Sunday Tribune / Good Stuff

Probably one of the most professional sounding up and coming bands in Ireland at the moment, Alphastates (formerly Babelfish) release their limited edition EP Good Stuff as a taster to their upcoming debut album, set for release next February. In Good Stuff, they reveal a slightly harder attitude, with singer Catherine Dowling's wonderful, completely distinctive voice revealing a little more disillusionment. The melodies here are slightly more skewed but there still remains a core of pop that makes these songs insidiously catchy.

Hot Press / Single of the Fortnight / Good Stuff

The first thing you notice about Alphastates' Good Stuff EP is the attention to detail. Every sound has been meticulously, lovingly crafted; every twist, turn, modulation and crescendo plotted with extreme precision, and, in places, to startling effect (namely the sultry "Good Stuff", punctuated by spiky guitars and light, airy vocal harmonies). ...none short of brilliant.

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