“confident, clear, crisp and brimming with inventive arrangements and slinky, intriguing melodies…..a cool, lush, modern-sounding kind of pop-rock”
—Brian LaRue, New Haven Advocate

“not only did I really love their music and their show, but they also nailed the live sound……the talented Ms. Bruce is one of the few vocalists I’ve seen who treats her microphone as an instrument”
— controlgeek.net

“Karlie Bruce guides Mixtape’s melodic visual down a stream of looping dreams and crippling emotions”
—Speaker Snacks

“The band is clearly much more than your standard moody alterna-pop band though, displaying more inherent knowledge of dynamics and musicianship than most ‘rock’ or ‘pop’ bands combined. This energy carries over particularly well in a live setting which allows the band to display the full range of their talents. Highly recommended, to say the least.”
—NHM

“(Mixtape’s) new self-titled EP bubbles over with interlocking melodies and smart, surprising arrangements. But playing live, a sense of dynamics and tension shone through even clearer. Arrangements really breathe — the band sounds jazzier live, but in the more rocked-up passages, they drive the rhythms hard. The set ended with a shredding extended piano solo, courtesy of keyboardist Craig Hartley.Good way to end anything, really.”
—NHA

“They are all fantastic musicians who can actually play in control, meaning the sound can actually be good, even in a small venue, and last night was no exception.”
—cg.net