"The WMDs skirt the boundaries of
modern rock and even power-balladry with lack of
remorse...and the band's dexterity elevates what
would likely have ended up an empty sentiment in
conventional pop."
"These guys should be on those Late
Night T.V. shows, the girls are going to eat them
up."
"Despite their self-imposed "modern rock" tag, New
York City's WMDs don't stack their songs with
heaps
of over-compressed distortion. This is a good
thing, as most music that modern-rock radio
embraces is so generic and processed it makes you
want to kill yourself. The WMDs favor melodies
(actual fresh ones!) wrapped in tasteful string
arrangements (also fresh). You can easily spot the
influences, such as Tom Petty, but the band wears
them well and does them proud. For example, when
The WMDs do use distortion, it's of a fine,
textured variety (a la Tom Petty). And, damn, how
many bands can say they take a Beatles influence
and make something original with it? Actually, I
can only think of one - this one."
-Saby Reyes-Kulkarni
"New York City’s The WMD’s might have a
name that evokes political rage but this isn’t
a political band. Instead the songs are stripped
down opuses about personal stories and experiences.
Wrapping them in a walled in pop-rock room that’s
spacious and surprisingly crafty, this demo
hopefully will work its way into the hands of an
important playmaker in the music industry because
this band deserves to have a whole lot more
attention paid to it."
-J-sin
"As a final gift to the rock community the Luna
Lounge has located The WMDs
- Time Out New York
“Their sound is 1962 Hamburg meets 1990 Seattle. There are
lyrical, melodic moments, but they're well padded
in a hard, wall-pounding beat."
-Yori Yanover, Grand Street News
"Brian Bauers delivers his well-written lyrics with
passion and arranges and plays his music with an
understated maturity." -Listen.com
"Every Song is a complete surprise... and for all
you ladies out there, these boys are very
cute."
-Jill Morrison, WUSB 90.1FM
