"The youthful quartet, who've been successfully campaigning for the title of SF's new indie rock darlings, charmed their way through their early Beatles-y repertoire for their first big Noise Pop show so winningly we could almost hear the Wonder Years voiceover as they left the stage."<br />-Spin Magazine<br /><br />"Youthful Berkeley quartet the Morning Benders displayed some pretty nifty pop chops, with frontman Chris Chu's boyish vocals floating over some frisky guitar lines."<br />-LA Times<br /><br />"Sort of like a real morning bender, except a lot more catchy and a lot less likely to make you eat something greasy for lunch."<br />-Stereogum<br /><br />"This Bay Area band manage to appropriate Pavement's smirking shamble to their own lovesick, non-smartass ends."<br />-Pitchfork Media<br /><br />"Great songwriting and melodies make for some incredibly catchy songs. I urge you to go check out this EP and if you don't do it now, I promise that you'll see and hear of this band again. They have a very bright future."<br />-The Tripwire<br /><br />"Perhaps what distinguishes Boarded Doors from the slew of other Wilson-aspirants is the marriage of a youthful outlook with Brill Buildinglike melodies. The songs evoke exuberance and melancholic introspection without drowning in sonic ambition."<br />-SF Weekly<br /><br />we have shared shows with:<br />Yo La Tengo<br />The Kooks<br />MGMT<br />Grand Archives<br />Yeasayer<br />Two Gallants<br />The Rosebuds<br />Au Revoir Simone<br />White Rabbits http://www.imeem.com/themorningbenders Delta 0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss the morning benders http://www.imeem.com/themorningbenders/music/czeVPnpH/blur_ambulance/ Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:51:09 -0000 <div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/themorningbenders/music/czeVPnpH/blur_ambulance/"><img border="0" src="http://icons.imeem.com/czeVPnpH.jpg" title="Click to play this song"/></a></div> YHG-053mij the morning benders http://www.imeem.com/themorningbenders/music/W93YpQP4/christopher_chu_grizzly_bear_intro/ Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:51:07 -0000 <div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/themorningbenders/music/W93YpQP4/christopher_chu_grizzly_bear_intro/"><img border="0" src="http://icons.imeem.com/W93YpQP4.jpg" title="Click to play this song"/></a></div> fFPL6wXm_6 the morning benders http://www.imeem.com/themorningbenders/music/XvnE1-Wh/christopher_chu_built_to_spill_intro/ Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:51:06 -0000 <div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/themorningbenders/music/XvnE1-Wh/christopher_chu_built_to_spill_intro/"><img border="0" src="http://icons.imeem.com/XvnE1-Wh.jpg" title="Click to play this song"/></a></div> ZamNVTAtix the morning benders http://www.imeem.com/themorningbenders/music/woQU32nR/built_to_spill_the_host/ Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:51:06 -0000 <div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/themorningbenders/music/woQU32nR/built_to_spill_the_host/"><img border="0" src="http://icons.imeem.com/woQU32nR.jpg" title="Click to play this song"/></a></div> T9SELt8NXZ the morning benders http://www.imeem.com/themorningbenders/music/Ki2949gZ/christopher_chu_randy_newman_intro/ Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:51:05 -0000 <div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/themorningbenders/music/Ki2949gZ/christopher_chu_randy_newman_intro/"><img border="0" src="http://icons.imeem.com/Ki2949gZ.jpg" title="Click to play this song"/></a></div> AUF0SmMveU the morning benders http://www.imeem.com/themorningbenders/music/xQm1o_Pn/randy_newman_love_story_you_and_me/ Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:51:05 -0000 <div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/themorningbenders/music/xQm1o_Pn/randy_newman_love_story_you_and_me/"><img border="0" src="http://icons.imeem.com/xQm1o_Pn.jpg" title="Click to play this song"/></a></div> sw9om24wuo the morning benders http://www.imeem.com/themorningbenders/music/58RGB3MR/christopher_chu_ambulance_intro/ Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:51:04 -0000 <div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/themorningbenders/music/58RGB3MR/christopher_chu_ambulance_intro/"><img border="0" src="http://icons.imeem.com/58RGB3MR.jpg" title="Click to play this song"/></a></div> YzeEtCGh5V the morning benders http://www.imeem.com/themorningbenders/music/C_RMzY-J/etta_james_anything_to_say_youre_mine/ Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:51:03 -0000 <div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/themorningbenders/music/C_RMzY-J/etta_james_anything_to_say_youre_mine/"><img border="0" src="http://icons.imeem.com/C_RMzY-J.jpg" title="Click to play this song"/></a></div> AZs0RNGA0A the morning benders http://www.imeem.com/themorningbenders/music/vf712cEB/christopher_chu_etta_james_intro/ Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:51:03 -0000 <div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/themorningbenders/music/vf712cEB/christopher_chu_etta_james_intro/"><img border="0" src="http://icons.imeem.com/vf712cEB.jpg" title="Click to play this song"/></a></div> EXNp033jxS the morning benders http://www.imeem.com/themorningbenders/music/4rxWuJoW/the_morning_benders_when_were_apart/ Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:51:02 -0000 <div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/themorningbenders/music/4rxWuJoW/the_morning_benders_when_were_apart/"><img border="0" src="http://icons.imeem.com/4rxWuJoW.jpg" title="Click to play this song"/></a></div> 2pJbgx5tpX