| "Throwing
a group of amazing players on stage or into the studio can yield
exceptional—and often unexpected—results. Such is
the case with local gem Redstart. " read
more |
Pulse |
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| "The
band has a dark, jazzy, dirge-like power that I find surprisingly
invigorating. Some songs have the weight of contemporary hymns,
while others groove like slow, psychedelic Stooges mantras.
And lyrically, the depth of understanding exhibited by Redstart's
songs is remarkable, even disturbing at times." read
more |
How
Was The Show |
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| "Dangerous
stuff, this wailing for the spirits of melancholy and desire."
read more |
| City
Pages |
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| "...Wendy's
buttery vocals and bloody poems feel as free-form as the instrumentation,
making for an ensemble piece that uses syllables and words as
notes and cues and leaves the dot-connecting to the listener."
read more |
| St.
Paul Pioneer Press |
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| "...what
Redstart demonstrate on their debut, One (Loaded Lick Records),
is a knack for taking a complicated musical idea and making
it sound completely accessible." read
more |
| City
Pages |
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| PAST
IMPRESSIONS |
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| "(Lewis
is) like a neighborhood Patti Smith...teamed with a raw, jazzy
rhythm section to make the most awe-inspiring local rock record
of the year." |
| #1
Local Release/Rhea Valentine's Shrug
Minneapolis Star Tribune |
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| "(Shrug)
is an amazingly heartfelt record, loaded with musical and emotional
risks." |
|
(***1/2)
St. Paul Pioneer Press |
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| "...a
gripping blend of free jazz and rock that has few local or even
national precedents. Lewis achieves the kind of meaningfulness
that separates mediocre albums from magnificent ones." |
| City
Pages |
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| "Lewis
is the Sylvia Plath of rock/pop. These tracks are more like
poetry with a musical context...this can't just be listened
to, it must be heard." |
| Cake |
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| "(Lewis)
provides some of the most intriguingly aggressive tunes I've
heard in a long time. |
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