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Teenage Tide
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Released: Aug 2, 2011
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General Info

  • Genre: Electro / Indie / Shoegaze

    Location Austin, Un

    Profile Views: 229662

    Last Login: 3/25/2012

    Member Since 2/20/2005

    Website www.lettingup.com

    Type of Label Indie

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Contact

Mgmt:
michael@mightmanagement.com
US Booking:
booking@lettingup.com
US Press:
brooke@bighassle.com
UK/EUR Booking:
paulb@freetradeagency.co.uk
UK/EUR Press:
james@prescriptionpr.co.uk

Press

“blissful, shimmery...”
-Rolling Stone

“both nostalgic and caught in a moment that feels never-ending”
-NPR

"an unexpected pleasure"
-Pitchfork.com

“music that's light as a feather and ephemeral as a dream.”
-Interview Mag

“if there was ever a band to spearhead the recent renaissance of dream-pop fever then this is the act to get invested in”
-Aquarium Drunkard

“enough upbeat pep in its step to make the dog days of summer a little cooler”
-I Guess I'm Floating

"captures the essence of teen dreams"
-USA Today

"Fall for the band’s dreamy electronica sound"
-MAGNET Magazine

"Eclectic, heartbreaking and full of shoegaze glory, the Los Angeles, Calif. band's latest is their best yet"
-AOL/Spinner

"Friday afternoon surprise"
-MSN

“songs as sweet as blood orange flavored lollipops and as hazy as the golden hour sun on the Santa Monica pier”
-yvynyl

“Within the folds of atmospheric pop laced with shivery electronica “
-My Old Kentucky Blog

"this is a band that should no longer go ignored."
-Consequence of Sound

“perfect dream-pop “
-FensePost

“only get better with each record”
-The Owl Mag

“a smooth ride of sun, sea and sweeping sands”
-The 405

“a rather fantastic EP”
-Death + Taxes

“they’ll be going places soon enough”
-North American Scum

“Jesus what a great song”
-Life After Nirvana

“ beautiful, lifting fusion of gentle vocals and soaring synth-based instrumentals”
-Kata Rokkar

"It's amazing how effortless the band is able to sound while packing in all these feel good sounds."
-We All Want Someone To Shout For

"what to do when the heat has got you down? Distract yourself with a summertime playlist, duh. And we have the perfect addition- Letting Up Despite Great Faults."
-The Music Slut

“This is the kind of summery music that invented the term ‘summery music’”
-32ft/second

“I gotta tell you straight away it's one damn good song.”
-Against The Odds

“Get ready folks, as this is something really special.”
-Austin Town Hall

“like the Jesus & Mary Chain smothered in honey”
-The Devil Has The Best Tuna

“filled with delicious indie-pop gems”
-Some Velvet Blog

“splendid works of magic”
-Burning World

“bedroom-project-turned-pop-darlings”
-Buzzbands.la

“amazing, shoe-gazing indie-pop”
-DefineUs

“Soft indie pop vocals with big electro sounds and thick guitars make for a perfect storm with these guys”
-Each Note Secure

“transcend influences and deliver something that is both unique and arresting.”
-The Ash Gray Proclamation

“If they’d occurred a decade ago they would have run alongside Lush, the Pale Saints and the Drop Nineteens and would very definitely have been signed to 4AD”
-Magnetic Magazine

"feel-good melancholy"
-Exclaim!

"4/5"
-Baeble

"fuzzed-out guitars, blippy synths, and the free-floating vocals"
-Tea Party Boston: Interview 3/13/10

"A-"
-Pop Tarts Suck Toasted

"The instrumentation was consistently top notch"
-Music Induced Euphoria: Noise Pop Concert Review 2/27/10

“I can’t get enough of it”
-Off The Radar

“Charmingly brilliant stuff”
-The Pop! Stereo

“sweet, hazy, noisy greatness”
-DBF-Music.com

"magical songs that make you fall instantly in love"
-The Indie Music Database: Video of the Week 5/10/10

"they’re going to blow up very soon."
-The Tape

"beautiful euphoric tones"
-Einstein Music Journal

"a perfect marriage of M83 and Slowdive"
-QRO Magazine

"4 stars"
-Groovemine

"good-for-your-health audio"
-Ohh! Crapp

“evokes sunshine induced feelings while still sounding like a rainy day”
-DeckFight

"Bashfully bittersweet shoegaze"
-Earworm, Much Music

"so good"
-kid_for_today

"we already love these up-and-comers"
-Sheena Beaston

"one to watch"
-Scottish Friction

"beautifully somber soundscapes with a clear pop aesthetic"
-The Sky Report

“acts as the perfect accompaniment to a lazy afternoon lying in the sun and helps to make long hot summer days that much more enjoyable & relaxing”
-Eclectically Challenged

“electronic pop masterminds”
-Knox Road

“pop-y, dreamy vocals”
-The Fox Is Black

“One of the most underrated pop bands in the United States”
-Twentyseven Views

“ gives us is a song that’s much more enjoyable than perhaps our teenage years ever were.”
-In Your Speakers

“songs that i’m not afraid to call ‘perfect’”
-Me, And All My Friends

"simply gorgeous"
-BandsOfTheBay.com

"the perfect slouchy cableknit for breezy days and changing seasons."
-Luxury Wafers

"enchanted melodies that make you feel all sorts of warm and wonderful."
-No Conclusion

"loving every single minute of it"
-Indiehere

"the perfect soundtrack for a teenage romance."
-In This Week

"The perfect soundtrack for snow gazing out a train window."
-5 Acts

"dreamy LA-based band"
-Welikeit.indie

"the band’s fuzzy hazy sense of pop is quite filling"
-TwentySeven Views

"the video of Our Younger Noise has ‘Hello Summer’ written all over on it"
-AudioPorn Central

"all kinds of shimmery ambient crescendos crashing like the waves in the Pacific. "
-Cause=Time

"will whisk you off to somewhere far from here"
-CYSTSFTS

"wash of shoegaze dream pop"
-Impressionable Youth

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