BEST OF THE DECADE
We were quite happy to discover that Wussy was included in Robert Christgau’s Best of the Decade list! Funeral Dress ranked #4 and Left for Dead came in at #14.
WRECKLESS ERIC’S NEW YEAR’S RADIO BROADCAST
Download or stream here. In which Eric describes the night Lisa opened for he and wife Amy Rigby this past summer “somewhere far flung.. CINCINNATI!.. we met them in a whorehouse in Cincinnati actually..” Writer Steve Rosen was also there and gives his take on the evening here. Either way, we think you should really be listening to the Wreckless Eric Radio Show on a regular basis.
CITYBEAT BEST OF 2009
We got some love from Cincinnati’s weekly in several mentions over the past couple of weeks:
Heroes of the Zeroes, Fifty reasons why real music fans were lucky to live in Cincinnati in the ’00s: “Ass Ponys fans saddened by that band’s unceremonious disappearance found a more-than-apt substitute with Wussy, Chuck Cleaver’s subsequent group that featured co-singing/writing/fronting partner Lisa Walker. The band’s three albums in the ’00s received national acclaim from big-time media outlets and were among the best releases of the decade, local or otherwise.” (Mike Breen) read the rest
Best National Releases of 09: “The local quartet’s most compelling and cohesive statement to date digs deep via Chuck Cleaver’s and Lisa Walker’s tension-riddled tales of relationships in various states of disrepair. Just as impressive has been the evolution of Wussy’s use of dynamics — the most important of which remains the unique dichotomy, both aesthetically and musically, of its lead couple.” (Jason Gargano) read the rest
Best Local Releases of 09: “Wussy’s third album was a culmination of everything the band does well: eccentric but grippingly clever wordplay, crafty vocal interplay and dirty, buzzing Pop songs that bubble with soulful energy and heart-baring/ blasting emotions.” (Mike Breen) read the rest
Critics and Radio Polls
Greg Dulli’s Top Ten on Brooklyn Vegan
Blurt Magazine: Jason Gross and Steve Rosen
WFPK (Louisville): Stacey Owen
KEXP (Seattle/NYC): Don Slack
Damanbly (UK): George Gargan
