... but are you guys
proud that that’s the Singapore sound?”
The Pinholes’ latest album, “Bring Back The Vibe”
is up for streaming at thepinholes.bandcamp.com.
Follow The Pinholes online at facebook.com/
thepinholes and twitter.com/thepinholes.
“[The 60s] bring good memories to people, that’s
when everybody came together. And that’s what
we’re all about, getting people together – music, art,
culture – they bring everyone together. You’re rich,
you’re not rich, you’re smart, like to go toilet more
often?” he lends some humour to the statement
before continuing: “All together for one cause.”
“Get loose. If you’re too tense chasing dollars
and cents... nothing makes sense. It’s all about fun!
When you go to a show, don’t expect so much ah.”
LONG LIVE ROCK ‘N’ ROLL
We’re not supposed to expect much, according
to Famie, but the second gig of the night, at the
“Saturday Originals” hour at Hood Bar, certainly
impresses. They start explosive, guitars and drums
kicking in, while later on, their usual harmonies carry
the songs forward. A slow tempo tune “How Much Is
Too Much” shows off a more reflective side, followed
by the next dreamy number, “Money”, which easily
transports us to a cruise down the open road.
In a wild moment, Famie and Didi play with their
backs against each other. He then challenges
the audience to stand up, “dance like no one’s
watching!” he shouts, before their final song
“Youth of Gold”, a vibrant song with a repetitive
chorus (“we are the youth of gold”), that no
doubt, sounds like an anthem the band lives by.
A fter their 45-minute set was done and
dusted, we settle down at an abandoned upper
floor of a shopping centre, with the band sitting
cross-legged on the floor. They’re fresh off
playing two gigs in one evening, and naturally
look tired, but the band keeps to the usual
good-natured vibes that they exhibit on stage.
“I write all my songs with positive messages,”
says Famie about his lyrics. “As a songwriter,
I love to give a positive vibe to the people,
especially those in Singapore, so that in the
future, people will cherish these songs. If they
come across them, it’s something to think about,
like, ‘Hey, there’s something good going on’.”
We’re guessing that the question everyone has
to ask is this: why the 60s, what’s so special about
the era that made the band so drawn to it? The
answer comes with its fair share of musical icons, as
Famie shares, “The 60s were actually Year Zero for
Pop. So many exciting things were going on, there
was Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Presley, Jim Morrison – all
these fantastic people around – Janis Joplin...”
“But even here, we’ve got good
bands – The Quests, The Swallows.”
It was Famie’s interest in these bands, after
being fans of 90s alt-rock groups, The Stoned
Revivals and Force Vomit, that made him curious
about Singapore’s music scene from before he
was born. He says, “I wanted to know who were
‘The Beatles’ of Singapore. No one ever told us.
There’s few documentation. There was Big O
then though, but in terms of footage, I remember
seeing music shows that were way cooler, that
would make us more proud to be Singaporean.”
“ I was also into The Kinks, The Beatles then, so
I asked around... who are the old legends? And
people told me, and that’s when I realised – they
know their heroes. I don’t think we know ours.
Nowadays, the heroes are all Spiderman, Captain
America... Jack Neo [laughs]. The Quests were
established artists, and they were even under a
big label, EM I. So, for us not to know them, it’s
purely a waste. We don’t know our history – it’s
like the Americans not knowing Elvis!”
He sees the band’s music, partly as a tribute
to that lost era, “we’re bringing back the vibe,” he
says, quoting their album name. Then again, a lot
of what they strive for, in their last five EPs and the
current album, is simply to make enjoyable music.
radar: the pinholes
. - Nylon Singapore

BY KEVIN MATHEWS
features@mediacorp.com.sg
PUBLISHED: 11:05 PM, APRIL 3, 2014

SINGAPORE - Singapore rockers The Pinholes have been working the local music scene for over a decade now, so it’s rather surprising that it has taken this long for the band to release its debut album. There’s little doubt that Bring Back The Vibe is worth the wait. In many ways, the songs on the album is reminiscent of the hurly-burly, “anything goes” approach of the ’90s local indie bands, mixed in with the sonic sensibilities of classic ’60s Singapore rock ‘n’ roll. This very interesting hybrid informs energetic songs like Money, Shake N Bake and You’ll Never Gonna Take My Life. Singer-guitarist Famie Suliman has been the mainstay throughout the various incarnations of The Pinholes and his infectious personality fills up every space of this idyllic album, which harkens back to a kinder and gentler epoch in Singaporean history. The production values are a little rough, but that only adds to the overall authentic ambience. It’s clear that The Pinholes have succeeded in bringing back the vibe. - Today Paper music reviews

The Pinholes have been active in the S-ROCK scene for some time now. Through personnel changes, singer and principal songwriter Famie Suliman remains the constant as the band continues to carry out its retro pop mission with aplomb and no small amount of fun.

The single “Sunshine” is The Pinholes’ opening salvo before the release of its debut full-length (sometime this year?) and this live favourite is given the happy production treatment its cheerful sound thoroughly deserves. Light-hearted and infectious, listeners are guaranteed a splendid 60s poppin’ time with this authentic pastiche/tribute to a special era.

“Sunshine” is now available from Bandcamp.

Official site. - Power Of Pop(Singapore)

The Pinholes have been active in the S-ROCK scene for some time now. Through personnel changes, singer and principal songwriter Famie Suliman remains the constant as the band continues to carry out its retro pop mission with aplomb and no small amount of fun.

The single “Sunshine” is The Pinholes’ opening salvo before the release of its debut full-length (sometime this year?) and this live favourite is given the happy production treatment its cheerful sound thoroughly deserves. Light-hearted and infectious, listeners are guaranteed a splendid 60s poppin’ time with this authentic pastiche/tribute to a special era.

“Sunshine” is now available from Bandcamp.

Official site. - Power Of Pop(Singapore)

Rock n’ roll band The Pinholes have just released their first single, ‘Sunshine‘, from their forthcoming EP Youth of Gold.
The song is most at home in 1960s California, feet in the sand and a glass of lemonade in hand, toes tapping to the simple pop song’s catchy chord progressions and melodies.
Forming in 2002, The Pinholes have done the hard yards in the Singapore music scene, actively gigging in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia since 2004. With influences ranging from The Who to The Stoned Revivals, The Pinholes – namely Didi Hailrul, Famie Suliman, Qush “Rock N Roll” and Wando Diao – are bringing back the 60s’ good vibes.
Youth of Gold will be released on 25 March 2013. - Other Sounds(Singapore)

Dressed in a mishmash of The Beatles, John Lennon and old-school disco, they had the crowd’s attention with their quirky identity from the get go.

Featuring Famie Suliman on guitar and lead vocals, Hailrul “DD” Hanafiah on guitar and vocals, Wanderboy on bass and vocals, and Oush “RocknRoll” on the drums, they started their short set with “Bring Back The Vibe”.

“Bring Back The Vibe” was a good pick for a first song, in my opinion. It featured an extremely catchy introduction that demanded the attention of everyone on the field that day. That said, to a first time listener (i.e. “me”), the vocals that finally accompanied these chords was a tad disappointing. Famie’s vocals lacked the strength to support such a powerful beginning. Nevertheless, the crowd took it all in.


Photo by Joshua Tan; MOSHIN’ 2012 All Rights Reserved
It started raining in the middle of “Preferably”, and most of the crowd scurried towards the scarce shelters around the open-air field. Many, however, remained and braved the rain in support of this act. “Preferably” featured DD on lead vocals; his voice had an almost electronic sound to it which I liked.

“Shake And Bake” was adorable, for the lack of a better word. Famie thoroughly entertained the crowd with his impromptu crash course on “how to shake your hips” – The Pinholes style. “Shake And Bake” felt like an east-meets-west mash-up with traces of traditional Malay songs… on electric guitars.


Photo by Liza Ruedas; MOSHIN’ 2012 All Rights Reserved
Playing through “Long Live Rock N Roll”, “All Out” was a refreshing change from their previous songs. The Pinholes did an excellent job at coming up with a song that made old-school music sound contemporary. It, however, sounded oddly reminiscent of the smash hit 1996 “That Thing You Do” by The Wonders.

Twilight slowly turned to dusk with “Ali Malarkey”, by now I’ve grown to like the group’s eclectic songs, lyrics and personality.

Ending their set with “Youth Of Gold”, a song that will give Marilyn Manson a run for his money, they had the crowd bopping along to their eccentric old-school music for the last time.

All things considered, The Pinholes is an acquired taste. You either like them, or you don’t.

Setlist:
1. Bring Back The Vibe
2. Preferably
3. Shake and Bake
4. Long Live Rock N Roll
5. All Out
6. Ali Malarkey
7. Youth Of Gold - Moshin

Interview by Sherilyn, Photo by Liang Bao

The Pinholes have been together since 2002, with Famie Suliman as the lead vocalist and guitarist. Wan the bassist studied Graphic Design at LASALLE while Qush is the 'team shaker' - part of the band since 2010, and Didi has been playing guitar in the band for two years. At the most recent session of Live Lounge, organised by NUS Radiopulze at Yusof Ishak House, Famie and the band sat down at a media roundtable interview to answer some questions.

How did you start out as a band?
We started out because of the love for music. As we played more shows, we entertained more people, which makes us happy as well. We're a rock and roll band, but it doesn't matter where you're from, hip-hop, rock or jazz, punk-rock; Singapore was a vibrant city in the 60s, and we're bringing back the vibrance to where it belongs.

I knew there were the Beatles and the Beach Boys; influences from outside the country, and I wanted to know if there were great bands in the 60s from Singapore, and I found out there were a lot of them, but I was quite sad that we don't know our history and heritage. There were bands like The Stray Dogs, Rita Chao - old legends that are not known to us; the masses don't know that there have been some great musicians all along in Singapore. There are cool vinyls from Singaporean bands out there.

How would you describe your song writing?
There are indian influences and Wan is into K-Pop! In terms of song-writing, we're in the process of songwriting, but we have been performing our own songs all these while.

Any interesting stories that you'd like to tell us?
20 hours from Singapore to US, going for SXSW was a bit crazy; we didn't know anyone over there, we didn't know the roads over there, and we did it by ourselves. We managed to interact with a few audience members over there and sent them a message about the Youth Olympic Games last year. Along the way we hung out at the roadside, disturbing some people who thought we were Mexican!

We also just did a music video for Hari Raya which will be aired on Suria. It was directed by Adi Yadoni, a very cool guy to work with. We also did a short film called the Legends of the Impact.

You mentioned SXSW; how was touring last year?
We did a little bit of touring last year, but not intensively. We covered a little bit of Malaysia and Indonesia. We hope to do it more intensively early next year. SXSW was such an experience - looking at bands playing was really great. Everyone were full-time musicians, and whether old or young, they all had their equipment and were walking around; it was a gathering of musicians.

Would you say SXSW was your highlight of the year?
Well, for now yes, but we're looking for Glastonbury though! That would be nice, carrying the flag for Singapore.

You mentioned that Tom Meighan from Kasabian 'blamed the internet for killing rockstars,' what is your view on this?
Rock 'n' roll, pop - music is not a normal thing to do - we have to be magnificent. And if that magnificence is taken away, then what is left for us? It's best to keep everything secret, rather than showing everything and the sense of going to a gig disappears - when you can get it anywhere on the internet.

But another part of me feels that it's okay: because we come from singapore, we have to expose ourselves a lot. The weighing for me is 50/50, but for them in UK, they don't have to do that because they have an established industry. Now we're trying to make an industry in Singapore, and I hope the media can support it, so that the public will not find that Singapore does not have anything particular to show.

I can see that you guys have a cool sense of fashion: Is that reflective in your music?
Fashion and music cannot be separated. Even if you're playing grunge or hip-hop, it's linked to fashion. We love fashion - I mean, who doesn't?

What is Nirvana for you guys?
Nirvana influenced me to take up guitar and music. I was mainly influenced by pop, so Nirvana changed my whole perception of rock music.

Last words...
Singapore is a very new country, 60s was the heyday for our country. But it did not last and our perception to local music is still far away. Although we work and study hard, we also need to let lose and watch some gigs. Performers and everyone in the arts industry should be supportive to each other, be it fashion designers, DJs, or musicians. We should all come together, since we're the future of the country.
- Original Music Society(Singapore)

Interview by Sherilyn, Photo by Liang Bao

The Pinholes have been together since 2002, with Famie Suliman as the lead vocalist and guitarist. Wan the bassist studied Graphic Design at LASALLE while Qush is the 'team shaker' - part of the band since 2010, and Didi has been playing guitar in the band for two years. At the most recent session of Live Lounge, organised by NUS Radiopulze at Yusof Ishak House, Famie and the band sat down at a media roundtable interview to answer some questions.

How did you start out as a band?
We started out because of the love for music. As we played more shows, we entertained more people, which makes us happy as well. We're a rock and roll band, but it doesn't matter where you're from, hip-hop, rock or jazz, punk-rock; Singapore was a vibrant city in the 60s, and we're bringing back the vibrance to where it belongs.

I knew there were the Beatles and the Beach Boys; influences from outside the country, and I wanted to know if there were great bands in the 60s from Singapore, and I found out there were a lot of them, but I was quite sad that we don't know our history and heritage. There were bands like The Stray Dogs, Rita Chao - old legends that are not known to us; the masses don't know that there have been some great musicians all along in Singapore. There are cool vinyls from Singaporean bands out there.

How would you describe your song writing?
There are indian influences and Wan is into K-Pop! In terms of song-writing, we're in the process of songwriting, but we have been performing our own songs all these while.

Any interesting stories that you'd like to tell us?
20 hours from Singapore to US, going for SXSW was a bit crazy; we didn't know anyone over there, we didn't know the roads over there, and we did it by ourselves. We managed to interact with a few audience members over there and sent them a message about the Youth Olympic Games last year. Along the way we hung out at the roadside, disturbing some people who thought we were Mexican!

We also just did a music video for Hari Raya which will be aired on Suria. It was directed by Adi Yadoni, a very cool guy to work with. We also did a short film called the Legends of the Impact.

You mentioned SXSW; how was touring last year?
We did a little bit of touring last year, but not intensively. We covered a little bit of Malaysia and Indonesia. We hope to do it more intensively early next year. SXSW was such an experience - looking at bands playing was really great. Everyone were full-time musicians, and whether old or young, they all had their equipment and were walking around; it was a gathering of musicians.

Would you say SXSW was your highlight of the year?
Well, for now yes, but we're looking for Glastonbury though! That would be nice, carrying the flag for Singapore.

You mentioned that Tom Meighan from Kasabian 'blamed the internet for killing rockstars,' what is your view on this?
Rock 'n' roll, pop - music is not a normal thing to do - we have to be magnificent. And if that magnificence is taken away, then what is left for us? It's best to keep everything secret, rather than showing everything and the sense of going to a gig disappears - when you can get it anywhere on the internet.

But another part of me feels that it's okay: because we come from singapore, we have to expose ourselves a lot. The weighing for me is 50/50, but for them in UK, they don't have to do that because they have an established industry. Now we're trying to make an industry in Singapore, and I hope the media can support it, so that the public will not find that Singapore does not have anything particular to show.

I can see that you guys have a cool sense of fashion: Is that reflective in your music?
Fashion and music cannot be separated. Even if you're playing grunge or hip-hop, it's linked to fashion. We love fashion - I mean, who doesn't?

What is Nirvana for you guys?
Nirvana influenced me to take up guitar and music. I was mainly influenced by pop, so Nirvana changed my whole perception of rock music.

Last words...
Singapore is a very new country, 60s was the heyday for our country. But it did not last and our perception to local music is still far away. Although we work and study hard, we also need to let lose and watch some gigs. Performers and everyone in the arts industry should be supportive to each other, be it fashion designers, DJs, or musicians. We should all come together, since we're the future of the country.
- Original Music Society(Singapore)

Enough of Electrico and The Great Spy Experiment already. The local music scene today is in a rude state of health. From hip hop acts with live instrumentation and ambient sound-scapers to straightforward rock ’n’ rollers, these acts demand to be heard. Here are our pick of seven Singaporean bands that ought to be on your radar. - IS-Magazine, Aug 19, 2010

IT IS probably appropriate for local rockers The Pinholes that the theme for this year's National Day Parade is "Live Our Dream, Fly Our Flag". As lead singer Famie told us, their dream is to "bring Singapore music out of the country, preferably somewhere far away".

Well, the band have been doing that, playing in various countries around the region as well as at one of the most prestigious music festivals in the world, South By Southwest in Texas.

And as for flying the flag, the band actually brought one along to Texas to "show that it doesn't matter where you are from - music is music".

So you could say The Pinholes are living their dream. "Well, not that much yet, just a little bit," corrected Famie, 30.

The four-piece band is noted for its signature retro '60s musical style and they wear uniformed outfits circa the Swinging Sixties to match. Which means they fly in the face of a predominantly power pop/emo/singer-songwriter arena that's prevalent here.

"Although there are a lot of bands right now, I think we are like the alternative," said Famie. "If they're pop, then we're alternative pop; if they're rock, we're alternative rock. We play this kind of (musical style) from the past because there is a soul to it. And without the past, we can't shape the future. There's a certain essence there; a vibrance. We're bringing the vibrancy back into the scene."

The Pinholes are prepping to release a new single, Youth Of Gold (the "alternative" YOG theme, they said) and their album is slated for release later this year. But Famie said the band hasn't stopped dreaming yet.

"We want to play at Glastonbury at least once."

CHRISTOPHER TOH
- Today Online

They sound like they're having an eternal hangover. Listening to this curious eight-track EP, you get a vivid sense of the boy's camaraderie as they jam during a carefree Saturday afternoon on a verandah in the East Coast.

As it happens the blokes - Haffiz Ramli, Rahmat "Modjo", Madir Khustaman, Haikal Mohd and Famie Suliman and Asri - are all from the west side of Singapore.

Acoustic Session is a lovely chillout record in the minor key. It imbibes a bit of all their various influences - the sun-kissed melodies of Beach Boys and The Quests as well as some trippy guitar work that reminds one of Led Zeppelin and good ol' rock 'n' roll.

I couldn't tell who's singing what, but obviously they're totally in love with music.

An original call Never Gonna Take My Life is refreshingly angst-free and a cover of fellow local band the Great Spy Experiment called Late Night Request has oodles of shambolic charm. A keeper. - The Straits Times,Singapore,05/12/2007

Cd Reviewed (Acoustics Sessions,Ep,Straits Records)

"Probably the only young bands today to acknowledge the Quests from the 1960s as an inspiration.This is one charming CD for those chummy lager-soaked nights but with a distinctly local flavour.Come to think of it,for the way these guys define their own brand of cool,acoustics Sessions is a modern classic."

by Chris Ho
- The Straits Times,Feb 22,2008

"Bands To watch in 2008" - My Paper,11/02/2008