"this was an awesome show--how much talent can you squeeze into a 2 piece--he plays guitar, she sings,
plays keyboards, and plays the drum kit--catchy songs that stick in your head for days--now they are a pop band--
but with that cool indie garage ethic--" --Shrieking Shack Shows (Lexington, KT)

"Sitting behind the drumkit, Binge not only sets the rhythm but sings, plays keyboards and plays guitar.
Like her own motion, Beloved Binge songs are busy, using shifting rhythm and keys and two different verses
sometimes sung at once." --Bryan Reed, Independent Weekly (Durham/Chapel Hill, NC)

"Toy xylophones as instruments, playing drums and keyboards at the same time, banging on guitar strings
like a percussion instrument...on this particular night it agreed with me fine, especially the blown-out Dinosaur Jr.
part in "Married on Myspace" and the minimalist indie rock throb of "Miso (I Don't Like People)"--
'I don't like people, but still, I'm trying.'" --From One Base on an Overthrow (Connecticut Blog)

Praise for Blender Theory

"Beloved Binge nailed it: Twisted, lo-fi indie homage with just enough mad science and tongue-in-cheek irony...
The band services up a stereophonic celebration of jangly off-kilter guitars in the vein of They Might Be Giants,
The Flying Lizards, B-52's, etc., that accent tight, catchy little pop songs that, at first, seem simple;
but repeated listenings reveal the band’s wicked humor, and their amazing less-is-more approach."--Jersey Beat (NJ)

" ...upbeat, stripped-down and muffed-out indie-pop rock. Taking turns strumming, humming and drumming
(while swiping pages from the K Records playbook) Rob Beloved and Eleni Binge conjure up happy memories
of indie rock's fun-loving and far less pretentious past..." ----Adam Leech, Colorado Springs Independent (Colorado Springs, CO)

"An amalgamated blast of lo-fi and fuzzy Garage rock with a twist or two or three, Blender Theory defies description
for the most part, and ain't that a good thing nowadays? The opening track "(Got) Married on Myspace" bobs and weaves
from jangly pop to something akin to a Sleater-Kinney B-side with some seriously strange breaks in between. "decoy"
and "Heartburn" belong on your summer playlist..." --Chris Conti of the Providence Phoenix (Providence, RI)

"With a sound as infectious as this, Beloved Binge can keep on singing about Lordonlyknowswhat and people will still
be listening.....What’s most striking about this album, however, is that no matter how absurd the lyrics get...the more
you want to listen.” --Duluth Budgeteer (Duluth, MN)

"Intelligent, inventive, amusing..." --VivaIndieBlog (North Carolina Blog)

“Minamalist weird guy/girl duo Beloved Binge [are] a fun and goofy outfit...” --New Haven Advocate (New Haven, CT)

“Catch BELOVED BINGE, too: Rob Beloved and Eleni Binge hit the road soon for a year, and, in the Durham duo's absence,
we'll lose a K Records/ Teen Beat blend of generous hooks and captivating quirks. Songs about MySpace couples come backed
with the struggle to like people, and shifting time signatures springboard from trebly, staccato riffs.”
--Chris Parker, Independent Weekly (Durham/Chapel Hill, NC)

"Eleni Binge's time shifts behind the drum kit and Rob Beloved's serpentine-note guitar lines suggest a certain affinity
for math rock. But perfection and precision are subsumed by an overarching playfulness."
--Grayson Currin, Music Editor, Independent Weekly (Durham/Chapel Hill, NC)

“Rob Beloved and Eleni Binge create a full and fun electric sound, sharing guitar, drums, and vocals duty.”
--The Hartford Advocate (Hartford, CT)

"The countdown is on...all the pieces are falling into place for their year-long tour starting this fall.
See 'em while you can, because you know you're gonna miss their off-kilter gtr/drums call-and-response artrock."
--Ross Grady, trianglerock.com (Durham/Chapel Hill, NC)

Praise for Other Places

The Independent Weekly: "[Beloved Binge] delivers plain-spoken, pensive songs…downright thrilling for those on the receiving end...”

David Menconi, News and Observer, from Critic’s Picks: “...it's nice to have Seattle's transplanted Beloved Binge...in our midst.
On "Other Places"…the tandem of Rob Beloved and Eleni Binge play stripped-down punk rock that doesn't feel thin,
combining the howling abandon of Sleater-Kinney with a very fine attention to poppy detail…”

Currents, Wilmington, NC: "The melodies are simple, the sound a stealthy mix of guitar, drums, plucky vocals, and a little bouzouki
(traditional Greek stringed instrument), but the resulting songs of Durham duo/couple Beloved Binge...are scrumptious treats."

Independent Weekly, from Music Worth Leaving the House For: “If Lee Ranaldo and Fontaine Toups had wed, Beloved Binge ...
would have been their Teen Beat babies.”

Diversions: “Beloved Binge…brought with them a sound that is as rooted in Northwestern lo-fi pop…as it is in East Coast
(specifically D.C.) punk…[and] succeed in creating varied songs…the band can…craft a catchy melody, but also knows when
to step on the distortion pedal.”

The Raleigh Hatchet: “…a truly unique duo. Right off, the delightful spin of “New Year” is “Faces,” which features Eleni’s
talent for balancing vocal harmony and power. It also shows the knack Beloved Binge has for transitioning into completely
different rhythms flawlessly…”

Independent Weekly: "Like wonderful Chicago co-eds The Spinanes, Beloved Binge hustles through minimal guitar-and-drum
pop obsessed with sparseness, space and sear. But they do it with the gumption of 764-Hero and, occasionally,
the enthusiastic bluster of Sonic Youth."

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