“On Death of a Cheerleader Pom Pom Squad dig into the joy and rage of teen life”
“The record is rife with references, but the four-piece speak with their own voice”
“Equally indebted to pioneering girl groups and her punk heroes, the New York singer-songwriter’s debut is a fiery exploration of love, anger, and coming-of-age.”
“Death of a Cheerleader is a record that works on a couple of levels. At face value, the songs here from Pom Pom Squad, with their palm-muted guitars and crowd-pleasing pop hooks, are a pleasant-enough throwback to those late-’90s alternative-rock acts that plastered the walls of high school bedrooms all over the world. As with all good subversive art, these influences are only a framework for som”
