• CityZen.tv - "From the first ringing notes, this tight five-piece out of Queens, NY began weaving a sound that was both huge yet comfortingly intimate, immersing the audience in a space in which dreams would be shared and hearts would be bared. As the band played on, their big, haunting music filling the basement of the Delancey, I realized that the Dutch Kills had killed any preconceptions I’d had about them."
• Newsday, May 28th - Back Page of Part II and page b40"The local indie-rockers wowed us a few years back and their new EP is indeed more of the same"
• Aiding & Abetting"Branching out a bit from the more spare sounds of Scale 300 Feet to the Inch, Dutch Kills fills the speakers and still manages to keep a one-to-one conversation going strong... Not quite emo, not quite post-rock, not quite indie rock, not quite anything in particular. Just all them expressed in the most engaging way possible. Someday these boys are going to blow up something fierce."
• Space City Rock"From the anthemic, roaring, Bob Mould-styled rock of "She's A Star" through the pretty strumming and strings of "Semi" all the way to the more orchestral stylings of "Jupiter" and the jangly melancholia of "Superpowers" (which, okay, is pretty cheesy, if sweet), the band drags me back to those happy times, and I find myself enjoying the ride."
• Crashin In Lead singer, Nick Altebrando, has taken his band to a new sound that breaks all indie genres. Each dreamy song is an intense lyrical story of love, isolation and heartache. more...
• Delusions of Adequacy Oct. 1, 2002"Lost amid the hype of the current music scene is a band that should be playing on your stereo--now. Dutch Kills' new EP, Scale 300 feet to the Inch, may not have a catchy title, but it's a little treasure." more...
• Geek America, 8/15, 2002 (you have to scroll to find it) "This 5 song ep is great... It's honest and good songwriting that isn't heard very often anymore. On top of that, it still manages to capture all the emotion that went into writing these songs, and that is something even more rare. The vocals are soft and sweet and completely commanding. When all the elements are put together the result is 5 very beautiful songs that compliment each other perfectly." more...
• Newsday, Page 39b, August 16th, 2002 "...auto-glides right to the point with "Take You Home," which is full of moody keys, emotive guitars and ... low-key, almost Mac McCaughan-esque vocal take." more...
• Swizzle-Stick, Aug. 7th, 2002 "Sounds like a late Fall (when the leaves are changing colors) collaboration between Superchunk and Luna... Fans of emo rock who understand that Superchunk is one of the grandfathers of that genre will definitely be wise to check this EP out. " more...
• Next Question Please - Brief Interview w/ Nick
• Splendid, July 8th, 2002 "A million miles above and beyond most of the bands I've heard around NYC lately... This is a solid release from a solid band." more...
• Aiding & Abetting #231 "Bores deep into the subconscious, both with its incisive lyrics and loping melodies... constantly inventive." more...
• Synthesis This critically acclaimed indie rock project from New York City has turned some heads since their debut. more...
• Interstate Zine, July 2002 "There is no easy way to sum up this EP. I listened to it dozens of times and I’m not really sick of it, which is more than I can say for most of what I review. ... anyone on the East Coast interested in quiet music that doesn’t easily lend itself to comparisons might want to check out Dutch Kills." more...
• bangSheet, July, 2002 The reviewer claims we cured his hangover: "as swell a tonic for those day after trashcan head blues as a fucking gross of Excedrin." More
• ACTIONMANActionman MagazineThis five-song EP reads as a lost demo to the soundtrack an aspiring indie director made starring Parker Posey and Vincent Gallo in the mid-90s.
• Noreasterzine ..rich in drawn-out melody, and standout tracks such as "Planes" and "Girlfriend" make it worth the listen. more...
• Original Sin Absolutely top stuff for anyone who is longing to hear some well crafted indiepowerpop! more..