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Press for You're Making It Come Alive

"Marolachakis delivers each line as though it were part of a speech that's going to take a while to finish; when he pauses, you can almost hear him reaching for a glass of water. The End Of The World's pounding, Velvet Underground-derived rhythms and snaky guitars sound rote at first, then increasingly hypnotic, and when Marolachakis weaves his woozy croon through the beat, You're Making It Come Alive frequently lives up to its title. On songs like the hustling 'Party's Over,' The End Of The World creates an electric racket that's similar to Pavement's early singles. It's like someone accidentally recorded an expectedly intense performance in some basement in the middle of nowhere." - Noel Murrary, Onion A.V. Club Rating

"Given the over-saturation of the Brooklyn scene, it's as easy to overlook one fledging band as it is to over-hype another. Hopefully this foursome will land somewhere in between, as their debut album warrants a spot on those 'Ones To Watch For' lists. All stacked guitars and astute songwriting, the band's sound immediately recalls the Walkmen and Mazarin, meaning their alloyed melody-through-discordance approach to four minute indie-rock tunes is at once embryonic and familiar." - CMJ

"The End of the World rarely miss the mark on this record. You're Making It Come Alive is a thoughtful process from start to finish" "The band doesn't opt for one road but gets to the same above-average spot with each effort, as is the case with the melodic, melancholic and Americana-tinged 'Sunrise at the Manse' that has Marolachakis sounding as if he recorded this vocal with the sun just rising out of the sea." - Jason MacNeil, AllMusic.com (4 of 5 stars)

"And for a good three minutes the End of the World has us, holding 'Last Cast' slightly aloft, taking it for a few well-timed dips and across a steady bridge, Marolachakis' elongated vowels gluing the whole thing together." - Matthew Solarski, Pitchforkmedia.com

"'You're Making It Come Alive'--on Chicago's Flameshovel, which continues to be the most exciting label in the city these days--intrigues from the start, when it becomes abundantly clear that the band is dedicated to being true to its instruments--without much flash or layered overdubbing, the sixties garage rock the group produces sounds precisely like a band playing in a garage. The honesty of the recording is striking--it's not that it sounds bad or anything, it's rather refreshing to hear each singular instrument flow with the others without interruption from unneeded sources (in fact, some scratch vocals that were recorded were even kept for the final product)." – Tom Lynch, New City Chicago

"If these guys aren't played on the radio, there's something wrong with radio... besides everything else that's wrong with radio." - OhMyRockness.com

"And the End of the World -- who played Brooklyn label Pretty Activity's showcase, fresh off recording their debut LP with the team of Bill Skibbe and Jessica Ruffins (Fiery Furnaces, the Kills) -- moved the crowd at 169 Bar with their soulful New York garage rock." - RollingStone.com

Press for The End of the World EP

“At twelve minutes long, TEOTW is a tease, but if we were a betting man (or woman), we’d put in all our chips for their full-length.” – Alternative Press

“’This Little Theater’ was probably the best song to come out of Brooklyn last year.” – The Village Voice