"S.F.'s Blanket weaves musical dreams Friday at the Bottom of the Hill. The San Francisco-based "dream-pop" trio Blanket serves moody but sweet rock candy for indie fans with a taste for melancholy. Singer Derek Sikkelee pours out his heart, offering honest lyrics about waiting and that relationship you knew was headed nowhere but which you went along with for the ride anyway. You surely can relate. The band'll share Pavement-esque tunes from its new EP "Ever Wanted" (Via Mule Records) as boozin' backdrop for the desperate and the lovelorn."

-San Francisco Examiner

"Blanket's fuzzed-out, radio-ready noise pop is everything R.E.M. and Buffalo Tom fans dream of: catchy, melodic, and chock full of enthusiasm."

-listen.com

"Blanket is expected to excite and delight with songs that you'll be whistling on your way to work/Blanket songs hit with a fresh impact all their own/Their live show is engaging and without pretense..."

-Snackcake! Magazine (Noise Pop Festival guide)

"Brooding, driving, passionate songcraft and playing from this SF based trio."

-Unicycle Records (Morning After Singles)

"San Francisco's Blanket chose its name well: the group layers thick waves of slightly fuzzy guitar (think new-school REM) over modern rock beats. Blanket's defining element is lead singer Derek Sikkelee's earnest, soothing baritone, which stretches to the upper limits of its register (actually, he sounds eerily similar to Corey Hart): songs such as "Summer Dress" would sound like standard-issue Alice rock if not for the dissonant, contrapuntal vocal melodies and harmonies that seem to almost, but not quite, ignore what's going on underneath."

-SF Bay Guardian

"If Blanket were a real blanket, it would be huge and soft, with satin edges and little prickly bits woven into it to keep it interesting."

-CMJ

"The guitars are dense and warm, like the melodies, like the band's name."

-BAM Magazine

"[Blanket's 5 song ep is] a solid foray into mordant dream-pop."

-SF Weekly

"A three-man band with tight riffs and provoking lyrics/for those of you that have not had the chance to see Blanket, I say to give them ago/they are superb..."

-Golden Gate University Student Newspaper

"Dark, driving, fresh indie pop/Melodic, melancholic, and intense songs/Raw, lyric vocals with subtle harmonies meld with thoughtful guitar, dynamic bass, and occasional piano; pulled together by expressive drum work/Compared to Buffalo Tom, Guided by Voices, Bob Mould, and early REM..."
-amazon.com

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