—Sky Saxon of The Seeds
‘[‘My Best Friend’ is] mesmerising with its repetition and simplicity…’
—Subba-culture
‘Naughty boys’
—Marc Riley
‘I Do Know You Love Me’ [is] thrilling for its freshness, its full-on musical self-confidence and some brilliantly witty lyrics – in which the wit came from expressing dangerously honest thoughts rather than from any desire to be amusing’
—Michael Gray, author of 'The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia'
'A superb name for a superb 'antifolk' band led by the seemingly mild-mannered but ferocious lyricist Tom Mayne'
—London Lite, November 07
‘What’s immediately impressive about DCW is their honesty… Musically sounds like Lou Reed hupping darkly over The Buzzcocks’ most famous song while Dan Treacy sits alarmed in the corner..’
—Drowned in Sound
‘If Suicide got it on with Clinic it might sound like this’
—Gary Crowley, BBC Radio 6
'David Cronenberg's Wife sound like a mid-Eighties independent band -- sarcastic, sardonic and articulate, with dark gothic undertones, a little bit of shambling, some David Lynch surf guitar... the focus is on the songwriting'
—Everett True, Plan B Magazine, September 07