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Penny Black Music -UK
http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Review.aspx?id=5539

"Released at the start of 2006, and since then sold out and deleted, 'Despondent Transponder' has been changing hands on ebay for $100 a copy, but is now the subject of a limited edition re-release..."

Calle20 Magazine -Spain
http://calle20.20minutos.es/revista/flash.html

NME magazine - UK
http://www.onlyforeverrecordings.com/nme.jpg

Little Radio - Los Angeles
http://www.littleradio.com/search?s=fleeting+joys&x=40&y=16

Losing Today -David Mansdorf
”Fleeting Joys has got the classic My Bloody Valentine Loveless-era sound down to a "t". The dense fog of disorienting guitars, the powerful drums, the hard to understand vocals that could be coming from a man, a woman, or both....it's all here. Seriously, you could pass these 10 songs off as a collection of unreleased My Bloody Valentine tracks and nobody would doubt it…If Fleeting Joys were just copying the style of Kevin Shields and Co. without doing anything interesting with it, it would be easy to just ignore them. However, Fleeting Joys write some truly top notch tunes - "Go and Come Back", "Patron Saint" and the awesome instrumental "I Want More Life - are just as good as anything on Loveless and that is no light praise.”

Davis Enterprise - Langdon Christenson
“This Sacramento band has created the best shoegaze/ dream pop album since the genre's mid-1990s heyday. All the elements are here: co-ed ethereal vocals, thick baselines, atmospheric keys, straightforward percussion and (most important!) the guitars. Reverb-soaked and dissonant, they seem to bend in and out of tune, while enveloping the listener like crashing waves.

Some would argue that this is derivative. I say Fleeting Joys has breathed new life into the genre, creating a sort of nu-gaze that'll have all Slowdive enthusiasts gushing.

The Breakup is a great opener: Up-beat and ridiculously catchy, it sets the tone for what's to come. Lovely Crawl slows things down, with a sadder feel. Go and Come Back is a gorgeous tune, with an effective, repeated guitar line.

Every song is a keeper, including the two ambient instrumentals (I Want More Life, Young Girls Fangs), the heavy, dense rockers (Satellite, Patron Saint) and slower, sad songs (While I'm Waiting, Where Do I End). Magnificent Oblivion stands out, with a string arrangement that's chopped up for rhythmic effect.

These songs are as good, if not better, than My Bloody Valentine. If that's sacrilegious, then I'm blasphemous. I just call 'em as I see 'em.

Here's hoping these locals go big.”

Sacramento News & Review -Jackson Griffith
”Of recent things to cross this desk, Fleeting Joys’ five-song demo is a real delight. The epiphanic Spectorian fog works best on “The Breakup,” which plays Rorika’s gossamer vocals and symphonic synth lines against John’s My Bloody Valentine-style guitar sturm und drang over a stellar melody.”

Drowned In Sound -Dom Gourlay
”Has anyone heard of Fleeting Joys? Just got hold of an album of theirs today called 'Despondent Transponder' and its a belter. It sounds like the next step on from 'Loveless', all layered guitar sounds here, breathless vocals there. Definitely recommended if that’s your bag. I Want More Life!!!! is absolutely awesome…also Patron Saint and While I'm Waiting, but there isn't really a bad track on the whole album to be honest.”

Fleeting Joys Live at Silverlake Lounge -Autopia Music
“Sacramento’s Fleeting Joys were as massive and raw as I expected them to be, which made for a great live experience. You could hear them down the street with their super heavy low-end bass and wall-of-sound guitar warping. Obviously these guys are really into My Bloody Valentine, but the fire cracking drum attack and consistent pop feel of their songs gave it a refreshing take on a sound that is sorely missed.”

Pick of the Week: Fleeting Joys at UCLA -http://www.la-underground.net/
"Quit holding your breath for the My Bloody Valentine reunion. Fleeting Joys has all the rich, creamy MBV goodness you love with zero grams of trans fat and they’re totally spreadable. I Can’t Believe It’s Not My Bloody Valentine, Friday at the UCLA Coop."

KDVS, University of California Davis -Brandon Broussellini
"QuiWith one surprisingly mature LP, Despondent Transponder, released on the band's own Only Forever Recordings, the duo of John (vintage surf guitars) and Rorika (sturdy basses and electronics), along with guest drummer Matt McCord, is all set to pay a visit to this week's Live in Studio A program on KDVS 90.3 FM.

Depending on your mood, their dreamy squalls of texture may sound like field recordings of whale dialogue or, you know, a rich tapestry of melancholia.

While the band will be drawing on the 10 compositions that make up DT (with titles like "Young Girls' Fangs" and "Magnificent Oblivion," if that helps give you an idea of FJ's sound) anyone who has attempted to cover, say, MBV's "Only Shallow" knows just how difficult it can be to reproduce the Creation Records circa '91 drone.

KXLU-FM Radios - Los Angeles
"Magnificent Oblivion is a masterpiece. It is showering down atop all of L.A. right now as we speak and it is nice!"