ULTRA DOLPHINS - WHY ARE YOU LAUGH? published April 2006, Zero Magazine

If it were up to me, any new band that wanted to be good would have to register at some DMV type place, define their style and list their influences. If their style was something to the effect of nuts or crazy or totally, wicked hyper and they didn't listen to Hella, they would be required to. What am I getting at? I think Ultra Dolphins listen to Hella and I give them a high-five for that.

The fact that craziness like this can be birthed from Virginia is mind-boggling. Ultra Dolphins is made from the same stuff that makes new pop bands so exciting. This is not to say that they perfectly fit the mold. Take the ADDarific structure of The Blood Brothers and add to it a delicious dissonance factor and riffage nostalgic to classic Smashing Pumpkins (circa before Billy Corgan bic'd his dome-piece). What is most reassuring to a promising band like this is to be taken in by a good label like Robotic Empire who have worked with bands such as Crowpath, Ed Gein and Opeth. Together, band and label have produced a nicely done, swanky, EP.