"I'm
all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands
of fools. Let's start with typewriters"
Frank
Lloyd Wright (1868-1959)
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BBC
Radio Oxford
"..a
local band on the cusp of greatness.."
BLAH
BLAH magazine
"...one
of the hottest new bands around.."
Drowned
in Sound on-line album review of Refute Fake Icons
"..their
electro-pop ends up with a kind of stylishly futuristic film noir
fatalism which pleases greatly...The sound's a clever one...Refute
Fake Icons is intelligent, inventive, tuneful and
confident, and it has bucketloads of style. If you like electro
with a kick or a slickness to your rock 'n' roll, I would swiftly
point you in 100 Bullets Back's direction." Holl(i)y Davies,
September 2005
Damn
Pest review of Refute Fake Icons
"This
is a cool record that updates the synth-pop template with a light
touch, high energy and panache, clever without being smartarse,
catchy without striving for effect. It's impressive and more importantly,
it's fun." Matt Finucane
Screaming
Tarts review of Refute Fake Icons
"Their
hyperactive synth-heavy electro rock 'n' roll is definitely what
the people want...Their disco vibe is really intense and I'd go
as far to say that this album is more an experience than just a
bunch of songs...All in all, a great album from a new and up 'n
coming band." Kat Lynch
The
Overflow review of Refute Fake Icons
"Cracking
21st century pop, not to be passed by! Producing a new age electro
sonic sound experience, this album will make you feel real good.
(CD of the week August 31st)." Kat Lynch
High
Voltage review of Refute Fake Icons
"This
is promising material, and HV guesses that it is backed up with
a rather danceable live show too."
BBC
Berkshire live review - The Boxing Club, Reading 04.11.05
"..The
two electro-poppers, who sound like The Killers bedding New Order
while the Pet Shop Boys sit by and watch, jumped about behind mics
and synths as though they were playing Wembley. Immediately catchy,
their songs are pogo sticks boinging happily among the grey bowler-hatted
world. A superb performance with a fantastic bunch of songs.." Linda
Serck
ORGAN
on-line album review of Refute Fake Icons
"..100
Bullets Back are good good good, they’re making some kind
of attitude laden new romantic pop that keeps threatening to turn
in to Heaven 17 or Visage or a flock of housing estate seagulls
(in a cool kind of way)...Synth pop with attitude...a decent release
at last...Cool as F electro synth pop from Oxford or Reading or
some crap town like that." Sean of ORGAN #130 > 25/08/2005
LOSING
TODAY REVIEW "I KnOw/Bangkok 7"single"
"...so
good is this second outing from Oxford trio 100 bullets back, we
couldn’t contain our over bound joy of it...Both ‘I know’
and the attendant flip side ‘Bangkok (Everybody needs somebody to
love)’ are up there as some of the most infectious trappings of
electro-pop / post punk / dance crossover we’ve had the pleasure
of hearing all year. Not your usual gloom / austere riddled tunes
that most operating in this field seem so happily at churning out,
this lot instead draw upon that sense of coldness and splice it
with an almost get up and go charge that’s immediately loveable
and more importantly as catchy as fuck...Be warned, the sound of
(in) crowd."
JOYZINE
on-line magazine live review
"100
BULLETS BACK's indie/dance crossover..at once drowning out the voices
and pulling intrigued punters stagewards like a punk funk tractor
beam. Their set was a little hit and miss, but when they hit, the
effect was close to devastating, and will probably saddle the band
with comparisons to the likes of Franz Ferdinand and Pop of the
Tops alumni Bloc Party. Dance beats and distinctly 80s synths are
married to elastic basslines and abrasive guitars, while slightly
over Americanised vocals louchely drawl over the top. Certainly
one to keep an eye on." www.joyzine.co.uk, 13/4/2004
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Magazine review of "The Lost Souls Club/Violence" 7" single
100
Bullets Back "The Lost Souls Club" (Velocity) ***1/2
"Young
greenhorns with big ideas, 100 Bullets Back make a surprisingly
tempered racket that falls somewhere between the electro-pop wizardry
of Pet Shop Boys and the restless post-punk anglings of Franz Ferdinand.
Chucking in an impressive array of apposite time-changes, this debut
single comes with taut melodies and lovely, drawn vocals that slot
nicely into the top pocket of 2004’s buzzing zeitgeist. If a major
label can swallow them up and turn around some new material pronto
they could have a licence to print their own money." Nat Carsley,
5/4/2004
R*E*P*E*A*T
Fanzine review of "The Lost Souls Club/Violence" 7"single
100
Bullets Back "The Lost Souls Club" (Velocity)
"And
here's another vote for the underground. While the inkies are all
falling over Franz Ferdinand, here's some kidsfrom Oxford doing
a similiar thing on a fraction of the budget, but still sounding
better. With one ear on the 80s (OMD, New Order, Pet Shop Boys)
and the other on making a joyful pop racket for 2004. Yes there's
keyboards but they are a slave of the song and not vice versa. There's
tunes and suss and whistfulness and all sorts in here; even I wasn't
so tired from writing nine months of reviews I'd tell you more about
it but I'll leave you to find out for yourself". Richard Rose, 7/4/2004
Nightshift:
Oxford's Music Magazine review of "The Lost Souls Club"
"Popping
up from a similar musical direction to the likes of Hot Hot Heat,
100 Bullets Back hark back to that golden age - the early 1980s.
'The Lost Souls Club' is XTC-style proto-indie funk-pop, led by
a lightweight but nagging guitar chime and softly duelling vocals...'Violence'
takes a downturn into moodier territory - synthetic strings and
a motorik groove...not bad stuff". Nightshift, April 2004
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