LovelyCrash

"The Breeders and Scrawl beat up The Bangles while The Ronettes fashionably look on and spit. Later, The Cramps come over and tell their surf guitar friends to stop by as well and everybody gets drunk on Cosmopolitans and Grand Mariner. Gorgeous harmonies, catchy hooks and memorable lyrics, bass and drums that'll kick your ass."

- CityBeat

"It's like Champagne with a Jack Daniels chaser, making for an elegant and gutsy evening out...a must have at your next party"

- CityBeat

"So just about anybody with three chords, a few rhymes and a desire to get out there and gig can dream of being the next big thing, but not everyone can reach the top of the pops, or whatever chart they are aiming for.

"But here are the top bands from Southwestern Ohio that have a good shot at breaking out in 2006...Lovely Crash, Heartless Bastards, the Terrors, The Mini-Thinns ...."

- Journal News

"the spiky Power Pop Rock sounds of Lovely Crash are celebrating a strong new six-track EP, So Close, with a holiday-themed shindig. The free show will also feature music from Goose and the Beau Alquizola Band. So Close finds LC still offering endearing melodies but shading its well-crafted brand of’90s/’00s Indie Guitar Rock (tighter than ever here) with darker tones, sounding like a natural extension of the soulful, no-BS Rock & Roll of The Gits and Sleater-Kinney.

Special props to singer/bassist Beth Cheek for meeting the challenge of the band’s first release without her excellent harmonizing partner, guitarist Jen Wesenberg, by turning in one of the more remarkable vocal performances you’ll ever hear on a local Rock album."
- Mike Breen - CityBeat

"But it’s the band’s Technicolor melodies that give Buddha Car gas. Whether enhancing the lead vocal or building silky, sinuous textures within the backing vocals, the harmonies on the album sparkle. It doesn’t hurt that they are built around some equally powerful melodies. The Crashers have those clichéd “Pop instincts” music critics always talk about in spades and they spill across the album like an explosion in a neon-colored-paint factory." - CityBeat

"The first part of the show belonged to the women on the bill. Beth Cheek, who fronts Lovely Crash, slipped into "Santa Baby" as if the song had been written for her sultry, just-a-touch-coquettish voice. The band's captivating set lured listeners with equal parts honey and vinegar" - Cincinnati Enquirer - Cynthia Hannifin