Press:

"…this is the best seasonal album you’ll ever hear."
The Big Takeover

“If there's ever been a better smile factory than the B-52's, maybe it's @TheSuperions. Have you heard their album? Rockadociously humorific.”
Ruth Buzzi

“[Destination... Christmas!] gets as close to matching the hectic, robotic quirkiness of albums like Cosmic Thing as anything in the past ten years.”
Alex Gordon - In Your Speakers

“If you’ve been wondering what Santa spins at parties, The Superions have their fingers on his jolly ol’ pulse”
Mary Leary - San Diego Entertainer Magazine

“Insane, but very, very merry.”
Napster

“If there ever was a band destined to make a Christmas album, it would be the Superions”
Magnet Magazine

“the best Xmas camp this side of John Waters.”
Jason Gross - The Village Voice

“The Superions take the fruitcake for this holiday season’s most adventurous and enjoyable Christmas record”
Hanna Rose - Verbicide Magazine

“its uncomfortable mix of seasonal cheer and brazen sexuality provides a welcome break from the usual Christmas standards.”
Chris Berube - Eye Weekly

“the most exhilarating release o' the season.”
Cory Frye - Democrat Herald

“...a solid dose of tongue-in-cheek smiles.”
Andrew Greenhalgh - Stereo Subversion

“these nutty songs should enliven any holiday playlist.”
msn Music

“enough surprises and laugh-out-loud twists to make it well worth the trip.”
Kit Kelley - Pop Shifter

“The Superions take all the tackiest aspects of the modern Christmas experience and amplify them for goofs and yuks.”
Jeff Clark - Stomp And Stammer

“Schneider and company understand campy and cool, and indulge themselves in silly Christmas novelty”
Stephen Cooke - The Chronicle Herald

“you'll love every greasy minute of it.”
Mike Wood - Music Emissions

“synthy, slinky, and sexy”
OUT Magazine

“Destination… Christmas! succeeds in kicking some fun life into the presently stale yule-tune genre.”
Michael David Toth - Hear/Say

“the instruments and rhythms are just as offbeat as the words”
Stewart Oksenhorn - Aspen Times

“Fred Schneider delivers quirky holiday cheer on his band The Superions’ new album, Destination... Christmas!”
Next Magazine

“The Superions bring the party to your rumpus room with Destination... Christmas!”
Shawn Stone - Metroland

“a very unusual Christmas album and some say it is for those who hate Christmas!”
radiotim - 100.3 jackFM

“["Fruitcake"] is hilarious and the video is super fun.”
Bean - KROQ

“Destination... Christmas! holds true to Schneider's famous sprechgesang and the lyrics are hysterical.”
Davis Mallory - AfterElton

“Fred Schneider gets saucy, silly and sacrilegious with a sackful of dance-rock and synth-pop ditties”
Darryl Sterdan - Toronto Sun

“...probably the weirdest fruitcake song ever and definitely the most unique video that I’ve ever seen based around that horrible holiday treat.”
Zen - WXRT-FM

“It's a fun, funky exercise in bad taste.”
Christian Schaeffer - Riverfront Times

“it's the one "Fruitcake" you won't want to give away”
Lindsey Parker - Yahoo! Music's Video Ga Ga

“...evokes one of those old Christmas-themed EC horror comics, where Santa comes down the chimney and gets caught in a bear trap.”
Peter Chianca - Wicked Local

“Every holiday punch bowl needs a spike, and this’ll do it.”
Thomas Conner - Chicago Sun-Times

“Schneider and company don’t hold back from turning Christmas on its ear and into a hilarious party on Destination… Christmas!”
Rich Lopez - Dallas Voice

“If Christmas got punk'd, this would be it.”
Chris Azzopardi - PrideSource

“It’s outrageous, bizarre, catchy and fun.”
Michael Lello - The Weekender

“It's a holiday hoot”
Modern Tonic

“...the kind of kooky lyrics we’ve come to expect from Schneider. There are also plenty of opportunities for dancing...”
Gregg Shapiro - Wisconsin Gazette

“They were born to make a Christmas album.”
Ben Ratliff - The New York Times

“[Destination... Christmas!] is probably the most sexual Christmas record since Eartha Kitt's "Santa Baby."”
j. poet - allmusic

“Fred Schneider of the legendary B-52’s is ready to turn the niche market of holiday music on its ear with his band The Superions”
Jennifer Cooke - PopMatters

“The tracks are filled with fun electronic dance beats and hilarious off-color lyrics. - 4 stars”
Rebecca Diaz - Loyola Phoenix

“the holiday album of (no, not just the year) the millenium”
Miss Bob Etier - BlogCritics

“Christmas albums come in two types: very serious and very un-serious. - 6.6/10”
Ted Chase - QRO Magazine

“Destination... Christmas! puts a welcome spin on holiday music”
Bob Etier - Technorati

“this is clearly the Christmas record for the family members who are strategically uninvited to Christmas dinner”
Waymon Timbsdayle - Rocktober Reviews

“Destination... Christmas! is dark, sexy, and surrealistic, about as far from a typical Christmas album as you can get. - 4/5 stars”
j poet - allmusic

“[Destination... Christmas!] glitters with all the kitschy fun you would expect (and none of those boring old carols)”
John - Popservations

““Destination… Christmas!” is humorous and at times subversive, while still being perfectly danceable.”
Krista Westervelt - Gather

“kitschy, danceable fun”
Jessica Letkemann - Billboard

“[Fred Schneider's] special brand of madness has infected Christmas and given birth to 'Destination... Christmas!'”
Owen - Plastic Bag

“a delicious sonic blend that is as addictive as the candy attack we are all about to endure”
Jeff Liberty - KV Style

“this holiday treat will keep the family dancing around the tree for years to come.”
Nightspots Magazine - Windy City Times

“This looks like it may be the Christmas novelty album of the year.”
Fritz - Album Art Exchange

“It’s guaranteed to make you giggle.”
Atlanta Music Guide

“Singing about Red Dye No. 2 and Santa at the disco is just what you’d expect from Schneider”
Jennifer Cooke - PopMatters

“Who needs "White Christmas" when you've got "Fruitcake?"”
Amy Sciarretto - ARTISTdirect

“Destination... Christmas! ...let's just say, it's a little different. How could it not be with songs like Fruitcake, Santa's Disco and Crummy Christmas Tree?”
Roger Wink - Vintage Vinyl News

“features such potential Christmas chestnuts as “Santa’s Disco,” “Fruitcake” and “Jingle Those Bells””
Slicing Up Eyeballs

“the album is destined to become a holiday classic for tuneful toddlers, snarky teens, and cool Moms and Dads everywhere”
Jeremy Chick - Subba-Cultcha

“Sonic Prozac, that's for sure.”
Annie Zaleski - Riverfront Times

“whatever they’re doing is working”
Alison Walker - Central Florida News 13

“the sense of uninhibited revelry lives on and I, for one, would take this over Lady GaGa every time!!”
TC - indie-mp3

“Fun, ironic, silly, synth-pumpin’ electro-pop”
Trent Kay - KZSU Zookeeper Online

“This is ridiculously awesome.”
Greg Walker - Innocent Words

“The Superions refresh like a splash of the latest Avon cologne.”
Mary Leary - San Diego Reader

“Schneider has returned to those kitchen-party DIY days with his new project, The Superions.”
Sue Carter Flinn - The Coast

“They make the most ridiculous surreal/silly dance music around.”
D. Crane - Three Imaginary Girls

“tightly wound, keyboard-supported, space-age compositions that have caught the ear of everyone from the estimable A.V. Club section of The Onion to legendary shock-jock Howard Stern”
Gordon Lamb - Flagpole Magazine

“Clearly they’re making classic, timeless pop music. You know, the kind that lives on forever.”
chrisclanks - AfterElton

“Fred Schneider is brilliantly back with a new group, The Superions, and a fun and funny dance album”
Richard Virgilio - The B Plot

“it's good, pleasingly strange fun”
Sam Adams - Breaking the Line

“features randy space aliens and clothes-free tropical paradises, and asks the musical question, “Who Threw That Ham At Me?””
Sam Adams - The Onion (A.V. Club)

“Funny upbeat stuff”
babysue

“packing enough ham ‘n’ cheese sandwiches and a heaping helping o’ corn to satisfy even the most ravenous at the disco-pop picnic party”
Jen Stratosphere Fanzine - Delusions Of Adequacy

“it’s stupid-funny, stupid-campy and stupid-danceable, and that should be all you need to know”
D.L. - Frontiers in LA

“Kitschy subjects include outer-space seductresses, supermarket shoplifting and tropical hedonism”
Michael David Toth - Cleveland Scene

“The disco dance thrill of “Who Threw that Ham at Me” is undeniable – we double-dare you to sit still. None can resist the smoldering allure of “Totally Nude Island””
David Weiss - SonicScoop

“The Superions, an electronic trio, highlights Schneider's knack for unforgettable lyrics and disco-party grooves”
Whitney Matheson - USA Today's Pop Candy

“new spunky musical venture... ...the kind of music that aims to make you cringe, laugh, dance, and if sufficiently coordinated, do all at once.”
Sam Brand - PopEater

“It's feel good music, there's no bummers here... ...That's a party!”
Howard Stern - The Howard Stern Show

“Schneider at the top of his whimsical, satirical game. A real crowd pleaser!”
David Hershkovits - Paper Magazine

“The Superions EP will feature the hit dance-inducing tracks “Totally Nude Island,” “Those Sexy Saucer Gals,” and “Who Threw That Ham at Me"”
Jeff Kuykendall - Optical Atlas

“the place The Superions should really call home is Planet Claire”
Modern Tonic - Towleroad

“quirky electro space rock ... blippy, early eighties futuristic pop”
Russ - Russell's Reviews

“Schneider has delivered a handful of songs that combine sex, sci-fi, shoplifting and a dance called the Disco Garbage Can.”
Matthew Fritch - Magnet Magazine

“the funnest and danciest stuff I've heard in a long time. ...it's phenomenal. I love it and I can't stop dancing and singing to it.”
Krissy Rubbles - New Jamz

"Who Threw That Ham At Me." It is weird and goofy and silly ...it's so ridiculous and catchy that it may just catch on.
Natalie Sugarman - Train of Thought

“full of new wave dance beats and keyboard-fingered melodies”
Gordon Lamb - Flagpole Magazine

“The Superions deliver hilarious dance beats”
jeanette - Eat Sleep Breathe Music

“From another planet, indeed”
David Burger - The Salt Lake Tribune

“Editor's Pick - From the seductive disco grooves of “Those Sexy Saucer Gals” to the pulsating electro-pop of the hilarious “Who Threw That Ham At Me,” The Superions’ new EP sets the stage for more campy fun from the Fred Schneider-led trio.”
Peter Lindblad - Goldmine Magazine

“all the kitsch of the B-52s with some vintage 90's dance elements”
Adam Morgan - Surviving The Golden Age

“Who Threw That Ham At Me ...sounds very much like a crazy tune from The B-52s and fans are certain to like it.”
Fritz - blog.albumartexchange.com

“Fun, fun, fun”
Joe - Joe My God

“In The Superions' pulsating new disco-oriented single "Who Threw That Ham At Me" — great title, by the way — Schneider issues a call for everyone to do — wait for it — "the disco garbage can."”
Peter Lindblad - Goldmine Magazine

"Who Threw That Ham At Me"... The song’s kooky lyrics pay homage to a particular urban legend involving a canned ham, a grocery store, an overcoat and an ill-fated shoplifting attempt.
Richard Eldridge - Atlanta Journal Constitution

“Schneider provides the “demented ’60s travelogue” voice work on the unexpected college radio and iTunes hit... The Superions‘ new single, “Totally Nude Island.””
Richard Eldridge - Atlanta Journal Constitution

“New electro-pop trio The Superions allows The B-52s' Fred Schneider a chance to branch out ...the hypnotic, somewhat creepy piece of electro-pop tropicalia ...known as "Totally Nude Island"”
Peter Lindblad - Goldmine Magazine

“I have heard the future of rock 'n' roll and it is nude.”
Owen - Plastic Bag

“Just try NOT to bust out a 'strategically placed shell and raise a little hell' while listening! You'll be shimmying around the house nekkid and searching for your tiki lamps before too long.”
Binge Thinker - Audible Spark

“Bow down! They are The Superions!”
StellaVista

“Their first single is “Totally Nude Island” and it’s, as one caller said, “weirdly kinky”. I pretty much agree with that assessment.”
Grant Ruby - A Day In The Life...

“Fred Schneider is side-stepping to provide vocals for new (and slightly alien) trio The Superions.”
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