|| Bluesbunny Independent Music Reviews ||"Indie pop has got itself a bit of a bad name in recent times. Or rather the good name of indie pop has been taken in vain by self pitying shoegazers who deem it necessary to infest the clubs of this once great land. However, The Pristines - who have, after all, been around for a quite a long time now - are keepers of the true faith. Much of this album reminded me of prime period Pastels but that is no bad thing. Music is nothing without a good song and there are plenty of those on show here. The electro pop charm of "When I Promised Not To Cry" was not lost on this Bluesbunny and the quasi sixties psychedelia of "Who to Trust" was likewise a delight. That's part of what of what makes this album so good. All sorts of musical influences season the mix and there is always something in their songs that make you think of other songs. It's that kind of attention of detail that makes you forget other things like the flat, lo-fi sound. Even though this is a relatively new album, it made me feel quite sentimental, taking me back to the days of dodgy haircuts and fashion ignorance. See, I'm getting all emotional now. A damn fine album."

|| FensePost ||"And sure enough, State Of Mine is packed with a similar style of super catchy, minor-ly distorted lo-fi pop that’s highly infectious. While “Star” is my star from the group, “You Pay For Me” off The Access Trilogy is also decent, though it pales in comparison. On State Of Mine, the counterpart is “Suitable Lies”. "

|| BulbGash Magazine || "I play the opening track All Washed Out, I like this already. No long introduction, just straight in with melodic picking over plotting bass lines and off beat riffage also... a voice that carrys the song to a suttle perfection. I'm reminded of early Charlatans' (Some Friendly/Between 10th & 11th) era specaily on Numb. Coventrys - The Pristines are a hidden gem, a studio band made up of players, They seem to be on the outskirts of any scene which is always a wise move. This next track is a favourite of mine - Suitable Lies, what a song title. My Bloody Valentine springs to mind, the shoegazing guitars sliding around my head like a Ketamine filled washing machine!!! There's a sadness to this song that i can really relate to, not only in the music but in the Lyrics, like a relationship gone wrong through deciet. I DJ'd this track @ The London Unity in Brighton and someone asked if it was The House Of Love, the band were made up when informed of this ;) The thing i love most about them is that their quite open to variation in their music, one song will be filled with phasers and then the next will have jangly rythms and then the next will have minimal synths. I could imagine seeing them supporting Ride back in the early 90's and grabbing peoples hearts"

|| 17 Seconds ||"The Pristines hail from Coventry, England. How come I haven't heard of Jon E. King and his band of merry men and women before? I don't know, but even having a MySpace account is no guarantee of getting the word out there. Which is a shame, because Jon E and friends deserve to be heard. Their sound is reminiscent of both a)classic indie, and I don't mean the tired old cliches of recycled Oasis/Beatles etc etc.. riffs but rather Indie when it meant pioneering stuff like The Smiths, My Bloody Valentine etc.. and also b) electronica type indie like Momus and Ladytron. Hell, if you still have your House Of Love vinyl I think you'll like this band and wonder why you haven't heard them before. Series Two Records in the US have just released their latest album States Of Mine."

|| Fazer Magazine ||"With its mix of Pop melodies and lyrics and noise, The Pristines draw influences from some from the most unusual and mismatched sources. Drawing influences from various older British Punk Bands, New Order, Sonic Youth, Beatles and the British Invasion bands, My Bloody Valentine and even the famed pop artist Roy Lichtenstein. States Of Mine is an album that will have you humming and singing the ditties for days after you listen to it. "

|| IndiePages ||"Hey, I remember the Pristines! They had some great records out on Sunday and made the rounds on the European cassette compilation scene in the mid '90s, including appearances on the Meller Welle and Bliss labels (among others). I was initially happy to hear they had something new for the first time in over a decade, but it turns out that they never actually went away - they just went deeper underground after leaving Sunday, and have self-released three albums between their 1995 album "Teen-Fraud, Pop-Whore" on Sunday and this one (which I hope to get my hands on quite soon!). If you also remember the band, then you'll be pleased to hear that they really haven't changed much over time - the band still plays jangly pop songs with a noticeable shoegaze influence, especially in the somewhat dense and occasionally swirly production (which sounds considerably lower-fi than their Sunday material, but by no means bad). And you'll also hear a few pastoral pop songs, such as "Letting The Expectation Go" and "That Girl's In Love With You", and even hear the band trying their hand at synthy Europop in "When I Promised Not To Cry" (which wasn't too bad, though maybe a little too long). I wonder what other bands from the fertile UK pop scene of the '90s are still in hiding? MTQ=8/11"

|| Are You Gene Hackman? ||"I got sent a few songs by The Pristines. They've got that very 80s, very indie, very jangly thing going on, which honestly, I don't care too much for. But the thing that intrigued me the most about them was that they're on a label based in sexy and glamourous Miami, but the band themselves are from... Coventry. I can't think of a more opposite city to Miami than Coventry. But good luck to them. Or, rather, him, since it's primarly one guy - Jon Hardy. Here's the most upbeat of their songs that I have, see what you think. The shoegazy/reverb-heavy/psychedelia thing has never been up my alley, but I'm sure some of you will enjoy this a lot."

|| Indiemp3 ||"Coventry based The Pristines have been around for years but have enjoyed, like indie pop as a whole, a resurgence of late producing three CDR albums since 2000 as well as a single out on Cloudberry Records last year. States Of Mine is the new album and sees a release on the Series Two label. The first four tracks (no point in trying to separate them) are unabashed jangle pop affairs that sound at least twenty five years old such is the sound and production. That means they are great by the way and not a negative! Suddenly we hit the electro pop trail with When I Promised Not To Cry and despite catching me off guard it's a good foot tapping track. It's back on the jangle pop track with Who To Trust which is the best song here being a fast and powerful indie pop track that reminds me of The Soup Dragons when they were on Subway. Numb, which like Good Things Never Come Despite The Wait, appeared on last years Cloudberry single is a grower hinting at 60's psychedelia via the blissful chords and boy/girl vocals. Sadly the next three tracks disappoint. From the country twangs of Same Old Story to the way too long Getting My Head Together it's pretty despairing stuff being either unlistenable or over indulgent leaving the listener shaking their head and wondering what were they thinking off. Only when we reach the final track, the acoustic and 1960's sounding That Girls In Love With You, is parity with restored. From a band that originally released their music on cassettes finding a home on a CDR label like Series Two seems wholly appropriate especially with the DIY ethos of the album. It's just a pity then that it's let down by three poor tracks which detract from what otherwise would be a pretty decent album."

|| Eardrums Music Blog ||"Series Two Records has a new release from The Pristines out now. Sounds really nice!"