REVIEWS:
"Boss Tweed, Five Little Lies EP.
Just because a band has rockabilly influences doesn't mean it has to
play dress up and be a retro act. These tunes could be mistaken as
coming from another era (the one Brian Setzer dreams about), but the
group is also decisively modern, thanks to guitarist Gerard Egan's
tasteful hollow body Gretsch playing, Eric Reed's steady rhythmic
drumming and singer/bassist Carolyn Sills from-the-heart bluesy
singing. It'd be really easy for these guys (and gal) to cheese it up
and get flashy, but they don't, and that makes all the difference." - MIKE SEMBOS, THE NEW HAVEN ADVOCATE, JUNE 2008
"Slickers out of
- VERN SMITH,
"When the band's eponymous debut CD arrived in 2005, we raved about the band's loungey rockabilly. Now, they're back with a vinyl EP featuring two stellar tunes. The band's original "Buzz Like Houseflies" is a romp, pure and simple. This is rollicking rockabilly with plenty of reverb and twang. And yet Sills' soulful vocals injects a twist that makes it all new. The flipside is a cover of "Perhaps..." The ballad becomes a seance set to melody, conjuring up a misty past of dim juke joints and neon-lit roadhouses from the end of time. The effect is mesmerizing."
- MICHAEL DREGNI, VINTAGE GUITAR MAGAZINE 2008 (printed review of vinyl 45) READ FULL REVIEW
'Swing meets cool jazz & blues with a touch of country twang - that's what you get from NYC trio Boss Tweed. They supersede generic stereotypes, and Carolyn’s voice soothes your tired soul, leaving you aching for more on this self-titled release.'
- MICHELLE TERRANOVA, DJ GO KAT GO RADIO! WHNU 88.7FM
"[Sills'] vocals resonate with a throaty anguish, torch songs sung straight from the heart... Egan's licks are cool and classic… it's rockabilly recast for a new era."
- VINTAGE GUITAR MAGAZINE 2006 (printed review of debut album) READ FULL REVIEW
"This trio has an intimate musical style based around the interplay of guitarist Gerard Egan and drummer Eric Reed. And in vocalist (and bassist) Carolyn Sills’ they have the perfect accompaniment. She has a floating, soaring quality to her voice that just works perfectly with this material. Highlights are “Pretty Violent” and “Done Wonders” both of which perfectly showcase their stylish, understated approach."
- BLUES BUNNY review of the debut, self-titled album
"... Sills' soulful, powerful and well thought-out melodies stand out in the mix with a larger-than-life feel. Her style harkens back to the age of blues and soul singers, but her lyrics delve into the dark side of the rainbow, bringing to mind shadowy street corners and vaguely menacing situations... Gerard Egan is as adept at breathing new life into familiar-sounding blues riffs as he is at generating inventive ways to bring rockabilly music into the new millennium... drummer Eric Reed's work is solid and extremely fluid... his intuitive feel for what exactly is needed pervades the album... this is a voyage that you will want to take more than once."
-JONATHAN ROSES, mel.opho.be READ FULL REVIEW
ARTICLES:
Carolyn's interview on Boss Tweed & the Blues with French-based magazine Blues Rocks the World
Boss Tweed plays to a swarm of jovial music students in
FAN REVIEWS (FROM MYSPACE, iTUNES, ETC):
"Your version of "Perhaps" is one of the most exciting recordings I've heard in a very long time - I am SICK with envy!!" -
"It's nice to find a group of musicians that project a genuine interest in getting a great sound and cooking together-- fans of Rockabilly stuff should definitely give this a spin but I think anyone who likes cool-sounding guitars will dig it. The vocals remind me of a great soul record." - Big Vibe
Great jet-fuelled twangy sound, and Carolyn's voice is wonderful! After stealing a car, I'll get drunk in a smoky lowdown pub listening to "Perhaps" ... Cheers from
HEY BOSS