Young and Sexy

ALBUM REVIEWS FOR THE ARC:

Nieuwe Geluiden, July 2008, "Na tien jaar ervaring als band, beheerst Young and Sexy het songschrijven en samenstellen van een album tot in de puntjes." Can't read Dutch? Read this review in English.
Power of Pop, July 2008, "...The Arc is up there with the best albums of 2008 so far..."
Now, June 2008, "...the now veteran quintet deliver a complex collection of delicate indie pop selections..."
Everything is pop, June 2008, "With summer upon us now I can't think of a better soundtrack."
The Skinny, June 2008, "...The Arc sees them finally stepping out of the shadow of 'Canada's response to Belle & Sebastian' and into their own light."
Chromewaves, June 2008, "I've given up that Young & Sexy will ever be the band I hoped they'd become..."
Aversion, June 2008, "...a leaner, meaner and more direct attack on pop."
All Music Guide, June 2008, "The band's previous work was so direct and real that it's difficult to accept their pulling back from hands-on reality and cloaking things in mystery."
Fense Post, May 2008, "There's a light experimental nature to some of these tunes..."
Black Sunshine, May 2008, "The music does indeed have plenty of rewards for those willing to indulge."
Euphobics, May 2008, "There's more than one way to meander..."
Eye Weekly, May 2008, "The quintet take some risks on The Arc, mixing up their customary dream pop with slightly proggy Floydian poperatics..."
Exclaim!, May 2008, "The band look back in time for musical cues without resorting to kitschy throwbacks..."
Chart Attack, May 2008, "Maybe if they wrote better songs they wouldn't sound so much like a budget Pink Floyd."
Vue Weekly, May 2008, "For those of us who are old and boring, though, there's a certain something that's appealing about The Arc."
Baby Sue, May 2008, "The Arc is a beautiful and unique album..."
Some Velvet Blog, May 2008, "Y&S have made one of the best albums of the Fall to come out in any given Spring. Young & Sexy vs. The Arc "
Keeps Me Alive, April 2008, "...perfect for a late-night drive along a rain-soaked highway..."
The Star, April 2008, "...definitely progressive music, if not Progressive Music."
Hero Hill, April 2008, "...another big step out of the light and into the shadows."

ALBUM REVIEWS FOR PANIC WHEN YOU FIND IT:

Music Missions, January 2007, "...what all your favorite male/female pop duos would sound like if they added a few members and did more drugs."
The Westender, January 2007, "...last year's greatest unsung Vancouver pop album — dressed, unfortunately, in the worst artwork of recent memory."
Pop Culture Press, November 2006, "Any way you look at it, Panic When You Find It is an accomplished work."
Static Multimedia, October 2006, "…an awe-struck tone that is at once deliberate, casual, and appropriate."
fensepost.com, July 2006, "With heavy influences in 70's pop, Young & Sexy would sit nicely in a collection of old Zombies and Mammas & Pappas records."
Columbia Journal, July 2006, "This album has a very summery, back porch, Pink Floyd-ish feel."
Erasing Clouds, May 8, 2006, "It's a winter album with Beach Boys harmonies, and truly remarkable."
Pop Matters, April 20, 2006, "The difference between the new album and its predecessor like that between summer and autumn. The days get shorter, the shadows get longer, and there's more of a bite in the air."
Left Hip Magazine, May 2006, "You put it on and you are instantly transported somewhere else, somewhere incredible."
Eye Weekly, April 20, 2006, "***"
Two Way Monologues, April 2006, "SCORE: 8.6"
Popsheep, April 8 2006, "This is pop music without the saccharine sweetness that it can so easily succumb to."
Exclaim!, March 13 2006, "...they're not showy, and they don't waste all their chips on one single part of an arrangement."
Pulse Niagara, March 2006, "It's actually rather upsetting that Young And Sexy were able to take so many good things and make something so inherently boring."
Transform, February 2006, "Let's face it: slow tracks are more challenging..."
A&A, March 2006, "...I can't deny how pretty these often-convoluted pieces can be."
The Regina Leader-Post, February 2006, "Considering Young and Sexy can barely coax their slumbering melodies beyond a whisper, they hardly seem capable of panic."
The Peak, March 6, 2006, "...accessible without being simple."
Baby Sue, February 2006, "...finds them sounding acutely focused as they deliver finely-tuned compositions that are sure to stand the test of time."
Montreal Mirror, February 2006, "Less young and less sexy than ever..."
Venus Zine, March 2006, "...deliciously atmospheric music."
See Magazine, January 2006, "...fragile, melancholy pop music."
Now Toronto, February 2006, "...ante up an album of psyched-out soulful pop slow burners that should be every self-respecting indie rock lovah's new booty soundtrack"
Coke Machine Glow, March 2006, " 77% "
Vue Weekly, March 2006, "...the album is like fool's gold: it looks nice at first, but fails to impress upon closer inspection."
Winnipeg Sun, March 3, 2006, "...artfully bittersweet, country-tinged indie-pop."
FFWD, March 2, 2006, "The album works as the near-flawless soundtrack to a hazy Sunday afternoon, music best heard when nursing a slight hangover or a major crush."
Spin, March 2, 2006, "...drippingly sarcastic and hopelessly danceable."
Westender, February 23, 2006, "...their most organic- and energetic-sounding collection to date."
Time, February 15, 2006, " ...an album that sounds unified and pleasant, but that you could still offer to your piano teacher as proof that not all pop musicians are talentless hacks."
All Music Guide, February 2006, " ****½ "
ChartAttack, February 14, 2006, "...consistently bold and adventurous pop."

ALBUM REVIEWS FOR LIFE THROUGH ONE SPEAKER:

Fish Piss, sometime in 2004, "...I would go as far as giving the band a high five for good work."
Indieville, February 9, 2004, " 87% "
Uptown Magazine, January 22, 2004, " B+ "
Fufkin.com, January 2004, "...intelligent and compelling."
Splendid E-Zine, January 9, 2004, "...refreshing in its embrace of emotion."
SHZine, January 2004, "Top Records for 2003"
indieville.com, January 6, 2004, "The top 20 albums of 2003"
eye weekly, January 1, 2004, "Best songs of 2003"
Soul Shine Magazine, January 2004, " *** "
KindaMuzik, "...pakkende popliedjes die moeiteloos van synthpop via rock naar ballades schieten, vol harmonieuze zangpartijen en unieke orchestraties."
Globe & Mail, December 6, 2003, The Best CDs of the Year
Eye Weekly, December 4, 2003, " **** "
PopMatters, November 20, 2003, "...one of the best bands their country has to offer."
All Music Guide, November 2003, "Lots of people make adult pop these days; precious few do it as well as Young and Sexy"
MusicEmissions, November 1, 2003, " **** "
babysue, November 2003, "Refreshingly sincere melodic pop music with a difference."
Erasing Clouds, October 29, 2003, "...fetching but subtle melodies that sneak up on you..."
Western Gazette, October 24, 2003, " **** "
SEE Magazine, October 16, 2003, "...an album of undeniable beauty in its apparent simplicity."
Chartattack, October 2003, "...a storybook of a record..."
Cosmik Debris, October 2003, "...beat the stuffings out of the sophomore jinx..."

ALBUM REVIEWS FOR STAND UP FOR YOUR MOTHER:

popMatters, December 2002, "BEST MUSIC OF 2002"
CMJ, 2002, "CMJ Staff Picks 2002"
Now Toronto, 2002, "...mind-blowing variety..."
monoculture, 2002, "it grows on you..."
crimson and cherry, 2002, "...put down the recorder."
Idiot's Delight Digest, 2002, "...one of the stars of Toronto's North By Northeast Music festival..."
Cosmik Debris, November 2002, "...has completely restored my faith in little, unknown bands..."
tangmonkey, September 18 2002, "It's wusspop by people with good teeth..."
Wavelength, July 2002, "... could easily be this year's best album that The Beatles never made ..."
erasing clouds, July 2002, "Young and Sexy takes a remarkably confident approach to pop music."
Splendid, June 17, 2002, "... both completely unassuming and expansively dramatic."
All Music Guide, "**** 1/2"
PopMatters, May 1, 2002, "...full of joyous songs with catchy hooks"
Now Toronto, April 18, 2002, "...vividly pretty orchestral pop"
The Ubyssey, April 3, 2002, "Twee and beautiful"
Georgia Straight, March 28, 2002, "an unapologetically sweet release"
Uptown Magazine, March 7, 2002, "...melodic, hook-laden tunes"
The Province, February 26, 2002, "**** 1/2"

GIG REVIEWS:

The Peak, March 6, 2006, "Right in between these two fantastic acts (The Buttless Chap & The Doers), making what was perhaps the tastiest indie-pop sandwich known to man, was Young and Sexy."
Glass City, March 2006, "The band played like a well-oiled machine, ringing out the songs on its playlist almost exactly as they sound on the CD."
Discorder, February 2006, "...Their music champions those that manage to rise above the scraped knees and broken hearts."
ChartAttack, December 10, 2003, "live versions of "Herculean Bellboy" and "Stand Up To Your Mother" were exhilarating."
Now Toronto, June 2002, "Folks were lined up around the block..."
Eye Weekly, June 13, 2002, "****"
ChartAttack, June 8, 2002, "Young And Sexy@Rancho Relaxo"

INTERVIEWS:

Sound Proof, June 2008,"Young and Sexy have cracked that harmonious code whereby the duet sounds amazing rather than corny"
Eye Weekly, June 11, 2008, "That's the reason people should come to our show: because famous people are there."
The Vancouver Sun, May 22, 2008, "It was a pit bull and it howled along the whole time..."
The Vancouver Courier, May 14, 2004, "Presently I'm a slightly overweight 36-year-old engineering assistant so naturally my writing has become more mysterious."
The Georgia Straight, January 22, 2004, "Young and Sexy Forge Ahead"
Now Toronto, December 4, 2003, "Twee like me: Van sissy popsters secretly wanna rock"
Exclaim!, December 1, 2003, "Young and Sexy and Sublimely Malcontent"
Vancouver Magazine, September 2003, "Soft, raucous and a little of both. A trio of bands to watch."
eye, June 6, 2002, "The best twee pop band you'll find while searching for web porn"
ChartAttack, April 24, 2002, "Young And Sexy: The Facts Of Life"
Drippy Gazzette, January 2000, "Young and Sexy... are ready to break out of their cocoon and become a big beautiful butterfly with their mellow folk-pop sounds..."