"They Do Feel Strange" reviewed in Splended E-zine

Unisex has risen, phoenix-like, from the ashes of the now-defunct Creation Records band The Telescopes. After touring for a few years and releasing a single on Heaven Records, they've managed to talk Double Agent into a single and an upcoming EP. If "They Do Feel Strange" is any indication, the EP will be ripe with the type of plump brit-pop ditties the British are so famous for. Said track sounds like a lost outake from the White Album -- it's raucous but controlled, balancing bubblegum with honkytonk in a way that only Englishmen (or close proximities thereto) can do. The B-side sports its own version of the Union Jack, during "Man About Town" I caught my mind unwittingly returning to images of Blur and Spacehog.

(Spacehog? SPACEHOG? What the fuck? Mind you, electropopsters John Sims have been described as 'a cross between No Doubt and The Prodigy' so I've come to accept anything from these foolish reviewy people...)

"Deadlock" reviewed in Splendid E-zine

Connoisseurs of all things Brit-rock will furrow their brows with curiosity upon hearing the scintillating sounds of Unisex. Like Blur, but with a bit more introspection and a sincere avoidance of any shoegazing shenanigans, the members of Unisex cunningly inject pop-rooted melodies into surging guitar tracks for a delectable result. I had to convince myself that I hadn't heard "Smash It In, Kick It On" plastered all over the college radio airwaves, as its art rock attitude, with a twist of overdriven guitar, appeased my quota for controlled-yet-volatile pop ditties. However, Unisex's, er, unique sex appeal is its crafty, clever ability at masking each song's underlying pop center with a harder, straight-up, volume-cranked guitar shell. "Deadlock" is relentless in its buzzing, bluesy and vigorous approach, while "Deadlock Reprise" strips away all forms of discord for a delightful organ-guided crescendo that quietly dissolves until the CD player makes that all-too-quick-to-end, whirling spin-to-a-stop sound. That's it? So soon? Alas, it's only a five song EP, but it'll have to satiate your Unisex(ual) pangs for now, folks, until Double Agent strikes again.

(I can't actually comment on how apt this review is as I've yet to hear the actual CD, being too poor to afford import pricing... any donations to the usual address...)

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