Album Notes

W.O.M.B. Warriors Of Make Believe http://www.myspace.com/wombwarriorsofmakebelieve

Tucson Weekly
October 26-November 1, 2000

"Glowing Punk Kin"
By Stephen Seigel

Though currently paying rent in Phoenix, this trio of twenty something UA fine arts grads still think of Tucson as home, and are clearly in their element when playing an Old Pueblo stage. (By the end of last Saturday's show at Solar Culture, an even mix of male and female fans were downright worshipful of their multi-media show.)

The irresistible vocals of lead guitarist Marta Wiley range from grrrl rock growl to an ethereal, operatic trill, while bassist Debbie Lorray spits out her own rhythms and rhymes along with vocalist/drummer Cristiana Wiley, whose presence in the background is anything but secondary.

The liquid chemistry of W.O.M.B. brings all three of its members into the spotlight with equal verve, creating a seductive surge of P.J. Harvey-inspired rock laced intermittently with rhythms from Mexico and Jamaica (the respective homelands of the Wiley sisters, and their childhood friend Lorray). Socio-political lyrics weave into a metaphysical; pop-cultural swirl of sound and image that, beneath the surface of irony and wordplay, sounds an insistent vibration of hope and humor designed to shake loose a cynical world.