Press

Missoula Independent - 5/2008
"As far as thoughtfully powerful rock goes, this group excels. At one moment quiet and understated, H Is for Hellgate explodes into crunchignly guitar-heavy mayhem the next."

Rumblefish.com - 5/2008
"Naming her musical outfit after a canyon in Missoula, Montana, Jamie Henkensiefken’s H is For Hellgate creates stripped down, straight up, progressive indie rock with an earnest minimalism that takes listeners back to those important moments in life (breaking up, making up, letting go)."

NadaMucho.com - 1/2008
"H Is For Hellgate churn out tricky indie-prog constructions onstage with little apparent effort. The boys in the group mug and pose endearingly, while the two young women sternly apply themselves to the serious task of rocking the hell out. They were my favorite local discovery of 2007, and I try not to miss any of their Seattle shows."

Seattle Post-Intelligencer - 6/2007
"A fascinating blend of folk, pop, indie rock, progressive rock and classical, with a hefty dose of riot grrrl energy."

Seattle Weekly - 6/2007
"H Is for Hellgate evoke flashes of early Liz Phair, delivered with a prog-rocker's ear for arrangements"

Three Imaginary Girls - 4/2007
"[H Is for Hellgate] is a welcome, quirky addition to the Northwest oeuvre of indie-rock."

Out There Monthly - 3/2007
"And when she nearly whispers, 'I can't tell you anything you haven't already heard from Ben Gibbard,' you're mostly inclined to believe the opposite."

Disheveled Mag - 2/2007
"The Seattle Quartet’s new album on Stereotype records is a compelling work. Jamie Henkensiefken wrote and engineered a CD that runs through many genres. The music is as much progressive, as it is indie-rock. It has danceable hooks and progressive breaks. The music is tight, the songwriting is excellent."

The Stranger - 9/2006
" I would call them indie rock, but I think that'd make them sound more spineless than they actually are, so I won't."

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