Sunshine Girl (2006)

“...their strongest release yet. Think a mixture of early Posies material has("Failure" and "Dear 23"), America, Bread, Cloud Eleven all wrapped up in a love of Badfinger and late 60`s/early 70`s Bee Gees and probably some solo George Harrison if Wings were backing him up. Translation: It`s a big winner! ..."Sunshine Girl" is the type of release that we hope bring the name The Naomi Star into the minds of indie power pop fans world-wide as it`s deserved of that status.” – Bruce Brodeen, NotLame.com “The Naomi Star came out with this gem several months ago. It's got all the classic power pop stylings. Lots of Badfinger influenced greatness here. Every song here is really good. The title song is a bouncy rock gem similar to early Posies. "Just Let Go" is a Beatle-type ballad that has an awesome musical bridge and heavenly "oohs" that deserves much repeats in your ipod. Speaking of Beatles, the Naomi Star do a great job on a cover of "Paperback Writer" as well. "Englighten" channels some classic Pete Ham -- you almost expect this song to be a bonus track on Badfinger's Straight Up. This is a great classic-styled power pop album, that will be appreciated by everyone who reads this blog regularly...” – Powerpopaholic.Blogspot.com

The Naomi Star (2003)

“I especially like the vocals on this disc: strong, smart, sincere. The backing vocals are good enough to be on any Wings record: submissive without being subservient and interesting without being overpowering. And while I'm still within the jurisdiction of a Wings reference, McCartney must wish he could still write melodies this memorable ...an excellent disc from start to finish and ranks in my top ten favorites this year.” – Frank Critelli, CTMusic.com “If your ears have not become jaded by the glorified patty-cake of hip-hop, you'll be able to detect echoes herein of the bands you used to like before you got your tongues pierced: R.E.M., Pavement, Smithereens. The standout cuts here are mid-tempo rockers like the Beatlesque "Holding On," and the Hollies-esque "December Sun," both of which would have received heavy radio rotation in, say, 1971, and the power-chord-driven "Glad That You Came." For change of pace, some bittersweet, and sweetly plucked, ballads like "Waiting," "Poor," and "Walking to the Water" are tossed into the mix. With this sort of musical eclecticism, it's obvious the songwriting framework is solidly in place for this quartet.” – Alan Bisbort, Hartford Advocate “...it should be on many pop fans' short list for Top Ten honors in 2003. Those familiar with Stephen Bunovsky know that his work exudes quality from start to finish. This group effort is no exception. The more acoustic tunes remind me of the Lilac Time and the early Posies, and the more electric tunes remind me of Van de Lecki's. The sum of the parts is very appealing, and "Waiting" is a Beatlesque gem.” – Eric Sorensen, Fufkin.com “...there's a gentle strum that early Posies material has ("Failure" and "Dear 23") that combines with influences from classic Badfinger singles and that first album by The Plimsouls with bits of Raspberries and even early REM into the mix. It`s beguilingly haunting display of smart and sweet harmonies that while acoustically driven on many of the songs here, have an overpowering affect.” – Bruce Brodeen, NotLame.com “Melodic songwriting, lots of harmonies and an electric/acoustic guitar combination make this one great pop-rock record. At least two tracks seem to come from some mythical lost Badfinger album. All this, plus, concise guitar solos, some Beatle-esque "oooh la las" and lyrics that are straightforward in a Bee Gees 1970 kind of way.” – Drew Cucuzza, New Haven Advocate