Press and reviews about The Winter Sounds, and "Porcelain Empire".

the Winter Sounds turn blissful melodies into shooting stars of soaring pop
 -- modernfix.com

Fiercely melodic indie rock that doesn't shortchange listeners on layers of substance or instrumentation.
 -- Alarm Magazine

...the sound of all seasons, evoking every shimmering, driving, melodic and melancholic cornerstone of the last two decades of indie rock....
 -- Heeb Magazine

truly exceptional
 --  Babysue

...windswept, romantic tunes
 --  Nashville Scene

Sweet, bittersweet, and swishy in a synth-poppy, country fashion
 -- CHORD Magazine

freezing the attention of Indie music junkies everywhere.
 -- HYPEzine

solid vocal harmonies and some good songwriting
 -- Razorcake

Though favorable and flattering comparisons to Ride and other blue Brits are inevitable, these synthy, shoegazing Southerners put another feather in Athens, Georgia's indie-rock cap with startlingly sincere songwriting and the occasional foot-frenzy dance beat.
 -- WESTWORD

With their dizzying array of musical instruments, including everything from your basic drums and guitar to vox and orchestra bells, the Winter Sounds provide an enchanting soundtrack that, similar to the album's artwork, feels like a dark, cold night at sea.
 -- Performer Magazine

They are a fusion of The Arcade Fire, Cass McCombs, and British Sea Power, with a dash of punk and choirboy-rock harmonies, giving them enough Indie cred to suit a converse loving, tight jean wearing hipster-kid.
 -- Minute Morning Magazine

Porcelain Empire is a superb debut...The Winter Sounds have come a long way in a short time.
 -- TheMagazine

While they are an expected progression from new wave, The Winter Sounds offer up a smarter, nimbler sound that brings the whole genre into the new century.
 -- SIX DEGREE

good, powerful, interesting...
 -- Merdian Star

dreamy synths, sparkling keys, and loads of atmosphere
 -- UWEEKLY

chiming guitars, intermittent synths and catchy choruses
 -- DALLAS OBSERVER

inventive updating of influences gleaned from that period, particularly bits of new wave, punk and even early hip-hop, though they're clearly in the rock camp in terms of lyrics, edge and attitude.
 -- Nashville City Paper

atmospheric indie-pop
 -- NUVO

must-hear debut
 -- silent uproar

A delightful and invigorating synth-pop experience
 -- Minute Morning Magazine

The Winter Sound's new album is an epic, ambitious, indie-pop masterpiece completely unique in style and sound, hopeful and triumphant.
 -- Sentient Bean

Lush, dreamy and toe-tappingly infectious all at once, theyve recently inked a deal with a respected regional label and seem like theyre about to get some sort of decent push on an international level.
 -- Connect Statesboro

The Winter Sounds' heart is in the right place, and that's all that matters. Well, that and its songwriting is in the right place, too. While we're bound to see a flood of indie wannabes flooding the market in hopes of riding on Modest Mouse's coattails, don't count The Winter Sounds among them.
 -- Aversion

Through the daze of fuzzy and phased out guitar noice, bludgeoning heavy drums and percussive pounding basslines, The Winter Sounds uses breeze of inventive vocal harmonies, an ethereal synth, and airy lead guitar lines to weave through the chilly fog they've created. It's sure to be one of the more interesting shows Savannah has seen in quite awhile.
 -- Murmur Magazine

They sound like the '80s, but like all of the '80s: not only de rigueur electro-pop and new wave, but also hardcore, post-punk, hip hop and New Romantic.
 -- Flagpole Magazine

The talent and passion that The Winter Sounds showcase on their auspicious debut is unmatched by other seemingly hip poseurs. If youre a forthright and unashamed fan of pop melody like I am then The Winter Sounds will push their way through the clutter and make you love them.
 -- MetroBeat

The artistic value of this CD is by far something to marvel with all of its minute characteristics and details.
 -- Skyline Press

There's nothing cookie cutter about their smoothly transitioning music, into which they skillfully shape bits of new wave, punk, the best of 80s music, and tidbits of post-punk and pop. Out of this mish-mash of styles, they've unexpectedly defined themselves.
 -- EntertainingU.com