“In Thee Reps’ best moments, their affectlessness becomes its own sort of heightened style, reaching the quietly absurd pitch of a good comedy straight man. Plenty of contemporary musicians compose in loops; few make them sound this loopy.”
Andy Cush in SPIN, April 30th, 2019
“The comparatively relaxed nature of their overall attack makes for a peculiar and satisfying twist on those influences, particularly on the album’s opening track, ‘Big Bebek,’ written by Mr. Ruder.”
Seth Colter Walls in the New York Times, April 20th, 2019
Jeff, Sam, & Dave talked to Nick from Zurkonic about the album, the band, and all kind of stuff in April 2020. You can read the whole interview here.
“Minimal Surface (released this past April) is a spaced-out and hypnotic sprawl that finds the collective gloriously locking in on Motorik grooves reminiscent of 1970s krautrock and Chicago post-rock with Tony Conrad-influenced minimalism. Positively entrancing stuff.”
George Grella & Brad Cohan in The Brooklyn Rail, June 2019
“Overall the compositions are built from simple, but infectious and catchy themes and patterns, with the use of repetition that betrays a witty attitude… the repeated attractive pattern shows in an exemplary way the strength and beauty of repetition that is aimed by Thee Reps. A very charming and uplifting work!”
Dolf Mulder in Vital Weekly, June 2019
“I think it’s the space between rock and roll”
Tabs Out Podcast, April 2019,listen to Thee Reps on Tabs Out (they talk about & play us first)
“Mathy yet delicate, krauty yet complex, ‘Minimal Surface’ allows the band to expand while staying completely crouched and compact wherever they happen to be placed in time and space.”
Ryan Masteller on the Tabs Out blog, August 2019
“Thee Reps play a form of minimalist instrumental rock which seems deceptively simply at first, but once all the layers add up, you’re not quite sure the group managed to fit all the parts together.”
The Answer Is In the Beat, WCBN Radio, April 26th, 2019