Dreamed up as a way for 3 friends to hang out, flesh out some ideas that might not work in their other projects, and hang out some more, Kudrow is what happens when you realize that writing your own music is sometimes easier than being in a Replacements cover band...

The Brooklyn trio - Jeff Rosenstock (Bomb the Music Industry!, Pegasuses-XL) on baritone guitar and vocals, Mike Campbell (The Brass, Laura Stevenson and the Cans, Latterman) on bass, and Dave Garwacke (Thousandaires, Halo Fauna) on drums - have just finished their debut 7", a four song record of noisy pop laced with fuzzed out riffs, smart lyrics and hooks aplenty. From the opening punk salvo of "Commutilation!" to the epic build of the 6 minute "Brooklyn Pool", Kudrow crank out tunes that should appeal to the 30 something dude with too many Superchunk, Archers Of Loaf and Weakerthans records as well as the 14 year old "punk" down the street who just heard "El Scorcho" for the first time. We think they put together one of the best raw sounding 7"s we've heard in quite awhile.


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  • Alternative Press (4/5)
    Two particular moments demonstrate Kudrow's potential as consummate songwriters: the killer change in the middle of "Commutilation!" where they break for a Superchunk-like moment of zen with wonderfully sloppy, noisy guitars.
  • Kids Will Have Their Say
    In addition to the grit, Kudrow also brings the POP. These are some catchy tunes, reminiscent to The Replacements, Dinosaur Jr., and Superchunk.
  • Tounes Et Musique (translated)
    This group's first EP reminds me a lot "Pinkerton" by Weezer, the Replacements and Dinosaur Jr. even this is far from being a bad thing. I even recognize some aspects similar to Husker Dü.
  • Sound As Language : Best New Music
    It's noisy indie rock but with melody, humor and tongue firmly planted in cheek. In other words it is pretty damn great and probably meant for guys just like me. Aging punk rockers unite!?
  • Music Industry Earthquake
    While the vocals are obviously reminiscent of Bomb the Music Industry!, the tone of the guitars and overall feel of the music makes me feel like I'm listening to a late-70's/early-80's punk band. The best analogy I can make think of is to imagine Jeff Rosenstock fronting a reformed Dead Kennedys.
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