With comparisons to 90’s bands like Sonic Youth and The Pixies to modern day post-punk UK acts like IDLES, it’s no wonder why the LA based quartet, Cuffed Up, have been turning heads since their debut double A-side “Small Town Kid” and “Mother/Father” was released at the end of 2019. The band garnered much support as an unsigned act first of all from KEXP (Song of The Day/Music That Matters), and subsequently from the likes of NME, DIY Magazine and The Line Of Best Fit.
NME - "With its driving rhythm section, expansive guitar riffs and soaring vocals, the new one from Los Angeles band Cuffed Up is a hulking slice."
Line of Best Fit - “French Exit” sets the table for the kind of confessional punk that Cuffed Up brings in spades""
DIY Magazine - "Drawing influences from bands like Sonic Youth and Pixies, LA's Cuffed Up channel 90s stylings in new track 'French Exit'. Giving off a Wolf Alice 'Don't Delete The Kisses' vibe too, the song explores keeping one's identity."