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actionman magazine
february, 2003
review of 'love can't save this love'
"with plenty of strong tracks, not to mention their relationship by mere degrees to some of the biggest indie rock bands in the northeast, spouse are poised to win over new fans with love can't save this love."
by paul j. lombardi

the portland phoenix
june, 2002
review of 'love can't save this love'
"as musicians whose formative years were informed by the pet shop boys, erasure, bret easton ellis novels, and sixteen candles, spouse are masters of making self-loathing and suburban angst entertaining as hell."
by sam pfeifle

the casco bay weekly
june, 2002
review of 'love can't save this love'
"the album recalls the best aspects of the influences without actually sounding like them."
by dan short

portland press herald
june 27th, 2002
reviews of 'love can't save this love' and extendo-ride's 'you are at the top level you cannot go up another level'
"like all good pop, you can't help but immediately like it. "
by ben monaghan

skyscraper
february, 2002 - issue 10
review of 'nozomi'
"with nozomi you have yourself a brand new favorite-ever record to get lost with for years to come."
by michael hukin

the noise
december, 2000
review of 'wonder woman' and '1 marvel to dc'
"two great slabs of vinyl from spouse"
by joel simches

pulse (of the twin cities)
november 15th, 2000
review of 'nozomi'
"sparse and sparkling super pop"
by paul d. dickinson

babysue.com
november, 2000
review of 'nozomi'
"spouse grab us in a polite manner...rub us down...kick us in the chest a few times...and then go off rolling down the road like toto in a hamster patch."
by lmnop

music revue
november, 2000
review of 'nozomi'
"nozomi's propulsive melodies keep your eyes focused on the road and off the ever-present foliage that causes more accidents than one is prone to admit."
by jason kadish

vmag
october, 2000
review of 'nozomi'
"spouse is a 'band's band' primarily because of their seductive and addictive songwriting and letter-perfect delivery"
by mal thursday

the portland phoenix
august 25, 2000
article on the 'coaxial music festival', interview with jose, and review of 'nozomi'
"it's true, ayerve does sound a lot like paul westerberg, but with a twist. spouse's fresh-off-the-press first album, nozomi, sports the moody, quirky vocals and guitar-centric pop rhythms of [jose's] heroes. but the multi-talented, multi-cultural backgrounds of ayerve and the other members of spouse lend a non-western texture to the album that makes it unique."
by tanya whiton

the casco bay weekly
november, 1999
review of premastered-demos from 'nozomi'
"a consistently well-done record that effectively brings back the days when indie rock mattered"
by dan short