Reviews

Magnet Magazine - "Shove's full-length debut has "indie rock" stamped all over it, and while that's not always a good thing, it is here. [They] produce a competent, catchy brand of rock 'n' roll, marked by the requisite quiet/loud dynamic and buried-in-the-mix vocals. (It's not always easy to make out what Jen is saying, but her voice is fairly reminiscent of the Veruca Salt girls.) Soundtrack for Disaster starts out a bit on the slow side (though "Me Vs. Darth" is sweet), but it picks up nicely toward the middle with the melodic, feedback-drenched "Socktan." The bass-heavy "Ride The Wheel" follows with a nifty, snaky guitar line, and the mostly instrumental "Tri City Rough" becomes impressively urgent with the onset of its male screams. "Princess Superette," a hard-rock pummeling worth absorbing, ends things, its majestic guitar providing a ringing exclamation. No disaster at all." Matt Hickey

Your Flesh - "Power pop blasts of teenage angst have found a home on Shove's Soundtrack for Disaster. . . Layered in rough guitars, Jen, Jay, and Mark belt out the hits as if simultaneously being spoon-fed sugar pills. . . Each [song] has its own distorted edge, feedback session, and overpowering vocal harmonies. With enough persistence and charm to entrance a small country, Shove may be the next indie stars to hit the big time." Fonah Brucker-Cohen

ZUM zine - "Maturity for rock bands is a very delicate thing to balance out, but this effort signals an effective balancing act. . . Taking tonal cues and recording techniques from the basements of Chicago, Cali indie girl punk meets the elite criterion head-on. Slowbies like "French Camp" echo hero/patrons the Breeders. When push comes..." (gc)

Songs:
Disaster In The Making
Me Vs. Darth
Cretin Vandalia
Post Flight, Pre Trial
Pitt School
French Camp
Socktan
Ride The Wheel
Tri City Rough
Jewel Thieves And Starlets
You Equal Hectic
Princess Superette

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