kexp

“This Indianapolis band’s debut is a blast of goth-tinged shoegaze fueled by riot grrrl anger...the distorted bass lines and 80s keys mixed with empowering lyrics create a formidable set of music .”

-Owen Murphy, Producer, KEXP

POST-PUNK.COM

“Karate, Guns & Tanning take you on a Gonzo adventure with Breaking Teeth”

 - Alice Teeple for Post-Punk.com

cvlt nation

""...a glistening gem of dreamy post-punk shoegaze."

“…psychedelic post-punk shoegaze madness”

new noise magazinE

“It’s not the inherently excellent riot grrrl choruses or their synthpop-on-acid ambience that will stick with you. No, it’s the musical world inside Concrete Beach that is so easy to escape in that is the most impressive. “

Pattern magazine

"Karate, Guns & Tanning’s “Concrete Beach” offers enough attitude and ammunition to suggest it’s the lost soundtrack to 1994 film “Natural Born Killers.”

- Dave Lindquist for Pattern Magazine

CHILLFILTR

“Karate, Guns & Tanning is the unapologetic, post-punk, industrial sonic exorcism that you didn't know you needed.”

IMPOSE MAGAZINE

“The amazingly named Karate, Guns & Tanning is a brand new band from Indianapolis that crafts a witchy elixir of post-punk, shoegaze, new wave and a myriad of other impulses. They’ve made a strong impression on their genre-spanning first few tracks “Graffiti Children,” “Fire,” “Artifacts,” and “Breaking Teeth,” and now today they’re unveiling their impressive debut album Concrete Beach.”

a journal of musical things

"Pulsing, scattered, hazy, catchy, breathless – just a few of the descriptors that flit through my mind while simmering in the enveloping shoegazy/psyche poppy Clockwork from Karate, Guns & Tanning. "  

Maximum ink magazine

"Molten commotion washed in corrosive six-stringed glitter, Concrete Beach is hard pulverized fun from start to finish. Booming beats, funky solos and enraged mayhem steamroll over techno-squeaky riffs pitted against thundering synth-punk struts while snarling, chaotic robotics bolt cosmic breakdowns to well-stocked narcotic-rock caught inside dream-pop dreadlocks."  

DESTROY // EXIST

"...with a colorfully psychedelic take on punk, post-punk and shoegaze pop, Karate, Guns & Tanning sound rather approachable for an underground act, yet, their creative ways appear entirely unconventional, and peerless for today's terms."

LEO WEEKLY

"...mixes experimental punk prowess with a gleaming alt-pop heart, resulting in a layered and nuanced sonic palette that dips into several styles, but arrives at something unique and catchy."

culture addicts

“…seamlessly fuse elements of riot grrrl-influenced shoegaze, post-punk, psychedelic dream pop and new wave into one cohesive sonic force.”

brainwashed

“The album is wonderfully balanced, riding out on an apocalyptic SciFi vision of robots overtaking humanity with "Hot Bots," a punk girl garage slab of fuzz...”

loud women

"...an instantly moreish post-punk masterpiece." 

tuned up

“…album closer “Hot Bots,” mixes riot grrrl vocals, a gnarly bass riff reminiscent of Royal Blood, and soaring shoegaze production. I think we have a winner of an album here.”

AMERICAN PANCAKE

“If you were to stuff 90's Goth pop, post punk electronica, raw sensuality, 80's black leather aloofness and copious amounts of anytime cool into a sonic blender and hit chop and then puree, you would have the almost undefinable Artifacts”

DESTROY // EXIST

"...Breaking Teeth melds punk, heavy metal, psychedelia and power pop in the same all-inclusive cauldron, and comes thoroughly representative of KG&T's riot grrrl mentality and their evident nonconformity."  

Analogue trash

"At times, classic psychedelia, darkwave, and shoegaze take a lead role on the track before smoothly giving way to each other, like a ghostly carousel."  

The revue

“Hang onto your proverbial hat because “White Nights” delivers three minutes of non-stop sonic density sure to leave you awestruck.”

DESTROY // EXIST

“For all the right reasons, fast emerging act Karate, Guns & Tanning made their presence felt in the underground music world with their debut album, Concrete Beach, earlier in 2021. Quickly, the band return with standalone single, White Nights, authenticating the restiveness of their genre-fusing creativity. “

Analogue trash

“American Midwest riot grrrl/psychedelic post-punk band Karate, Guns & Tanning released one of my favourite albums so far this year, March’s Concrete Beach . There’s new music here already, with White Nights just having premiered on the legendary radio station KEXP.

White Nights sees the band build on the unique sound they established on the Concrete Beach album….a track that’s at once mystic and menacing in tone, as garage, rock, and shoegaze fuzzbox their way to the stratosphere.”