THE SUNDAY TIMES CULTURE 'CD of the Week' - 'A debut that is both light as a feather and as complex as a tapestry. It contains detailing of such richness and subtlety, the songs continue to reveal themselves even after multiple listening'

CLASH - 'Their music is divine. Pop music for intelligent folk' 4/5

GT - 'A beautiful mini-album' 4/5

PLAN B - 'Oh Beatrice is humble, yet grand all at once'

Q MAGAZINE - 'Oh, Beatrice is beautifully crafted pop' 4/5

ROCKSOUND - 'Lush beautifully arranged pop that surprises and beguiles as much as it soars directly overhead'

THE FLY - 'Luscious, haunting and uplifting all at once...' 4/5

UNCUT - 'A seemingly endless supply of effortless hooks, melodies and bittersweet harmonies. A richly textured classic'

THE IRISH TIMES - 'A lush, lovely set of tunes which swoop gracefully through some beautiful moods' 4/5

NME - 'Beautiful horror-movie intrigue and downbeat delight. The full album is out next year, until then we'll let Oh, Beatrice keep us company.'

With a sound too expansive to be labeled purely as indie rock, Tacks, the Boy Disaster offers thoughtful and imaginative lyricism, solid musical hooks and rich instrumentation reminiscent of late-60's/early-70's pop. Yet the band, whose moniker is derived from a minor character in a forgotten children's book, has managed to reconcile their brilliant pop sensibility and familiarity with their taste for the unexpected. These little musical surprises, ranging from a juxtaposition of melancholy lyrics with sunshine-y harmonies à la Harry Nilsson ("Forget-Me-Not") to whirling piano lines ("Frozen Feet") are what set Tacks' sound apart from their indie peers.

After only eight months together, Evan Jacobs (vocals/keys), a founding member of Midlake who also moonlights with the Polyphonic Spree, and the rest of the band - Jason Friedrich (drums), Nathan Stein (guitar), and Alán Uribe (bass/vocals) – recorded Oh, Beatrice in Jacobs' house with equipment they borrowed from friends, and later brought on Erik Wofford (My Morning Jacket, Voxtrot, Explosions in the Sky) for mixing duties.