"There are a lot of reasons to become obsessed with Live at Value Sound Studios, the exceptional new album from Deb Edison and company’s the Submissives. The sound is a funhouse mirror refraction of ’60s girl group or bubblegum pop songs—melted earworms rendered psychedelic and dark. The Montreal band sings about unrequited love and what it means to be a girl waiting patiently for a man’s love. There’s commitment to a longform bit about antiquated gender roles, and the earnestness of that message is consistently called into question by droning and dissonant violin and horn. These are incredible songs performed with a disconcerting straight face as their love-obsessed sentiments curdle on impact."- See-Saw.fun