Links for Press:
EPK/Press Release for Midwest Handshake
Biography
Hi Res Pictures
V13
I Don’t Hear a Single
Celeb Mix
Lost in the Nordics
Buzz Music
Wax Vinyl Records
Tonic Grains
GSGM
Surviving the Golden Age
The Music Bugle
Alt 77
American Pancake
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Hot Lunch Music
Right Chord Music
Sounds Good Webzine
Click Roll Boom
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Havoc Underground
From the Straight
Pillar Artists
VT Contar
“’Car Crash Companion’ a courageous hook limbed rocker with emotionally explosive songwriting. When Noller bluntly shouts “I’m tired of my own brain fuck fuck fucking me,” there is a sense of an edgy Bob Mould and Robert Pollard creeping underneath that melodic presentation.” – Glide Magazine
“On his latest single, “Intro (vert)”, Noller offers a gorgeous blend of folk-pop honesty and plainspoken sentiment. An acoustic guitar is strummed and rattled as he documents the decline of a relationship and the steps taken by each person to extricate themselves from it. But there is light here, not merely a wallowing in the fallow emotions that often accompany these painful experiences. There is humor and optimism buried in the words they share in their disjoining. There is hurt but also an understanding of how that hurt may shape them and offer solace in its embrace.” – Beats Per Minute
“This masterpiece is one of those rare songs that left you stuck on repeat all day long.” – Cheers to the Vikings
There is a healthy dose of vocal drive and a little fury from the guitars that push the listener into a happy place.” – Independent Music Reviews
Rawckus Magazine
Sonic Breakfast
The Hollywood Digest
Music Existence
Americana UK
The JW Vibe
Medium
Indie Pulse Music
Essentially Pop
Too Much Love Magazine
High Five For
Reignland Magazine
Mobangeles
Surviving the Golden Age
Talk About Pop Music
Sleeping Bag Studios
Earbuddy
HipLanta
Indie Minded
RIFT Magazine
Bearded Magazine
AXS
Abysmal Hymns
Blog Critics
Real Mr Housewife
A Music Blog Yea
Culture Brats
Bucket Full of Nails
Pure Volume
Impose Magazine
Word Krapht
Indie Mutiny
Notes from left of the Dial
Sunset in the Rearview
Flyah Magazine
“Intense stuff. Have a go at this fabulously eclectic, unique and personal collection.”
— Lee Levin, Knox Road
“Intelligent lyrics, clever melodic progressions and creative productions. Great music.”
— Aaron More, Stars Uncharted
ObscureSound
Perfect Porridge
Vents Magazine
All Whats Rock
Skope Magazine
Rock n Roll View
Indie Music Digest
VaderEvader
“…their band plays “folk rock with thorns,” but I think they’re underselling themselves.
They’ve just put out a terrific double CD, “The Perfect Shade of Green,”
with two dozen tracks that are just as much rock as folk, with plenty of great hooks and twists along the way.”
– Ross Riahala, The St. Paul Pioneer Press
“Disc one of “The Perfect Shade of Green” is all soaring vocals and
interweaving harmonies. Kyle and Noller’s voices mesh well over the instrumentation. Strong major key melodies in songs like “Living Atop” and “Singing the Obits” keep the album grounded and pleasing without being boring.
It’s an entertaining indie-folk-rock romp.”
– Conrad Shoenleber, The Minnesota Daily
“This album is beautiful, complicated, and most importantly very good.”
– Paul Mall, Sputnik Music Review Site
Indie Music Digest
Listeners Guild
Indie Shark
BluesBunny
Sputnik Music
Rock n Roll View
Skope Magazine
Maverick Magazine
Subba-Cultcha
Leicester bangs
The Villager
Borangutan
Misplaced Music Radio
Pop Magazine Heaven
“Skittish has released a distinctive and vibrant
album that offers a refreshingly innovative reading
of the much-popularized indie folk-rock genre…Tragedy
of the Commons is an excellent example of how a compelling
artist like Noller can explore a wide range of musical interests
and make them work together. ” 4/5
—- Jason Morelyle, MusicCritic.ca
#181 on the CMJ College Music Charts in April 2006!!
—- CMJ Magazine
“Skittish is a band that has been skimming along under
the radar, but that should change as soon as more of the
people with great taste, who frequent mp3 blogs, hear the
music. It’s by turns, folksy and then indie flavoured, but
more than these it’s very, very good”
—- SixEyes BlogSpot
“It is quite possible that Skittish has put out the best
album for the summer that I have ever heard…if you are
looking for that perfect album to roll down the windows
and crank up, then look no further it’s right here.”
—- All Ages Zine, Chicago 8-06
Brainerd Dispatch Interview
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all ages zine
music for robots
music critic
Cord Magazine
The Red Alert
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sixeyes blog
RIFT magazine
30Music
Some Previous Venues Played:
the Varsity Theater, the Amsterdam Ballroom, the the Turf Club, 7th Street Entry, the Triple Rock Social Club, the Pourhouse, the Icehouse, Club Underground, the Kitty Cat Klub, The Hexagon bar, the Nomad Pub, Lee’s Liquor Lounge, The Rock Nightclub, The Enigma, The Acadia Café, The Eclectic Cafe (MN)
The Lion’s Den (New York, NY), Gabe’s (Iowa City, IA), The Hideout (Chicago, IL), The Empty Bottle (Chicago, IL), St. Louis U (St. Louis, MO), Mick’s Music and Bar (Omaha, NE), Rock Island Live (Wichita, KS), John Barleycorn’s (Wichita, KS), The Blue Note (Oklahoma City, OK), Touche (Austin, TX), The HandleBar (Austin, TX), SXSW Rock Stage (Austin, TX), The Chugging Monkey (Austin, TX), The Thirsty Nickel (Austin, TX), Checkpoint Charlie’s (New Orleans, LA), The Nick (Birmingham, AL), Café Coco (Nashville, TN), The Bluebird (Nashville, TN), Exit/In (Nashville, TN), the All Asia Bar (Cambridge, MA), Hastings College (Hastings, NE), the King Club (Madison, WI), C-Haus Beloit College (Beloit, WI), the Main Stage (Waukesha, WI), the Cabin UWEC (Eau Claire, WI), Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, MN), St Olaf College (Northfield, MN), Shooter’s Hideaway (Des Moines, IA), Vaudeville Mews (Des Moines, IA), SummerFest (Milwaukee, WI)
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