THE SKY DROPS' PRESS/RADIO/PODCAST/GOOD WORDS:
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Philebrity - 23 October 2007
Instrumental Analysis - 23 October 2007
Philly Girl About Town - 18 October 2007
Campus Philly - 18 October 2007
Idolator - 17 October 2007
OffBeat - 17 October 2007
Jersey Mike - 17 October 2007
YouTube - 16 October 2007
Schallgrenzen - 23 July 2007
Ear Farm - 20 July 2007
Little Radio - Featured Download -16 July 2007
Bibabidi - 11 July 2007
"The guy/girl duo plays delightful pop tunes awash in tight harmonies, heavy, thick, and dense shoe-gaze guitar melodies, and an underlying garage feel that is hard to resist.
It's bubblegum yet hard; rugged and loose yet clean and crisp."
The Last Pop Song - 1 July 2007
The Sky Was Candy - 27 June 2007
Rock Sellout - 12 June 2007
largehearted boy - 8 June 2007
Bluenotes - 8 June 2007
Instrumental Analysis - 7 June 2007
There are 8 million stories - 3 June 2007
Vicarious Music - 26 May 2007
Gimme Tinnitus - 1 May 2007
Idolator - 30 April 2007
Culture Bully - 25 April 2007
Purmapak - 18 April 2007
Badminton Stamps - 18 April 2007
Inflight at Night - 17 April 2007
Radio Free Silver Lake - 15 April 2007
ederBlog - 14 April 2007
San Diego: dialed in - 13 April 2007
Sandra Off the Strip - Real Las Vegas - 13 April 2007
The Psychic Pilot - 12 April 2007
Music Glob - 11 April 2007
Rewritable Content - 11 April 2007
What Became of the Likely Broads - 10 April 2007
Midsummer Music - 16 March 2007
Philly Future - 8 March 2007
Pulp Culture - 7 March 2007
Out and About - March 2007
The Sky Drops received nominations for Best Live Act and Best Rock Band by Out & About magazine. Rob was also nominated for Best Guitarist and the EP "Clouds of People" was nominated for Best Recording.
Kirstiecat - 25 February 2007
LoveMuzik - 25 February 2007
Spy Radio - 15 February 2007
Hits in the Car - 20 January 2007
Band in Boston - 17 January 2007
Losing Today - Italian - 16 January 2007
Attica - 6 January 2007
PlugInMusic - 1 January 2007 - Joe Castro's Top 10 of 2006
Culture Bully - 22 December 2006
The Architectural Dance Society - 20 December 2006 - Best EP of 2006!
Instrumental Analysis - 16 December 2006
Lost in Your Inbox - 12 December 2006
40 Version - 3 December 2006 - The Year's Best Song - "Hang On"
POPSCENE with J*A*L*A*L - 30 November 2006 - The Sky Drops' EP picked as Top 10 Best Singles
WEVL - Janet's Planet - 29 November 2006
Radio DePaul - César Medina's "HorseShoe Show " - 21 November 2006
Just Gimme Indie Rock - 15 November 2006
Hits in the Car - 8 November 2006
Delaware Online - 5 October 2006
Radio Free Cruze - 4 October 2006
Spacelab - 26 September 2006
excerpt: "About two thirds into the first track a jagged guitar riff takes the song to a bridge that blossoms into the guitar effects laden, dissonance infused, pitch bending final minute of ecstatic cacophony that epitomizes the sound of The Sky Drops on Clouds of People."
Radio Etienne - 20 September 2006
Time Out London - 11 September 2006
"Deliciously frazzled, shoegazing boy/gal duo from Wilmington, Delaware recall Joyzipper at their sugar-coated best in the headline slot supported by Good Shoes-styled punk-pop from AN and psych popsters The Lea Shores." (Wednesday, Sept 13 )
Tamborines show: "In support, Delaware duo suggests a shoegazing White Stripes and plug current debut album, 'Clouds Of People'." (Sunday, Sept 17)
Leonard's Lair - 10 September 2006
The Devil Has the Best Tuna - 9 September 2006
A Cool Noise - 8 September 2006
Popscene with J*A*L*A*L - 26 August 2006
No Rock and Roll Fun - 23 August 2006
The Deli - Music Recipes from the Big Apple - 13 August 2006
Out the Other - 9 August 2006
Decoymusic.com - 3 August 2006
OUT and ABOUT - 1 August 2006
Losing Today Magazine - 30 July 2006
The Oak Room - 28 July 2006
The Face of Today - 26 July 2006
Mira El Péndulo - 25 July 2006
*Sixeyes - 24 July 2006
Flavor Factory Indie Music - 24 July 2006
DoCopenhagen -21 July 2006
Nothing But Green Lights - 21 July 2006
To Die By Your Side - 19 July 2006
excerpt: "A nod to the early 90's shoegaze. Yet it's more accessible and less willfully obtuse. Rather than gazing down at shoes and laces, The Sky Drops play with their heads held high. "
Famous for 15mb - 18 July 2006
Interview - Caffeine Headache - 17 July 2006 - Read Interview
Popsheep - 17 July 2006
It's Not the Band I Hate, It's their Fans - 17 July 2006
Marathonpacks - 15 July 2006
Rbally - 15 July 2006
Bagel Radio - 13 July 2006
Good Hodkins - 11 July 2006
excerpt: "Though the group has a shimmering, full sound that falls in line with much of the shoegaze we're used to, it's difficult to label The Sky Drops as a shoegaze band: Rob Montejo's voice is always right there with us, and while the guitars do transport us to another place and time, in this instance that time is ten years ago—we're in our childhood bedrooms again, lost in our Smashing Pumpkins and Elliott Smith records. "
Not Your Usual Bollocks - 11 July 2006
Podcast - indiechristoph - ic's spectacular seven - 10 July 2006
Ear Farm - 7 July 2006
excerpt: "Get in the know while the gettin' is good so you can show off later to all of your friends and tell them "yeah well I knew of The Sky Drops way back when". Both of the songs ... show off their considerable skill with creating full, lush sounds...music you'd not think was being made by a two-piece band. I think I'm in love."
Press Random - 8 July 2006
The Bubble Death - 3 July 2006
Je dis ça, je dis rien. - 22 June 2006
Gimme Tinnitus - 21 June 2006
Villains Always Blink - 16 June 2006
Shoes Are For Work - 14 June 2006
Radio - INKTONIA - Record of the week - 12 June 2006
Berkeley Place - 11 June 2006
So the Wind - France - 9 June 2006
The Rocksuckers - Italy - 7 June 2006
Heetstof - Netherlands - 6 June 2006
Awesome Until Proven Guilty - 6 June 2006
Ashcan Rantings - 5 June 2006
Podcast - digitaldetroitradio.com - Show #95 - 4 June 2006
Interview in Centre Daily Times (State College, PA) - "Delaware's Sky Drops surpasses duo-as-gimmick band theory" - 2 June 2006
Podcast - 3hive Podcast 020 - 1 June 2006
Morning News - 31 May 2006
Culture Bully - 31 May 2006
excerpt: "Delaware collective The Sky Drops take an unlikely hypothetical question and answers it. While sitting around, a group of herbal aficionados might touch on some musical intellectualism from time to time and question whether or not stoner rock can flow seamlessly into a melodic pop-guitar crunch. A hypothetical response to such a question could be Monika Bullette and Rob Montejo's "Now Would Be." The group introduces a steady flow of dark guitar before reverting back to the lighter pop harmony. Refining post-grunge rock has been an unsuccessful recipe for many bands, but The Sky Drops seem to incorporate just enough of its surrounding tastes to make it work."
Musikoon - 31 May 2006
My Old Kentucky Blog - 27 May 2006
Music Glob - 26 May 2006
dFireRadio - Featured Artist - 25 May 2006
3Hive - 24 May 2006
excerpt: "...I'm paying them one of the highest compliments I can. And just think, they make all this racket with a guitar and drums! "
Can You See The Sunset From The Southside? - 23 May 2006
Another Form of Relief - 23 May 2006
excerpt: "The distortion and fuzz are here, but they never let it get in the way of their vocals. The vocals include some wonderful harmonising, something that works for me in any genre."
Captain's Dead - 22 May 2006
excerpt: "when was the last time a kick ass band came outta delaware?"
Obscure Sound - 20 May 2006
excerpt: "They remind me of the good old days of the late 80s and early 90s where the grunge alternative and shoegaze scene was starting to evolve into something very great..."
Radio - www.shoegazeradio.com - 1 May 2006 The Sky Drops have been added to
I Rock Cleveland - 24 April 2006
excerpt: "The Sky Drops are Rob Montejo and Monika Bullette. In his previous life, Rob fronted the influential American shoegaze band, Smashing Orange. In The Sky Drops, the shoegaze sound is pared down to its essentials: fuzzy guitars, steady drums, reverb, feedback, and dreamy vocals. "Green to Red" is dream pop at its finest. It recalls Loveless era My Bloody Valentine, but without the obsessive production. "Now Would Be" is a little darker, a little crunchier, and a little fuzzier than "Green to Red," yet still incorporates the same jangly swirly guitars and delicate vocal harmonies. "
Mars Needs Guitars - 23 April 2006
excerpt: "Local shoegazer's from Delaware The Sky Drops are Rob Montejo and Monika Bullette, a duo that sound like a band of four. Large blissed guitars and raw drums are the signature of TSD."
www.Radio-Indie-Pop.com - 17 April 2006
WXPN 88.5 - feature on Thrilladelphia MP3 Sampler (Philadelphia’s largest indie-rock festival) - 11 April 2006
PodcastNYC.net - 1 April 2006.
COMMONPEOPLEMUSIC.COM - 2 April 2006
"No me resisto a compartir con ustedes el grupo que me está terminando de arreglar el domingo. Son dos individuos de Delaware. De ella, Monica Bulette, y su anterior proyecto en solitario han dicho cosas que incluyen los nombres de Nancy Sinatra, Stereolab y Feist. Él, Rob Montejo, viene de unos tales Smashing Orange que publicaron varios EPs y 7'’ y un par de discos en la primera mitad de los noventa. Los han calificado de visionarios, comparado con Spaceman 3 o Swervedriver y reconocido como pioneros en los caminos que tomarían BRMC.
Uno más uno, dos. Se llaman The Sky Drops y acaban de publicar un single con dos canciones como anticipo de su primer disco. Now would be queda próxima a My Bloody Valentine y Ride, guitarras densas y voces lánguidas, siderales, melancólicas. I still don’t believe that love is everything we love for cantan en Green to red, comienza recordando a los Lemmonheads de The turnpike down, mucho más pop, las guitarras ceden espacio sin perder la base shoegazer y quedan algo más cerca de Slowdive. Suena prometedor, estaremos atentos."
Indie Surfer Blog - Alternative & Independent Music Informer - 23 March 2006
excerpt: "The Sky Drops mix refined pop melodies of Smashing Orange with the emotional melancholy of Bulette delivering a beautiful pop sound that is in any respect a step forward in the work of both artist."
Label Worthy (a place for the unsigned) - 20 March 2006
"Sludgy, distorted guitars. Pitch bends. Tranquil vocals. One listen to "Now Would Be" by The Sky Drops clearly indicates this band has spent some time studying at the Kevin Shields School of Rock. Although the song is simply written, with few chord changes and a straight-ahead ABA structure, it immediately immerses a listener in a dream-like atmosphere. Ragged and hazy around the edges, the song is carried by crushing guitar distortion and a harmony-laden chorus that was sticks in the mind after a single listen. The Wilmington, DE duo of Rob Montejo and Monika Bullette has managed to craft a strong set of songs for an Internet-released double A-side, and take cues from the likes of Slowdive, Ride, and Joy Zipper. A gentle male/female vocal dynamic offset against an onslaught of guitar noise demonstrate that this young band has the potential to capture the beautiful sonic textures that made shoegaze the musical reference point it is today."
Philadelphia Inquirer Blinq - 15 March 2006
" Moody Maelstrom With A Bullette - Wrote last summer about Monika Bullette, who spent three years in "languid and bittersweet study" recording her debut album, "The Secrets" - then gave it all away on the web. The Wilmington, Del., singer is back with two free singles from a new project, a band called The Sky Drops, which is Bullette and guitarist/singer Rob Montejo. To my ears, she's gone from ethereal songs that suggest a stateside Stereolab to droning, My Bloody Valentinesque guitar attacks with hand-in-glove harmonies. Their web site says they've been likened to "a shoegazing Everly Brothers." Weird part is, I think I know what they mean. The Sky Drops have an album they're readying. They're headed to the Khyber April 26th."
Also mentioned in:
The Smudge of Ashen Fluff - 9 March 2006
The Sky Drops have been featured in SPARK! weekly magazine and Out and About monthly magazine. More press posted soon.
Rob and Monika have extensive press for their solo work available here - www.bullette.net