"....quiet, cruisey acoustic numbers that give him a lot of room to move around vocally ... a nice debut release..." - Craig New, Revolver Magazine 

"A damn fine debut release. Thumbs up to this one" - Jasper Lee, Ozmusicproject

"There's just something about The Beautiful Few - whether it be the way they construct their delicate, heartwrenching material or those trademark solemn, emotive vocals (thanks to Kieran Carroll), 'Metal For Melbourne...' further displays the tremendous talent possessed by the six principal members and its various contributors (including Glenn Richards and Adam Donovan of Augie March fame)." - Rockus Ezine

"The third album from Melbourne band The Beautiful Few is a dreamy, wistful affair brimming with soft melodies. Strikingly well penned, Metal for Melbourne takes you on a journey of mixed emotions, with its slow moving unassuming vocals, and a snaking array of instruments enough to send you off to another world." - mono.net

"This is the third record for this Melbourne group and one that paints broad strokes of melody on a canvas of acoustic guitar and dreamy keyboards. With vocals sounding like a cross between New Order and The Go Betweens and a lyrical emphasis on romance, it’s rich and endearing, calm and comforting." - Ozmusicproject

"A mature update of intellectual Australian pop, this renders antecedents like the Go-Betweens, Triffids, Crow and Tactics in Melbourne sepia, dressing them up in op-shop suits for a cosmopolitan/European atmosphere." - Juice Magazine

"The Beautiful Few have an air of quiet sophistication about them - always reserved, polite and smiling. There are hints of the indie cool about them, but they are usually hidden under unpretentious melodies and simple arrangements." - Revolver Magazine

"As the title suggests, this album features numerous musings from Victoria’s capital, with the quaint liner notes assigned to each track name-checking such Melbourne landmarks as Chapel Street, Flinders Street Station and Frankston. But while the muse may be confined to the ‘garden state’, there’s nothing to stop The Beautiful Few’s audience extending past the border." - Rip It Up

"A band with the lyrical and romantic sensibilities of the Beautiful Few will always drive some people to distraction – for the rest of us who want to occasionally and unapologetically feel something however, thank goodness they are still around after ten years. ‘Metal For Melbourne’ is the strongest, best recorded thing they’ve ever done." - db Magazine

"It's a wistful account of a time, adolescent-hood, when music could really mean something all-encompassing, maybe a little unhealthily so. But that love of music - metal, pop, country, whatever - really comes through on this record and makes it a pleasure to hear." - Delusions of Adequacy Ezine

"the band's more romantic approach is original and hauntingly touching. Listen to this one just before you go to sleep: it's nuances with glide you into a blissful and optimistic sleep." - Jasper Lee, Ozmusicproject

"there is an appealing depth of musicianship, wealth of subtleties and an endearing patience that will gain appreciation over time." - Alicia Woodrow, Rockus Ezine

"It's just really simple, gorgeous, dreamy utopia filled romance old style." - Matt Watson, Inpress 

"These are lyrics of a high order delivered by a swordsman with a sharp tongue and mark something of a peak of epic" - Bronius Zumeris, Beat Magazine

"The Beautiful Few are wistful drifters on Something to Do, Someone to Love, Something to Look Forward to, travelling in a rosy-hued gypsy caravan that bespeaks romance with a rolling, lolloping capital ‘R’. Whatsmore, this jalopy is swathed in an unassuming film of beautiful sonnetry with a high IQ (sans the 14 line rule)." - Samone Underwood, mono.net

"I had a brilliant extended metaphor that I was going to use to begin this review.  Something about unfamiliar territory and road maps, I think.  But I didn't write it down and now I seem to have forgotten it.  It's a pity, but not unexpected as it's easy to forget a lot of things while you listen to this unhurried, delicate album.  Easy to forget the daily grind, forget the pressures of the world, forget your cares - even forget that time is passing. - Owen Heitmann, Rip It Up Magazine

"It's not every day that someone has the balls to put something like this out there in our MTV-dominated phalanx." - Agoutimusic

Interview - db Magazine #263 14/11/2001

Interview - Beat Magazine #788 19/12/2001

Interview - Rockus Ezine #23 January 2002

Live Review - Inpress Magazine 24/4/2002

"Shift These Thoughts is one of several recent outstanding Australian releases of this ilk, seek out and soak in the aching arching beauty that is Heligoland, this is true art to choke hearts." - Luna Kafe Ezine

"After several understated releases over the last couple of years, Victoria atmospheric pop quartet Heligoland shine with their quiet achieving debut album "Shift These Thoughts". Subtle and absorbing, Heligoland manoeuvre through their songs with a delicate poise, tempered by softly constructed guitarwork and Karen Vogt's fragile, yet captivating vocals." - Ozmusicproject

Heligoland are beautiful, ethereal, enchanting and whistful, before I knew it, it was my musical sustenance for the best part of a week (a tough position to hold in the life of a music reviewer and new music obsessive). I'll let that stand alone as my testament to this great record. - The Buzz

"Yipes. The band has a pastiche of influences ranging from avant soundscapes to Bulgarian folk, not to mention a healthy serving of 60's soundtracks and some serious 70's prog-rock. So you try classifying these guys." - Revolver Magazine

"I actually saw their first gig, and remember they didn't fall down, but needed to focus the whole bunch of stuff they had going on. Sax and bouzouki (love the bouzouki!)" - DrumMedia

Beestung & Waterlogged

"There are many different sounds on this album: the spacey instrumental opener, the Enya-like 'Zaspish', the tribal incantations of 'Devoika' and the dark, lurking depth of 'Esto Perpetua' to name but some." - mono net

"Lasting for just over 50 minutes, this is a truly remarkable album. Ranging from beautifully haunting to desperately intense (without the use of distorted guitars) moments, Village Green have developed a mixture of musical landscapes that are easy to get lost in. This is intelligent music, made by people who are obviously passionate about their art." - Rockus E-Zine

"50 minutes of pure listening ecstacy. Mellow and harmonic, creative and varied in it's styles Beestung And Waterlogged is an album that promises nothing but delivers everything." - Revolver Magazine

"With an eclectic mix of sounds that extends far past the usual Sydney norm, 'Beestung and Waterlogged' probably isn't for an indie nazi purist, but surely Village Green have opted to go for substance over style in this album. A well accomplished release." - Jasper Lee, Ozmusicproject

"After viewing David Lynch's "Mullholland Drive" for the first time, I decided to pop in the new Village Green record for a listen. Big mistake. Don't get me wrong, the album is really great, but it is as dark, haunted and brain-warping as any film Lynch has ever done. I can't wait to see the dreams that my subconscious has in store for me tonight." - Agoutimusic