Latest reviews for new album Monkey Puzzle

" Monkey Puzzle picks up nicely where Last Exit Motel left off and showcases his amazing band of musicians.

Floyd is the king of the coast. "

Sebastian Skeet Drum Media Sydney Feb 2006

" It is really great to pick up such a high quality independent CD.

The music ranges from latin beats, acoustic driven rock to atmospheric drums.

As a whole, this is one of the best albums I have heard this year.

This is an album that deserves wide airplay. "

CECILIA PATTISON LEVI BMA Magazine Canberra March 2006

" Floyd and his band The Childbrides have fashioned consistently enjoyable,

superbly crafted pop-rock songs shot through with a tangible jazz influence

and an undeniably latin-derived rhythmic pulse.

Monkey Puzzle is a memorable unpretentious delight. "

PERRY COUCH - RAVE MAGAZINE Brisbane May 2006

" Sydney born Floyd Vincent is a musical gypsy - he has a live following in Europe

that's every bit as dedicated as his fan-base up and down the east coast of Oz.

Though at heart he's a rocker and essentially a live performer he likes to mix up the moods.

Monkey Puzzle packs everything from latino grooves (Rodeo) to tasty sambas ( Yamba Samba),

smooth ballads (The Knightingale Song) and trippy psychedelia ( 1000 Miles In My Mind).

And when Vincent cuts loose on his six string during "Moderna Sound"

its as if he and his Childbrides have unearthed some lost Santana jam."

Jeff Apter The Bulletin April 2006

" Monkey Puzzle is a genre on its own.

They are talented musicians that had me

usually an emo-punk rock chick, grooving to the cross - culture uplifting music

This is music performed by eccentric musicians whose pace and guitar riffs leave you reaching for the repeat button "

Gabrielle O Brien Canberra Times March 2006

The Live Show

On scale of one to ten Floyd is around the five million mark. Beat Sydney

"I went out three times this week,twice to see Floyd Vincent and the Childbrides."
Rave Brisbane

"As close to perfection as any record will come this year." Beat Melbourne

"Vincent's superb guitar work alone ( Seat belt necessary for the title track) makes 'Last exit motel' a classy operation." Rolling Stone

"Under the somewhat eccentric auspices of Floyd Vincent the band plays fiery and feckless blends of Latin, Jazz, Rhythm and Blues and World Music." Time Off Brisbane

"Just when you thought the average local rock act had exhausted all permutations the Childbrides re-invent the genre into something brave,new and truly international." The Bulletin

"The album is driven by a frenetic rhythm and layered with Floyd's richly poetic lyrics and a mystical sense of humour." Scene Brisbane

"Sydney Flamenco dude Floyd Vincent is a story teller of some wit
and imagination." Rolling Stone

"While the Childbrides aren't exactly household name in this country, they are certainly known in Europe." Time Off

"'Last Exit Motel' provides a timely reminder of this quartet's skill in creating good time pop based around various strains of Latin groove,Country and Folk." Time Out

"There is not a single band across this wide, brown, hyperboless country that comes remotely close to the Childbrides." Beat

Floyd shares the stage with some of Australia's most respected musicians and
they are tight!" Drum Media

"The greatest secret of Australian world music scene turning this incredible blend of Mexican/Calypso Rock in to a gyrating, pumping,nerve tingling atmosphere of desperation and intensity." Beat Sydney

"Salsa flavoured Latino Arabic Funk music." Reg Mombassa (Mental As Anything)