“On their debut full-length Reincarnate, San Jose five-piece Cartoon Bar Fight take familiar folk-pop sounds and glaze them with a thick coating of goth atmosphere; think Ingrid Michaelson as possessed by the spirit of Disintegration-era Robert Smith. The best moments on Reincarnate come when the omnipresent gloom almost threatens to envelop the music but is just barely kept at bay; this is exemplified by “Fox And The Grapes,” where a gorgeous “if I were you” refrain is smeared black and left in the late-afternoon sun to dry. Occasionally, the band wanders a bit too far into the clouds, particularly on “Hymn” and “The Valley”—both fine songs but underwhelming given that the seven preceding songs create largely the same mood. Yet on the surreal title track, the band finds its way back into the light and ends the album on a high (and highly promising) note.” -Daniel Bromfield, SF Rebirth Blog
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