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| XLR8R Magazine: What Was Gained... Review (Issue 91, 10/05) "Post-rock junkies like me can never get enough of bands like Continental..." |
| Morphizm.com: Gain and Loss - An Interview With Continental (10/05) |
| SF Station: Continental Q&A (9/02/05) "About three minutes and 40 seconds into the second track on the new Continental record, the song hits a crucial point where its future becomes uncertain. Fifteen long seconds go by, and you have no idea whether the song will fade out or press on. Suddenly, a snare drum surge ushers in a completely new segment that holds remarkably true to the song's previous bits, but with noticeably more purpose and drive. On so many levels, those few seconds in 'August Ends' are a perfect sonic analogy for where Continental is, as August 2005, well, ends." |
| ChartAttack: What Was Gained... Review (8/30/05) "Sunny days and blue skies are not just for summer. San Francisco's Continental offer a warmth that could raise the temperature on even the coldest winter day. What Was Gained From What Was Lost is the perfect amalgamation of atmospheric guitars and soothing beats." |
| Skyscraper Magazine: What Was Gained... Review (Issue #19, Fall '05) "The third album from these gently wistful San Francisco post-rockers with a flair for hooks either missing entirely from their noodly brethren, or dismissed as a relic of the old musical approach, holds seven idyllic, introspective ruminations that further their movement toward the forefront of instrumental indie rock." |
| The Skinny: Continental - What They've Gained From What They've Lost (Summer '05) Interview |
| Metroactive Music: Continental Drift (8/10/05) "Those who had seen Continental before could picture Brent playing the bass lines that propelled the music, his eyes closed and his formidable figure swaying back and forth. A boisterous, personable man, Brent anchored the band with his presence and passion." |
| Zero Magazine: What Was Gained... Review (9/05) "Continental's beautiful brand of music is never pretentious, but always confident and self-assured...The songs all tell stories without words, much like classical soundtracks to fairy tales." |
| Hitch Magazine: What Was Gained... Review (Issue #38, Fall '05) "I loves me the sleepy sounding instrumental indie-rock, and Continental is a practicioner of the genre's highest order. Like Japancakes or Maserati before them, the band bursts forth guitar-driven songs of aching beauty neither too fast nor too slow. It sounds like those half-conscious moments before allergy medication knocks you out on a cold winter's night." |
| Skyscraper Magazine: Four-Letter Words Review (Issue #17, Fall '04) "A host of acts punch the instrumental music ticket, but with savvy songs and swooping style Continental lend nine more reasons for the indie community to delay the backlash a little longer with Four Letter Words." |
| CopperPress.com: Four-Letter Words Review (7/04) "...both intricate and catchy - an all-too-rare combination." |
| Village Voice: Pazz & Jop 2003 Critics' Poll |
| SF Weekly: Four-Letter Words Review (8/6/03) "While lube might not be the first thing you reach for after putting on Four-letter Words... the local quintet's latest album features the kind of ethereal, swirling music perfect for languid lovemaking. " |
| East Bay Express: Summer Soundtrack for the Shut-Ins (6/19/03) "...if you haven't heard Continental's latest record, Four-Letter Words, then you haven't heard squat. " |
| Blue Mag: Live at the Parkside (1/22/03) "Continental makes beautiful, complex music that conjures up terms like 'crescendo,' 'cascading,' 'billowing,' and the like." |
| East Bay Express: At the Factory - Continental creates music amid frogs and ghosts (8/1/01) "The first thing Continental noticed about its would-be recording studio was the emptiness. The second was the rat poop." |
| SF Bay Guardian: Continental - The Wide Expanse (10/25/00) "...their altered treatment of familiar territory, coupled with a talent for strong and sweeping arrangements, made their songs unique." |