Tub Ring

"This is genuinely catchy music...then again HIV is catchy...Tub Ring is AIDS." - Global Domination

"Sure, lots of underground bands attempt noisy stylistic collages at breakneck tempos. But few manage to inject as much melody as Tub Ring. " - Jim DeRogatis

"If you are up for a mind opening trip to a country were Edith Piaf propositions Fugazi, Bertolt Brecht writes lyrics for Black Sabbath, and Beethoven scores Beastie Boys songs, grab yourself a copy of “The Great Filter." - Piercing Metal

"Parents, the members of Tub Ring are poster children for not giving your ADD-addled children their meds. Otherwise, they might never grow up to be endearingly spastic kings of pop like these guys, who can open a tune with pseudo-classical strings before veering effortlessly into bouncy punk interspersed with searing metal and spiked with robot gurgles and garage-y roller-rink organs. Thank God the guys in Tub Ring grew up before Ritalin became ubiquitous. " - Cory Casciato

"Tub Ring take a cue from My Chemical Romance on The Great Filter (The End), a bombastic genre hop that finds modern rock hooks in its search for an identity. Most surprising is “The Charismatic Smile,” which boasts new range from lead singer Kevin Gibson. An anthem erupts after some mild electro-bungling: “And that’s when you smile,” he accurately suggests. The vets sound inspired by Rammstein on “Life In Transition,” a would-be industrial bruiser if they could only settle down. But that wouldn’t be very Tub Ring of them, would it?" - Mike Meyer