"The Oswald Effect seize on a raw but focused sound on their new album Love and Sabotage. More hard rock than punk, these songs defend a vitriolic energy from the get go. Here is a Seattle four piece that can play. While not a carbon copy, this band's sound is very Queens of the Stone Age. Even vocally, standout front man Heath Bauer pulls between Josh Homme's falsetto and ex-Toadies preacher Todd Lewis 's formidable tuned-in scream.The buzz saw guitars, confident drumming, and acid vocals don't do a lot of stunts, but Love and Sabotage is enduringly consistent: Songs go from loud to louder. And album production is solid. Opening track "Lie to the People" is a good start. But track 2, "The Names They Seem to Stick", delivers a catchy, solid performance. It's a quick standout. The Oswald Effect isn't shy about their politics, like here when Bauer sings, "Did you think the youth would stand aside? / Eventually they'll figure out you lied / so poke 'em with a stick in a patri otic cage / raising the young to be a slave to the wage". But most of the album's lyrics favor the abstract, choosing poetry over protest. A few tracks are disjointed, like "A Threat of Something Good" and "KGB". But the band is talented enough to pull it off anyway. Besides, hard rock fans will savor the vocals. "The Most Beautiful Space Suit" hits a high mark with the chorus, "Watcha gonna do to change the world?" Tracks like this put Bauer up front, showing he can deliver even vapid lyrics with conviction. The album's later tracks, like "The Nothing" and "Elephants", reign it in a little, if only briefly, to work at a more pop-friendly sound. But they do so without pulling a 180. The volume and energy don't get lost in the fray. The Oswald Effect's second release, Love and Sabotage, is a solid hard rock album from start to finish. Loud, mad, feisty and full of attitude. Try it out." - adequacy.net "Hailing from Seattle The Oswald Effect are a 4 piece disgruntled political punk band whose disdain for "the man" and injustice is expressed vehemently through the 11 tracks off their sophomore cd release titled Love & Sabotage. In listening to Love & Sabotage you'll encounter stinging guitars with appealing rhythms, pounding drums, intelligent lyrics and rich standout vocals. If you took the voice of Ian Astbury from The Cult mixed it with a little Robert Smith from The Cure and added a splash of Glen Danzig you would come pretty close to the sound and range of T.O.E.'s singer Heath Bauer. Accompanying Bauer are Jonathan Carey on bass, Casey Brookbush on drums and Joshua Shepard who shares guitar work with Bauer. A couple of my favorite songs off the disc would be the lead track Lie To The People, A Threat Of Something Good and Simple Salvation. In my opinion the full rich sound of T.O.E. is better than a lot of other b ands in this genre currently making music. Unfortunately that really doesn't mean much considering the state the music biz is presently in but more importantly is the fact that after I'm finished with this review when all is said and done Love & Sabotage will be finding its way back to my cd player." - antimusic.com "Next to the band's website, the members included the phrase "we invite to you to think." This is fitting, for the Oswald Effect is not your typical rock band with some punk influences. These four guys who call Seattle home fashion songs with well crafted lyrics and intricate musicianship. The opening "Lie to the People" is a stew of guitar prowess and its message of deception by others with greater power than yourself is a theme that is heard throughout the record. The disc opens with the words "Okay, I'm going overseas/Kiss me, kiss me, kiss me, I'm sending myself to what?" Clearly, the meaning here is clear, and I was impressed with how the band waxed poetic about politics without ever becoming preachers. "This is Blood?", "Steal the Stars," and "The Names, They Seem to Stick" are powerful, textured songs that allow guitarist Joshua Shepard to really show off, while fellow guitar player and vocalist Heath Bauer carries the band on his back. His vocals are impressive, for Bauer can be forceful or tender with equal success, as "The Most Beautiful Spacesuit" and the stirring "The Nothing" prove. The latter includes the lyric, "What a beautiful song to remind me of death", and the song captures what makes the Oswald Effect unique. This is a band that can challenge the listener with complicated songs but never allows themselves to stray far from the beauty of pure adrenaline. A very worthwhile record." - jerseybeat.com "For a moment, it seemed like Rocket from the Crypt might well become one of the most influential bands ever. Okay, so maybe it was just a second. The Oswald Effect, though, was paying attention all those years ago. These high-energy, slightly off-kilter blisterpaks make for exhilarating listening." - aidabet.com "The Oswald Effect are four guys with something to say and the talent to back it up.. They also have a good sense of humor and wild abandonment that is nice to hear....At times the band sound a bit like The Cult and at other times a bit like Queens Of The Stone Age. Definitely College Radio friendly music...That may explain why they are getting airplay on Seattle's KNDD 107.7, KEXP in Seattle and 101.1 KUFO in Portland Oregon. I am not bowled over by the CD but did enjoy it." - punkglobe.com