REVIEWS:

“...THE APES FLAUNT THEIR INFLUENCE...BY PUMMELING AUDIENCES WITH THEIR EXPLOSIVE LIVE SHOWS.”
- TIMEOUT (LONDON), JANUARY 16-23, 2002

“LISTENING TO FUGUE IN THE FOGIS LIKE JUMPING INTO A MUD PUDDLE HEAD FIRST—GRIMY, MESSY AND COMPLETELY INVIGORATING. IT’S NOT DYNAMIC OR VARIABLE; IT’S NOT MELODIC OR HARMONIOUS. IN FACT, FUGUEIS NOT A LOT OF THINGS, EXCEPT FOR INNOVATIVE AND CREEPY. IT’S NOT EVERYDAY THAT A HEAVY ROCK OUTFIT TRADE A LEAD GUITAR FOR AN ORGAN, BUT SOMEHOW THE APES MAKE THE SWITCH WORK—THE ORGAN MAKES THEIR MUSIC ALL THE MORE SINISTER. THEY MAY NOT HAVE MUCH VARIATION IN SOUND OR SCOPE, BUT, HEY, IF IT AIN’T BROKE.... LET’S JUST SAY THAT IF THE ADDAMS FAMILY EVER THREW A PARTY AND NEEDED TO HIRE A BAND, THEY’D CALL THE APES.”
“100 BANDS YOU NEED TO KNOW IN ‘02”
- ALTERNATIVE PRESS, MARCH 2002

“THE APES HAILING ALL THE WAY FROM WASHINGTON, DC ARE INTENSE, SINISTER AND MOSTLY ROCK. THEIR DEBUT OFFERS A CUTTING EXPLOSIVE INTRODUCTION TO THE WASHINGTON FOUR. ‘BLACK TEARS,’ ‘MOUNTAIN OF STEEL,’ ‘APE TOWN,’ AND ‘THE MIND’ SPIT IN YOUR FACE KICK YOU ABOUT AND LEAVE STILL WANTING MORE. ORGANS, BIG BEATS AND A LOT OF SNEERING CREATE A MUSICAL LANDSCAPE ALL OF THEIR OWN, AS THE APES PROVE THEY CAN PLAY WITH THE BEST OF THEM. THERE ARE SOMETIMES REMINDERS OF TOMAHAWK ON THE RECORD BUT THAT CAN’T BE A BAD THING OF COURSE. NO MATTER WHAT THE APES ARE, HOWEVER, THIS 2002 YOU EITHER BETTER RUN AND HIDE OR BE PREPARED TO ROCK. HARD.”
- BROKEN VOICE (UK), JANUARY 2002

“A GORILLA DID SIGN LANGUAGE IN RETURN TO MEWITH DAVID DUCHOVNY, BUT WHO KNEW APES COULD ROCK? THE APES ANNOUNCE, ‘THE APES ARE GONNA TURN IT ON NOW!’ IN THE SECOND TRACK AND WHEN THEY DO IT GETS PRETTY INTERESTING. LIKE A PATIENT CHEF MAKING FONDUE SLUDGE, THIS MIX STARTS UP AND SIMMERS SLOW, ACTUALLY MAKING ME FEEL KIND OF RESTLESS AND UNCOMFORTABLE. ELEMENTS OF THE MAKE*UP MIXED IN WITH THE APES’ STEPPENWOLF VIBE—SOME FUNKY STUFF BLENDED INTO THE FUZZ-OUT GARAGE ROCK—AND IT ADDS UP TO ONE HAIRY FREAK-OUT.”
- GIANT ROBOT, WINTER 2001

“The Apes are what happens when four hooded, full moon worshiping, transgressors hit upon a secret midnight majick.”
- Careless Talk Costs Lives

“…discovered a way to meld raw rap rock and angular punk. Their live show is an abrasive assault.”
- Spin

…is the synthesis of all The Apes’ ideas and it comes of as a winning Who homage, minus the Pete Townsend’s windmilling.”
- Rockpile

“Play it on your porch to scar away the kids.”
- Boston Phoenix

“The Apes are primal synth punk, oozing a murky sound from the depths of their blackened minds.”
- The Stranger

“…just don’t write songs, they write brilliantly demented anthems.”
- HearSay

“The Apes sound is so heavy and weird that you can’t stop listening.”
- Los Angeles Times

“The Apes give their prog-punk a singular punch.”
- Washington Post

“The Apes colorful stretch of the imagination never loses its touch.”
- In Music We Trust

“…Blasts of awe-inspiring firepower.”
- Pitchfork