Casual Lust
“Dynamic duos have a long and storied history. A history so long and storied, in fact, that it would be redundant and cliché to list all of those famous duos here. Instead, consider the duo of Yes Alexander and Seth Syberg, the Casual Lust. The Lust plays folk rock and blues with a slight country hue, composed of Syberg’s sleepy and syncopated snare drum and Alexander’s vocals, which sound like Neko Case roughened by Hope Sandoval’s hollow detachment and the throaty anachronism of Frazey Ford of the Be Good Tanyas. Their self-titled EP (Litterbox) is the sort of haunting lo-fi endeavor that you might encounter by sheer luck in a smoky blues bar late at night, causing you to wonder out loud, "Who is this?" Dynamic, indeed.” - Jenny Miyasaki
SF Guardian May 17 - May 23, 2006 • Vol. 40, No. 33

“The Casual Lust are like a reverse-White Stripes, with the dude on drums, and they named themselves Yes Lust and Seth Lust. The duo feature pretty indi-pop. Like the Sundays or the Cranberries. Cause, like...she sings. Check them out at The Casual Lust.”

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“[INDIE FOLK] If anyone had any doubts, this whole Portland music scene thing is really taking off. We’re such a big deal, apparently, that we make San Francisco seem like Iowa City or some other one-horse music town. Seth Lust, drummer for the newly transplanted, sometimes alt-country-ish duo the Casual Lust, explains the band’s relocation: “We moved here mostly to get into the Portland music scene (because the S.F. music scene is pretty much nonexistent)….” If you haven’t yet, come welcome your new neighbors—whose melancholic, overcast musical textures sound like they belonged here all along, and whose vocal approach is a mixture of the Cranberries and Cat Power—to town.” - JASON SIMMS 
Willamette Week October 18, 2006 – Vol. 30, Issue 50

“…The Casual Lust, an indie, alt-country collaboration from Portland.  Comprised of Yes Alexander and Seth Syberg, the pair are kind of like the White Stripes, only on a very slow but steady red wine binger.  Oh, and like the White Stripes, they are not together – the band encourages people to hit on them.  
	Based on the music, you can see why; they are bummed – majorly bummed – so, please, go give them a hug.  With The Casual Lust, velvet vocals are contrasted with rough undertones.  The combination will make that painful ex-relationship surface in your mind, to the point where you’ll be begging for someone to pass that bottle of wine.”
- Sidekick Staff
The Spokane Sidekick November 2nd, 2006 – Volume 1, Issue 11

“Uh-oh! Here’s another almost-paradoxical band name to add to the heap: THE CASUAL LUST.
Clever Guys.
Psych.
It’s a bizarre name because their music is neither casual nor lusty.  It’s more like a ghost story told in the parlor of a homesteader’s steep-roofed Queen Anne – rickety and off-putting but well constructed.  Singer Yes Lust (arrgh, they’re killing it for me) has a shrinking, almost Irish lilt that descends at times into an all-out wail.  It’s not unlike that cut from the Cold Mountain soundtrack, except clearly not penned by Sting.
	Seth Lust’s unhurried, repetitive percussion and the way the guitar often Mickey Mouses Yes harmonies before itself turning propulsive gives the whole thing a sound rooted deep in folk traditions.  You seriously shouldn’t let the name deter you from coming out.”
- Luke Baumgarten
The Pacific Northwest Inlander November 2nd – 8th, 2006 – Vol. 14, No. 2

Nov. 30
The Casual Lust w/ Midwest Dilemma and Jake Bellows
Mick’s, 9 p.m., $5, micksomaha.com, 502.2503

Having a week to recover from the Turkey Day onslaught might give music lovers enough time to hunger for a good show. Portland’s musical duo The Casual Lust, which is currently plowing its way across the country, offers a slice of drum-and-guitar-based acoustic goodness with haunting melodies and an eclectic aftertaste. As an added bonus, the effervescent Justin Lamoureux and Jake Bellows serve up side dishes of Midwest Americana. It’s an all-you-can-eat musical buffet that won’t make you loosen your belt — that is, unless you get lucky …
— Wayne Brekke

The vocalist for the Casual Lust – at left, and female – had a passionate and lilting voice, like Cat Power meets the Cranberries with a little Bjork. Their music was pretty solid indie rock, and it reminded me of a little less intense Shannon Wright. The Casual Lust has some mp3s on their website; I recommend “Please Yes” as the best of the lot. It was really fierce live.
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