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MagnetOct 18, 2013The Blow is full of those breathy moments, minimalist percussive and vocal stimulations that send shivers and sparks from the headphones to the brain to the heart to the feet. [No. 103, p.53]
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Nov 18, 2013No-one actually ever put out a request for an indie Pet Shop Girls, but thank goodness The Blow decided to do it anyway.
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Oct 4, 2013This sixth, self-titled album shows a noticeable maturation.
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Oct 4, 2013Cheap and bloodless electronic pop is too easy to imitate and score points with these days. Someone’s been studying how to transcend that problem; this album is always both intelligent and sentimental.
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Oct 4, 2013Where these songs once demanded a whole lot of Northwestern indie-boom attention with their coy appraisals (both inward and outward), in today's context they tend to melt backwards, into the songs we already know.
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Oct 4, 2013Song for song, The Blow is arguably a more consistent set of songs than Paper Television was, but its aloof wit ultimately makes for slightly smaller pleasures than what came before it.
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Oct 14, 2013The self-titled album is Maricich’s wobbly reboot after a seven-year absence, and if nothing else, she’s certainly learned the power of the bass.
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Dec 2, 2013It's reflective and expressive, but at times lacks the immediate power and hooky qualities of The Blow's best songs.
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Oct 4, 2013The familiarity between Maricich and Dyne has resulted in the most earnest storytelling for The Blow yet, but without Bechtolt, the songs have lost much of the textured depth behind Maricich’s easygoing delivery.
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UncutOct 9, 2013There are some beautiful moments here.... Also some difficult ones. [Nov 2013, p.67]