"Sinister, intense, powerful...these Alabamans are a pulse-racing godsend." - Mojo 4/5 Stars

"All the Saints stew in a slow motion magma and brace themselves for the inevitable eruptions." - Pitchfork

"Their sound suggests nights spent as bonged up teens listening not only to Zep, Beatles and Floyd but also Slayer, Pixies and Nirvana" - Time Out

“We’re happy and we’re playing heavy music. And it doesn’t seem like people are doing that very much.” – Ashton Bird

“For the last year we were touring, and it was inspired by moving round a lot”, explains Caleb. “I was listening to a lot of T Rex - I love Marc Bolan’s songwriting technique, pretty much a guitar groove with weird little ditties on top. Pop music at its purest.”

Shortcuts: EMA covers Nirvana's "Endless Nameless", Past Life Martyred Saints

As EMA states, she "wasn't interested in covering any of the other songs. The statement this one makes is just so awesome. All that noise and abrasion was the band saying, 'We're still punk.' I really wanted to try and capture that spirit."

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Shortcuts: Past Life Martyred Saints, EMA Europe Tour September 2011