Quotes

"Compelling beats, powerful chord progressions and singer Holly Muñoz's enchanting voice combine to make an exciting, airtight album. Creative and versatile...a necessary addition to any music library."
-iTunes

"If you haven't heard about these guys, I have feeling you're going to hear a lot more."
-IndieFeed

"Combining the noisy pop of Sonic Youth with the eerie nihilism of The Cure, singer/guitarist Holly Muñoz lays down meaty Crazy Horse-like riffs while vocally ranging in style from the breathiness of the Cocteau Twins to the sharp bite of PJ Harvey."
-HowWasTheShow.com

Reviews, Press & Interviews

The Onion A.V. Club
3 July, 2008 | FEATURE ARTICLE
...Aviette's new album, The Way We Met, finds the band repositioned as a slick indie-pop unit with heartache on the brain and Munoz's compelling coo front and center. | More

City Pages
25 June, 2008 | ALBUM REVIEW
How long does it take you to tell the story of your most bitter, disheartening breakup? | More

MSP Magazine
June, 2008 | FEATURE ARTICLE
Take Note: Aviette's Holly Muñoz... | More

TC Business Magazine
June 2008 | FEATURE ARTICLE
The continuing rise of Minnesota's independent music producers... | More

Minneapolis Star Tribune
26 June, 2008 | PLUG
With a trip-poppy electro-rock sound and a female singer, local trio Aviette is bound to be compared to such ’90s mainstays as Garbage and the Sneaker Pimps. | More

St. Paul Pioneer Press
27 June, 2008 | PLUG
Local indie-rockers Aviette have a new one out, too. It's called The Way We Met, and the trio plays a CD-release show Saturday at the Triple Rock with a particularly strong lineup... | More

Metromix
22 June, 2008 | PLUG
Locals Aviette celebrate the release of their new album The Way We Met tonight at the Triple Rock Social Club. | More

Rift Magazine
24 June, 2008 | ALBUM REVIEW
The elliptical title of Aviette’s 2006 Until We Hear From Dave gave the impression that one of the Cities most intriguing new acts may be nothing more than a temporary project. Two and half years later their beautiful, sweeping follow-up, The Way We Met, sounds like a reintroduction to a band that is looking to cement a place in the scene. | More

City Pages
30 June, 2008 | LIVE REVIEW
The Triple Rock was bustling for the Aviette CD release party Saturday night. The show was a celebration for their new disc The Way We Met, a 24 minute exploration of moody break-up pop... | More

Rake Magazine
1 July, 2008 | LIVE REVIEW
One might think it is Sting or the second coming of KISS, I mean Christ, or some other hugely popular international act packing the Triple Rock this past Saturday night. | More

The Onion A.V. Club
19 June, 2008 | ALBUM REVIEW
...indie-rock group Aviette has tightened up its approach... | More

Pulse of the Twin Cities
10 January, 2007 | FEATURE ARTICLE
Can a band be noisy and minimalist at the same time? | More

Perfect Porridge
18 December, 2006 | INTERVIEW
With Until We Hear From Dave, Minneapolis-based Aviette unfurls its postmodern indie rock blitzkrieg upon the few intellectuals left amongst the musical desolation known as the Midwest. | More

The Onion A.V. Club
14 December, 2006 | ALBUM REVIEW
Until We Hear From Dave ranked #8 in The Onion A.V. Club's
"Best Music of 2006: Loon State Edition" | More

The Onion A.V. Club
11 October, 2006 | ALBUM REVIEW
The songs on Until We Hear From Dave share a spookily cinematic quality, artfully arranged and often quite beautiful... | More

Harp Magazine
1 September, 2005 | FEATURE ARTICLE
"Survey Says… How the People Choose Which Songs Become Hits" | More