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"They create simple and honest indie pop, and in this digital age
it’s this kind
of honesty and simplicity that cuts through the bullshit to
make them stand out. It’s refreshing to hear a band who have their eyes
open
to the world and
who manage to use their music as a platform to sing about it.
Because, after all, isn’t that the point of making a band in the first place? " Music Vice
"...the natural antidote to fingers-in-the-ears hey-nonny-no self-indulgence.
If
you ever wondered what Sonny & Cher would have sounded like if they'd been
backed
by Pixies here's your chance." -Guy Debored, Trakmarx.com
"These two belt out indie rock which is again simple but very tight;
Turner's drum beats steady Roth's guitar wanderings, and both
provide beautiful vocals, harmonising now and again to great effect.
The couple seem to be having so much fun on stage that you
can't help but enjoy them... " eGigs.co.uk
"Pretty Slow" sounds like a bonus, unreleased track from Blue Album-era Weezer,
if Rivers Cuomo had teamed up with The Blow's Khaela Maricich." -
Rachel Kowal, "Second Stage" NPR Full
Feature
"Party/ Folk Noise/ Punk band Schwervon! make cute fun out of the
Big Black blueprint." -Village Voice
"...roughhewn, exposed-brick NYC indie rock with a freshly squeezed
pop twist, their young life/ young heart songs drawing inspiration from
the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the Pixies, the more twee side of Cibo Matto and beyond.
The general rule of rock duos states that for a group to really
explode,one member needs to be a brutal enough talent to igniteboth halves
(White Stripes,etc.), but Turner and Roth seem to be enjoying
themselves enough for three, and that is just fine, too." -AM New York
"Of course, Schwervon!’s secret has weapon has always been their proximity.
Two songwriters who share a life offstage as well as on, Roth and
Turner’s vocals intertwine with an unforced familiarity that comes from years
of cohabitation and collaboration.. Schwervon!’s music is comprised of
two-person inside jokes that cruises on a wave of inclusiveness... that make
their audience feel like the songs and the sound belong to everyone who comes across it."
-Brook Pridemore, Jezebel Music Full Feature
"These peppy, smart pop tunes sound pretty great...particularly when
you consider the fact that these folks record their tunes in
a small New York apartment...5 out of 5" -LMNOP.com
"There's a very homemade feel to Schwervon's music, almost like
it was
recorded straight from their kitchen and into your ears. You can picture
the
drum kit squashed in between the fridge and the table whilst amps covers
the
worktops and wires riddle the lino. The sound is rough around the edges
and there's a sleaze to the careless strums that make
you feel overdressed just
for listening." - nonstuff
(UK)
"... their sound continues to grow more sophisticated and mature.
Nan Turner and Matt Roth once excelled at...twee tunes about food and
animals;
the new I Dream of Teeth is darker and more expansive."
-Amy Phillips, Village
Voice
"...Schwervon pile on foot stomping drum beats with loads of
guitar noise
...add in boy/girl vocals that complement
each other perfectly,
a love for Sonic Youth and The Pixies."
- Kyle J., 75 or Less
"Like the White Stripes if theyÌd been raised on the records
of 80s indie heroes
The Wedding Present rather than Blind Willie McTell ." -James Jam, NME
"It can be loud and cute and mouth-along-able. Most of all, the
Schwervon!
kids sing about the real, the here and the now - laundry,
depression,
rent and repression - So much damn fun."
-Patrick Rapa, Philadelphia City Paper