Ice Palace

.bridges the same synaptic gaps as Say Hi—or PJ Harvey with a Y chromosome.

- Magnet Magazine



His fantastically weathered, earnest voice conjures both E of the Eels and David Berman of The Silver Jews .

- The Minnesota Daily



I love bands that can make dreary music that's full of anguish, but somehow still really catchy. The title of the band's latest CD, Wonder Subtly Crushing Us, sort of says everything you need to know about the music. It's crunchy and noisy and dark. But there's also a youthful and curious wonder in the songs.

- Robin Hilton - NPR All Songs Considered



.One of the strongest local albums of the year. Ice Palace has managed that fine art of bending the notes without breaking them. Everything here has a "just-picked-up" feel, from the guitars to the vocal-- a rawness in execution that makes the compositions smolder like a coal fire.

- City Pages



An eclectic five-piece band that utilizes guitars, bass, drums, keyboards and a trumpet, they had an endearing indie-rock pseudo-sloppiness (much like Beirut). Harmonies were abundant in two, three and four parts, and their songs were laced with surprising progressive riffs and catchy melodies.

- Tucson Weekly



Pavement-esque indie rock. Adam Sorenson is making a good case for your attention with Wonder Subtly Crushing Us, and Ice Palace is a band you should be keeping an eye on.

-Chewing Gum for the Ears



"Ice Palace's slower numbers have a literate dreaminess that recalls American Analogue Set or maybe the divine, departed Bedhead: textured, dense, yet articulate guitars; casual, almost conversational singing; and interesting rhythmic/tonal shifts.Definitely a band to watch." - The Village Voice, LD Beghtol



"The group's bipolar folk-rock hints at what Nirvana might have been if Kurt Cobain had had the chance to grow out of his angst and settle into his mid-thirties." - The Onion, Micah Johnson



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