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“ Edith front-woman Karen Harris vamps and chants as if she’s stepped back into the salad days of the New York punk scene [with a] free-form, rough-hewn sound that perfectly frames [her] gritty delivery. ”

— Billboard Magazine, 2004 —

“ I am simply blown away... an extremely accomplished piece of mature pop artistry which ought to lift Karen Harris and company into the ranks of the Purest of Pop Purveyors. Residing there already are local talents like Aimee Mann and Merrie Amsterburg, but Edith rocks harder than either of them do... The pleasure rivals that of my personal savior Richard Thompson. This is high praise. ”

— Bob Dubrow, WMBR/The Noise/Kimchee Records —

“ Musical wit can be heard in a humorous lyric, in an obscure riff reference, in original song structure, or in the astutely clear (and fully articulated) creative vision of a band. Local rockers Edith have so much of the foregoing that sometimes we don’t feel worthy of listening to them—they’re just too damn smart. But don’t let that throw you—Edith has enough pop hooks and classic rock grit to entertain the masses… ”

— Stuff at Nite —

“ Positively superb. Harris's lyrics are intelligent takes on modern society... Slamming guitar! ”

— Steve Morse, The Boston Globe —

“ …a breathless explosion of cascading electric guitars and punchy sing-along vocals…like streetwise poetry with some Patti Smith ”

— David Wildman, The Boston Sunday Globe —

“ A hypnotic stew of meandering miasma that pulses and pushes…Harris possesses a completely enticing instrument ”

— Corin Ashley, The Noise —

“ Smoldering, beguiling, tantalizing, melodic ”

— Soundcheck —

And Best of All:
Played on Car Talk!