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Blogcritics.org
"I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch
In The House might not sound like what we’ve
been told punk is supposed to sound like. Yet the
spirit, verve and sincerity they bring to their music
makes it just as dangerous and frightening to those
who value conformity as anything Elvis, Johnny Cash,
The Sex Pistols, or The Clash gave us. If that ain’t
punk, I don’t know what is."
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New
Noise Magazine
"...a complex blend of alt country and punk
rock (like pairing a nice faded Clash t-shirt with
a pair of hole-in-the-bottom, duck taped Justin boots)......these
guys are among the best at what they do (right up
there alongside Lucero, the Old 97’s and Supersuckers)."
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NineBullets
"...these songs weren’t just written
for the sake of writing but rather because not writing
them wasn’t an option. That feeling, that desperate
feeling, doesn’t wane over multiple listens."
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PopMatters
"Musically, I Can Lick Any
Sonofabitch in the House is a bit like AC/DC at hoedown,
the kind of thing that so many so-called insurgent
bands have tried to capture but have so often failed
at. There are quieter moments across Mayberry, evidence
that Damron has listened to Waylon and Willie as much
as Malcolm and Angus. Those quieter moments work rather
well, too."
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Charleston
City Paper
"The road from "Mayberry" to its
end-of-album reprise passes through the Celtic-tinged
"Dead by Christmas Time," the haunting existential
rawk of "Bones," and the folk-punk "Liars."
All in all, Mayberry is a hungry, questioning album
filled with anger and sadness."
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Roctober
"Making wicked, swampy Americana about Andy
Griffith, redemptive doggies, and Santa leaving a
lump of coal in your lungs is something (sinisterly)
special. This meaty music is either perfect for the
honkytonk in Hell, or if you ain’t been that
bad, the front porch in Purgatory."
Examiner.com
"At a time when real rock n roll seems hard to
come by, these guys still deliver the goods and put
their heart into their music."
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Slug
Magazine
"An eclectic blend of blues and Americana,
Mayberry might just be the best offering from these
guys."
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Honest
Tune
"...the hard-driving sextet bares bloody
knuckles on Mayberry. Amid gritty guitars and runaway
train harp, Damron longs for the untarnished olden
days on the title track, and acknowledges the immanence
of death on this and a handful more....The rock-and-raunch
sound is like a burnout at a bike rally, and Damron
unflinchingly acknowledges his weaknesses and demons."
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RoutesAndBranches
"Their forthcoming Mayberry release sets
a high bar for other 2013 albums, boasting Damron's
smarter-than-you'd-expect lyrics with the band's hellbent
buzz and some of the most shredworthy harmonica I've
heard in a good while."
MVRemix
"Their music showcases influences of punk and
alternative that helps I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch
In The House live up to their name. Energetic riffs
fill up the midsections of the most upbeat tracks,
enough to leave you dizzy."
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