Reception
Reviewers frequently favorably compared the band with Kate Bush, Tori Amos, Throwing Muses, Siouxie and the Banshees, The Roches, and Rasputina. Adrienne acknowled Bush as an influence in Indianapolis's Nuvo Newsweekly, and cited other influences as P. J. Harvey, Pat Benatar, and Heart. In the same interview, she also stated that she appreciated that her audience would sit and listen to her shows without making much noise. Matt Wake of The Huntsville Times called her act Ziggy Stardust by way of The Muppet Show. Tim Burton's name was invoked by numerous reviewers for comparison, as well.
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