““Where are the albums for kids too old for Laurie Berkner but not ready for Lady Gaga? This year's best album for that age group is the latest record from the Bay Area band The Hipwaders…Golden State isn't just a great album for the tweens in your life, it's a great album, period.””

““Renaissance art had Michelangelo; Romantic poetry had Keats; detective fiction had Chandler; swing had Sinatra; Metropolis had Superman. Kindie music has the Hipwaders, a California trio who specialize in perfectly written and performed anthems for the kiddies. Quite simply, they are a great power pop band that just happens to play music for children.” - Rob Smith, POPDOSE ”

“In something of a stylistic tour de force, The Hipwaders deliver a brilliant set of original rock songs to celebrate the season.”

"The album is a genuine gem of Christmas tunes - all original, some more Christmas than others, fantastic sounds throughout. It was worth the 20 year wait. Well done, 'Waders, one and all!"

"'Wake Up' may just be the best 2 minutes of rock-n-roll Christmas tunage ever"

"A Kindie Christmas" is ten breezy tracks of hip holiday fun

"...fresh, infectious and insanely danceable...sound(ing) like a cross between the Beatles and Devo"

“ "...brilliantly fun and surprisingly hip songs extolling the touchstones of Child-like glee..."”