"Candy Machine had no trouble elating the ears of many a critic with its self-titled debut last year and should have even less difficulty this time out. . . a propulsive, angular noise and dark tension, drawing points of reference from the likes of Big Black and The Fall. . . Vocalist Peter Quinn leads the band's dense, sonic tangle like a demented preacher, ranting about God-knows-what with agonized shouts and disjointed lyrical playfulness. Accessing a sizable palette of wiry guitar textures and wriggling bass grooves, Candy Machine wields a sinister element that comes across in almost schizophrenic patterns, writhing and churning with inventive strength."
-- CMJ New Music Report

"Candy Machine create noisy and homespun garage rock with high energy, low fidelity, and punky roots. They've got a rough scratch guitar borrowed from somewhere between the early Gang of Four and Minutemen, a chiming pretty guitar to contrast with it, an unexpected bit of harmonica, and even a few panted "heh-heh's"."
-- Alternative Press

"This noise quartet cranks out some intense, rip roaring fun . . . combining tight musicianship and murky vocals with a flare for jazzy experimentation. Candy Machine boasts a strong, driving rhythm section (read: not Seinfeld funk) and blaring, spaced out sonic spurts bleeding into multi-colored washes that fits them quite snuggly with a number of Dishcord's illustrious past."
-- Bunnyhop

"The band offers up a sound that's not so easily swallowed. It's a bit angular, with lots of little bumps and spikes, almost hallucinogenic in its mad ramblings, but altogether deliciously thick and textured."
-- CMJ Monthly

[A Modest Proposal] is the most phenomenal release of the year thus far. . . The guitars sound bends and warps while serving as part of the rhythm, stopping and starting and jerking the listener up and down. The vocals usually sound as though they're going through some effects, but the addition of a lyrics sheet show that these guys write some pretty in-depth concepts and stories into their songs. To make another ridiculous comparison, as I am wont to do, this band is like a much more aggressive Pavement, coupled with a Joy Division depth and phrasing, and some good punk-rock energy."
-- Flipside

"Candy Machine is a minimalist, noisy punk rock band that's ready to explode randomly, and vocalist Peter Quinn is the last word in snotty punk vocals, injecting hooks and meldoy into what seems to be a semi-improvised playing session."
-- Under the Volcano

"[History of the Bourgeois 7" contains] four of the best songs ever etched onto vinyl. Really."
-- Ned