Craig Hlavaty of the Houston Press checked out another show and wrote us up on his blog. Here’s an excerpt:

Tonight, with an added bassist, everything sounds even more ominous. “Stranger on the Throne” takes time to dig in, but when it does Jake’s Johnny Marr-like plinking turns the Television on with a “Little Johnny Jewel”-style jam. Martial drumming with odd time-signatures coupled with a adventurous growl from Abe, on “Little Fingers” sound like Arcade Fire covering something off of Iggy’s The Idiot with a harmonic howl.

Craig Hlavaty of the Houston Press checked out our show at Avant Garden and wrote this badass review:

Houston’s newest contenders for national notoriety (i.e. that illusive Pitchfork shout-out) are Hungry Villagers. Abe and Jacob Houck, two brothers hailing from South Africa, and drummer Ferrick Hallaron formerly of Midnight Pilots ride on a groove that evokes Leonard Cohen fronting Muse. The post-punk thing shines through the brightest, with some songs turning from morose dirges directly into churning slices of dance rock with the Brothers Houck forming a blockade of voice above Hallaron’s near-robotic drumming. The guys are currently in a studio on the west side of town pounding out a debut EP ahead of their imminent South by Southwest trial by fire this coming March. When you start hearing this stuff plastered all over blog from here to London, don’t say we didn’t warn you.

Thanks for the kind words Craig!