BIOGRAPHY
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PRESS
Big Old Big One's Mixtape: Lesson in Nostalgia #2 - Anthems 4/5/12
"fans sing and scream its chorus, leaving no doubt that Rockets and Wrecking Balls by The Luxury is an anthem"
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AudioFloss - 7/5/11
"we were the best in the crowd......."
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The Noise - 5/11
"Every song sounds like a hit. I tried to think of a remote comparison, and there ain’t one."
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Music Connection Live Review - 05/10
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AudioFloss CD Review 3/10/10
"While each track does stand on its own for the ipod junkies and the downloader's laptop, "In The Wake Of What Won't Change" is best enjoyed from start to finish. ...another interesting concept."
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Tothesonginmyhead CD Review 3/6/10
"They capture the grandeur of arena rock, and the head banging sensibilities of modern alt-rock, but without the whiny vocals or overdone pretension and with a healthy dose of indie rock."
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Amplifier Magazine CD Review 10/27/09
"For all the reference points that surface in the Luxury’s presentation, the band never wears their influences like slapped on Sgt. Pepper epaulets but masterfully incorporates them into the singular and completely modern sound they create."
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Worcester Telegram 9/10/09
"It's the only band I've been in that wasn't hemorrhaging money …" - Justin
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PlaygroundBoston.com CD Review
"The Luxury have once again dropped a bombshell on Boston... it is refreshing to hear something that sounds new and different, yet somehow familiar at the same time."
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PlaygroundBoston.com show review
"Justin Day was resplendent in his yellow feather boa, and turned in what was probably the strongest effort I’ve heard from him in all the times I’ve caught this band. (must have been the boa)"
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RockOnBoston.com CD Release Review
"Finally The Luxury took the stage immediately following a pre-stage huddle. Whatever was said in there worked, as the band didn’t let up once it started their first song..."
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BostonBandCrush.com CD Release Review
"The Luxury owned The Paradise stage on Saturday, July 11th."
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Boston Herald CD Release Review
"The quintet’s 70-minute set was pop-centered, but its construction was total Pink Floyd - the entire new album, with songs played sequentially and separate videos accompanying them."
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Ryan's Smashing Life CD Review/Release Preview
"It's a bold prediction, I know, but after listening for just two days - I don't think this band or the local music scene will ever be the same."
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Boston Music Spotlight CD Release Preview
"For every person who's told us how much they've loved our music, we've had to listen to somebody else tell us we weren't shit." - Justin
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The Noise, cover, 07/09
"I guess the key message is, take care of your tiny insect friends, or simply let us go." - Jason
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Weekly Dig CD Review/Release Preview
Lush, four-part harmonies carry soaring synths and melodic guitars as The Luxury deftly balance prog leanings with pop sensibility."
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Boston Globe CD Release Preview
"My production thing is just make it bigger, bigger, bigger. I think that’s the Def Leppard fan in me really,’’ [Jason] says with a chuckle between bites.
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Boston Herald CD Release Preview
"If the Grammys had an award for Most Ironically Named Band, Boston’s up-and-coming the Luxury would nab it."
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TeaPartyBoston.com, Interview
"If you’ve ever seen Gaiking, this is a cartoon that was on in the early Eighties as part of the Force Five series that played at 6pm on weekday afternoons. Every day out of the week there was a different cartoon, and there was the Star Avengers and the Spacekateers and there was Grandizer and then there was GAIKING. Gaiking was the most bad ass of all of them. He was this giant ROBOT DRAGON that the HEAD shot off of! And then the MOUTH of the DRAGON would open up and the bottom half of the robot shot out! And it would come up and JOIN up the other part of the ROBOT you know?! So, like, his WHOLE CHEST was this SKULL from the DRAGON! And his head had the giant dragon on it because his head POPPED OUT of the SKULL that became his CHEST! And I want that on my back." - Justin
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Boston Band Crush, after the Rumble
"F&*% THE LUXURY!!! DAMN #RUMBLE WINNERS!!!!"
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Ryan's Smashing Life, after the Rumble
"Congratulations to The Luxury, a band we already believed to be the city's best rock band."
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Boston Globe April 25, 2009 - after the Rumble
"[The Luxury] deftly deployed vocal harmonies and smartly employed keyboard-bolstered song arrangements to bridge arena bombast with club intimacy."
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Boston Band Crush - March 24, 2009
"PEZ: Logan 5 dress like a bunch of fruits..."
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Northeast Performer - Nov 2008
"Boston’s best Brit Poppers, The Luxury, embarked on their first tour to California with many, many highlights..."
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The Dig Sept 10, 2008
"Purveyors of anthemic rock with big stadium-sized hooks and an eye toward UK indie style..."
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Worcester Telegram - July 31st, 2008
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Worcester Magazine - July 31st, 2008
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Boston Herald - July 28, 2008
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Ryan's Smashing Life - July 15, 2008
(Pre Coldplay Announcement)
Ryan's Smashing Life - July 23rd, 2008
(Post-Coldplay announcement)
Boston Daily (Boston Magazine Blog) - 7/14/08
"We must admit, this band stood out back when it was among the hundreds..."
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Live Review - Northeast Performer, July 2007
"The Luxury blasted their tunes through the packed venue. The lads brought raw, honest energy to the stage, rocking out while maintaining an even pace and tight sound."
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CD Review - Soundcheck Magazine (Austin, TX)
"This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things is a commanding first album from The Luxury. This is a band to watch."
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Stranded In Stereo Q&A
"The tap water helps you develop an immunity to spolied food. Seriously, we can eat anything."
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CD Review - Northeast Performer, June 2007
"Whether you’ve had a horrible day dealing with the minutia of everyday life, are looking to rock out on the weekend or even drink a few beers on the porch on a sunny afternoon, the record, despite its discouraging title, provides a solid backbone to whatever mood a listener might be in."
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Meet The Band - Boston Herald, Apr 6 2007
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Album Review - The Noise (Boston, MA), Mar 2007
"The Luxury is a step up musically from the Halogens; this incarnation can blow the doors off the club..."
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Pre-release article - Boston Herald, Jan 29th, 2007
"A sound that echoes the grandest elements of U2, Coldplay and Stereophonics..."
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Band Interview - The Noise (Boston, MA), Feb 2007
"This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things is destined to be a keeper..."
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On The Download - Boston Phoenix
"Add these guys immediately to the short list of Boston bands who are equipped to meet the stylish and anthemic demands of the 21st century indie-rock proletariat."
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Live Review of 3rd show - The Noise (Boston, MA), Nov 2005
"I keep using the word "majestic" when describing these songs, but that's because it's the right word..."
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