"Singing, songwriting, guitar-weilding punk doll Kimberly Freeman is the creator of this super-charged anime-style rock due, screeching out nursery rhymes and cooing evil phrases throughout an energizing, forceful album of precocious ditties like, "Scapegoat" and the creepy, "Meth Monster". Her belted-out ferocity and fabulous looks remind me of Dominique of Stolen Babies, but the music's less self-conscious , more ballsy Pixies meets Siouxsie meets Hole. Austin's One-Eyed Doll is captivating, wild and never predictable, the way indie rock should be."
Celine: 6.2007
SENTIMENTALIST MAGAZINE (NY)
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"One-Eyed Doll is dirty, corrupt, and dangerously sweet. Her dark heavy rock tantalizes heavy metal fans and grants entrance to the mainstream with bustling popular harmonies.
Adorned with humungous guitar riffs and Kimberly Freeman's sugared girlish voice, the debut album Hole will send you into a fit of pleasurable desolation.
One-Eyed Doll doesn't hesitate to reveal what's on her mind. Her candied voice praises suicide and Prozac, and sends and ode to needles in a mental hospital. To contrast the disturbed images of desperation, One-Eyed Doll also stands strong for what she believes. She won't tolerate players, abuse, or hypocritical America.
Freeman stands strong against an ex in "Scapegoat." The track is introduced with a plucking guitar progression. The drums slide into the background as the track oscillates between slow composure and raging intolerance. "And I'm not your scapegoat, / And I'm not your punching bag, / And I won't be sorry, / Cause I'm the best thing that you'll never have," Freeman fumes. "Scapegoat" has all the elements of the sweet and anti-authoritarian Avril Lavigne at her best. Only Kimberly Freeman takes on this role naturally, while it seems Avril has to strive to achieve the disaffected image.
The assailing side of One-Eyed Doll attacks listeners with "Suicide Serenade." We become acquainted to this track with the first four notes of the "Star Spangled Banner." Just as a singer might say "see," the guitars scream with fierce anger before coming to a close. Then a pop beat combines with Freeman's sweetest voice to bop a repetition of "Happy, happy, happy, happy, happy, happy America!" The track quickly teeters back to harsh metal and descriptions of people falling to their graves.
"Master" broadcasts the artsy side of Kimberly Freeman's work. The subtle track holds an aura of slow paced surrealism. A sample of laughing and screaming kids quietly decorates the track as the simple track radiates with raw beauty.
The quirky side of One-Eyed Monster reveals itself in "Hoochie Mama." Scott Sutton, who appears as a frequent guest throughout Hole, shines on the drums during this track. Sutton slams the percussion while changing tempo and rhythm. Freeman's intelligent and playful lyrics refuse to allow a seedy man to think he has a chance with her. "You think it should be easy to get in my pants. Well it took me five minutes to put these things on, I can hardly breathe let alone be turned on," Freeman seethes. "And I don't want to hear your new death metal riff," she adds to drive home her disinterest.
Disturbing yet wonderfully addictive, One-Eyed Doll proves that Kimberly Freeman is the foul, daring girl that every man wants but won't necessarily get. The Austin-based artist may not allow men control to control her, and she's certainly not taking anybody's foolishness. One-Eyed Doll would prefer control your emotions with her hook laden tracks, incredible voice, and diverse range."
Lauren Proctor, 5.2007
JUST PRESS PLAY MAGAZINE
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This uniquely heavy/sweet rock band is predominantly the brainchild of Austin vocalist/guitarist Kimberly Freeman. Between her metalesque guitar assault, sweet-toned yet fierce voice, danger-laden lyrics, and eclectic make-up, Freeman directs the band persona to something like heavy rock Japanese anime. Among the best moments, “Scapegoat” twists nicely between arch-pop verse and full-bore rock chorus, “Hoochie Mama” jerks a knot in guys who think with their groin (“You think it should be easy to get in my pants/Well it took five minutes to pull these things on/I can hardly breathe let alone be turned on”), and the galloping “Nudie Bar” is a plot for revenge against the boyfriend-stealing establishment (propane tanks are involved). One-Eyed Doll can sound straight ahead yet provocative as on “Black Forest” or archly dark as on “Recipe 4 Success” and “Suicidal Serenade.” For nearly an hour’s worth of hard rockin’ crunch at around $10 on CD Baby, it’s hard to go wrong with this quite interesting disc.
Don Thomason, 5.2007
THE AMPLIFIER MAGAZINE
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“In live performance, Kimberly Freeman of One-Eyed Doll, combines the rock-star bravado of a Jack White (or Jack Black) with the visual impact of a Japanese Anime... a super heroine that's alternately fierce, outrageous, vulnerable and sweet. Dressed like a punk-metal baby doll, she punctuates her raging guitar work with a a three-foot mane of hair she whips and flails about rhythmically, mesmerizing the audience with displays of physical agility that literally burst the confines of the stage. And similar to the White Stripes or Black Keys, she is accompanied by a lone drummer... If you haven't seen them, what are you waiting for?!" Marsha Mann, 2.2007
INSITE MAGAZINE
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MEET ONE-EYED DOLL:
One-Eyed Doll is the Austin, TX based power-rock-duo led by guitarist and singer Kimberly Freeman. Kimberly's wild stage antics and quirky humor have granted her generous recognition in the world's live music capital, and now a growing street team is vandalizing the planet with her message of rock.
The duo is backed by drummer and thespian, PJ Evans: AKA 3. 3 joined shortly after the production of the January 2007 release, "Hole" after two years of being the band's 1 fan and roadie. The prolific actor and precise drummer has turned out to be a fresh addition to the project and doesn't seem to mind Kimberly's make-up jobs and jump-kick drum-dives.
MERCHANDISE:
One very unique thing about the band is that they make almost all of their merchandise by hand. Tee shirts are bleached with dangerous logos and splash designs, patches are hand-puffy-painted along with purses, hats, some stickers(along with the fancy printed kind) and even shoes. The One-Eyed Doll merch table is the most exciting boutique in town! Best of all, almost everything is $5 or less. Kimberly remembers what it was to be the poor kid who could barely afford cover, let alone buy a tee shirt at a show.
One-Eyed Doll is based in Austin, Texas (in Kimberly's short bus) and has been playing in various forms for thousands of years. Well, at least two...
SPONSORS:
Kimberly uses and officially endorses Knucklehead Strings.
All official artwork, photography, design and fan tattoos by Golden Apple Studios.
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