"What Made Milwaukee Famous has perfected the formula for upbeat, catchy tunes."  (Teen Vogue)

""Sultan," an unashamedly catchy rock anthem that begs to be compared to the best of Spoon, gets What Made Milwaukee Famous' formula exactly right: It dispenses just enough horn power behind its jaunty piano lines, with pithily concise lyrics to boot. From "Make up your mind / Are you in are you out?" to "Your only guarantee is the fear of the unknown," the song is as much a nod to the under-appreciated band as it is to the down-and-out drifter who seeks a second chance."  (NPR)

"A pure-pop band caked with a thick layer of shoegazer effects on throbbing tracks like "Blood, Sweat & Fears." At times the febrile pop harmonies on their upcoming CD, What Doesn't Kill Us (Barsuk), variously recall the Strokes, Guided by Voices and Cheap Trick. "I wouldn't self-destruct for anyone else," Michael Kingcaid confesses against a minimal, harpsichord-like guitar break that gives way to a thunderous power-ballad assault. "Plead with me and beg me not to stay/so you can still get stoned every day," he teases on "The Right Place" before marching up a spiral staircase amid the doomy webbed-bass convulsions of "Resistance St.""  (LA Weekly)

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