The Scenics

“Their poppy art rock... will leave you sonically sated & wondering why most of today's bands don't sound half as good!” Jeffrey Morgan, authorized biographer of Alice Cooper & The Stooges

“The band’s angular, jagged guitars, lashed with strangled vocals of the Hell-Verlaine variety, are tempered by Big Star harmonies, early Talking Heads obliqueness & even Alex Chilton psychosis on One Comes Closer… but The Scenics are most gripping when fertilizing their own weird hoodoo on the psychedelic waltz So Fine. Long buried documents are always welcome but this one is quite special” 4 STARS, Kris Needs, Record Collector

“The Scenics would probably be much better known had they emerged from CBGB’s instead of Toronto. Straddling punk, post-punk & new wave, the band come on like a wilfully wonky cousin to such NYC stalwarts as Talking Heads, Television, and the Velvet Underground, with a sprinkling of Pere Ubu... but at times the band even hit Tom Petty and Alex Chiltonish spots, making this a nice rediscovery.” 4 STARS, Shindig

“I don’t know much about this Canadian New Wave band that made these brilliant recordings in ’77 & ’78. Why they aren’t legends is hard to say”. Roctober

“Highly worthwhile collection of punk-friendly melodic rock that’s intermittently injected with nervousness nearer to Ubu than the Feelies. The Scenics were strong enough that had circumstances been different they could’ve toured the continent’s clubs. Reissue Pick of the day A- “   The Vinyl District

“Still abrasive, contrary & beguiling in 2016, check out this classic slice of 70’s avant-punk”. Louder Than War

“Formed in Toronto in the summer of 1976, The Scenics were experimental and exhilarating... it’s so exciting they are back. Here’s hoping they will make it over to the UK and Europe soon”. Vive Le Rock

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