"Has it really been 4 years since the Puppet Wipes debut lp? Well now, in that time, Arielle & Kayla enlisted Jay Wong (Glitter, Janitor Scum, Yankee Cowboy) on drums, then hit the road. They did a tour of Canada w/The Retail Simps & even popped down to the Lower 48 for a couple of dates. Needless to say, the fans wanted more. And while there aren't any US shows planned, the good news is their followup to The Stones Are Watching And They Can Be A Handful has finally arrived. Entitled, Live Inside, it's every bit the corker we'd hoped for. The Lewis Carroll-meets-David Cronenberg ambience is still in play, but relegated to the corners. Much like The Raincoats Odyshape, or The Shadow Ring's Put The Music In Its Coffin, Live Inside exudes a higher level of mettle to match their singularity. Hell, they even take a cover by Septimus & make it work in Puppet Wipes time. Some bands find the sophomore effort to be a cursed hurdle, but for Puppet Wipes, Live Inside sees them polish off that tired trope like Diamond Jim Brady shooting back oysters at a seafood buffet. A shoe-in for Best Of 2025, no doubt about it."

Siltbreeze, 2025