"the band’s self-titled debut.....with a Randy Newman-ish sensibility permeating soulful tunes by Marianna Thielen and Reece Marshburn......has perfected an all-access pop sound that samples generously from its past, but has trudged into the future filling a keen sonic niche all its own." -Willamette Week
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"...the group hones a sound all its own — one that, while still somewhat rooted in the soul of the ’60s (thanks in large part to Thielen’s impressive vocal prowess), darts off in other directions at a moment’s notice, seamlessly transitioning between rock, blues, jazz, pop, classical and everything in between." -A.P. Kryza
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"...the group’s eponymous debut album is smooth, sophisticated and smartly arranged. It wouldn’t sound out of place on shuffle with Regina Spektor, the Carpenters and Pink Martini."
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Read "The Bylines Break Through" a front page feature from Geoff Pursinger of the Tigard Times.