"The youthful quartet, who've been successfully campaigning for the title of SF's new indie rock darlings, charmed their way through their early Beatles-y repertoire for their first big Noise Pop show so winningly we could almost hear the Wonder Years voiceover as they left the stage."
-Spin Magazine
"Youthful Berkeley quartet the Morning Benders displayed some pretty nifty pop chops, with frontman Chris Chu's boyish vocals floating over some frisky guitar lines."
-LA Times
"Sort of like a real morning bender, except a lot more catchy and a lot less likely to make you eat something greasy for lunch."
-Stereogum
"This Bay Area band manage to appropriate Pavement's smirking shamble to their own lovesick, non-smartass ends."
-Pitchfork Media
"Great songwriting and melodies make for some incredibly catchy songs. I urge you to go check out this EP and if you don't do it now, I promise that you'll see and hear of this band again. They have a very bright future."
-The Tripwire
"Perhaps what distinguishes Boarded Doors from the slew of other Wilson-aspirants is the marriage of a youthful outlook with Brill Buildinglike melodies. The songs evoke exuberance and melancholic introspection without drowning in sonic ambition."
-SF Weekly
we have shared shows with:
Yo La Tengo
The Kooks
MGMT
Grand Archives
Yeasayer
Two Gallants
The Rosebuds
Au Revoir Simone
White Rabbits
Website
Band Members
chris (vocals, guitar), joe (guitar, rhodes), julian (drums), tim (bass)
