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''Ashby
have luxurious, intelligent pop down to a T".
Q ***
"As
good a snatch of dreamy pop that you'll hear this
year ".
Arena ***
"Beautiful,
incredible and essential".
Virgin.net *****
"Chic
magic".
i-D
"A procession of lush rococo arrangements brings out the best in Evelyn Pope's lovelorn sigh"
MOJO ****
"Their writing and arranging shows unusual finesse. Looks Like You’ve Already Won reveals new layers of detail with each new listen"
"For
those who love warm, lush, eccentric pop, Ashby may be the discovery of
the year.".
Billboard
"The songs are as catchy as ever and their unique brand of aural, adult tinged, honey like seduction is as palpable as ever."
"Manages
to admirably strut over what could so
easily have become twee noodling to a place of emotional engagement".
DJ
****
"The
more listens, the better you feel".
Rolling Stone ***1/2
"This
upstart duo delivers the goods, putting vintage pop warmth into spiffy electronic
settings and writing thoughtful songs".
Boston Phoenix
"A
compulsively listenable record".
All Music Guide
****1/2
"A
must for fans of Saint Etienne, Sixties pop and Chicago post-rock ".
Uncut ****
"A
mix of catchiness, well designed music, personality and style".
Splendidzine
"Excellent
tunes make this album a super ride".
BabySue.com *****
"In
one magnificent Turn Ashby has landed the top spot on the jukebox of Indie
Rock casanovas".
Northeast Performer
"Delicate,
precise vocals and consistently pretty melodies elevate the songs to a higher
plateau".
Grafitti Magazine
"This is a very special album. Ashby manages the trick of exuding all sorts of warmth and empathy, yet never blow their considerable cool".
"A voice both alluring and hypnotic put center stage by well sculpted production".
"Sweetly seductive pop".
"Crisp and bright—it's equal parts Beach Boys at their most abstract and Air at their poppiest."
Ethereal
"Evelyn Pope’s short-day, long-night music sounds — at its best — like the world’s most melancholy snowflakes falling to the ground."
"Great album, crap title".