Swoon EP

"Before reading any words about this EP from the Texans (actually 'the Texan'), listen to the spectacular and already favorite 'Swoon', 7:39 of pure perfection among all elements, forming one of the loveliest songs I've ever encountered here, and that loveliness stretches throughout 'Requiescat', 'When Fins Became Limbs' and 'I Will Break Your Heart'. Aaron Rossetto is the only man behind the Ask For Joy and can alone unite the noise of My Bloody Valentine with the quiet melancholy of a Slowdive. ... Spend nearly 25 minutes of your time and listen to this gem. Required."

Amor Louco, Portuguese language shoegaze music blog

Endless Space Unfurled EP

"[Our] worship of the band continues, now with their second EP, the spectacular 'Endless Space Unfurled EP', on Infinitely Recursive Records. The sublime quality of Ask For Joy's EPs is amazing, a perfect link between the dream pop and shoegazer accompanied by a melancholy magic. ... Perfection achieved in 5 songs. Fundamental."

Amor Louco, Portuguese language shoegaze music blog

Life In A Coma

... "[D]ream pop of the highest category, a kind of synthesis that seeks the big Ultra Vivid Scene splendor of sound, moving into something like Rossetto's own place 'to merge the Beach Boys with Slowdive by way of [Jesus and Mary Chain]'. ... [G]o straight to the gorgeous 'Heaven in You' and ... then return something quick and delight with 'Summercrush' and 'Here She Comes' and their harmonies in fuzz and reverb.

After repeated listening you will notice the following, the dream is not over yet, quite the contrary. ... Ask For Joy shows that DIY punks in this case is that the dream world is eternal."

The Blog That Celebrates Itself, Portuguese language shoegaze music blog