The Design's long-awaited sophomore album, "Young America", is now available! Click here to download it!http://thedesignmusic.com/store/digital-downloads/young-america-download/ or find it at www.itunes.com/thedesign

What critics are saying about The Design

"Robichaud's commanding voice admirably pushes trite emotions and simple lyrics from blasé to bombast, offering a showcase of total conviction as much as vocal prowess...Robichaud's imposing tone is an asset not only because it serves the songs, but also because it rivets the listener...If this is the sort of energy she and the band can create in the controlled studio environment, imagine the histrionics a stage might provoke."-Ashley Melzer, Indy Weekly

"Robichaud has one of those powerful voices that can punch you in the teeth one second and seduce you out of your drawers the next. She gives it all in this track and the boys backing her up hold up their end extremely well too."-Victor Alfieri-Indie Music Reviewe
"...this woman is extremely hot, intelligent, and taking over the world. I strongly encourage going to see The Design."- Rebecca Cane-Coolgrrrls Online Magazin
"The Design has taken a big step forward. Their lead singer, Kat Robichaud, is no angel nor is she a chanteuse when it comes to singing. Given her prowess behind the microphone it’s doubtful she’d have any trouble taking it on. She’s somewhere in between, with a heavy dose of guttural, soul wrenching timbre combined with a knack for slipping in the explosiveness of a Broadway performer."-Brian Tucker, The WA
"Intense, infectious, and inspiring."-Hunter Elliot-Raleigh Music Industry Associatio
"Kat Whitaker’s voice has enough oomph to rock a hockey arena."-Matt Wake-Metromix Greenvill
"Rock's new sound."-LA Pres
"The Design performs tunes that are straightforward and unironic but that deliver a palpable sense of fun."-Cape Fear Musi
"Most of the time, bands are pretty good, occasionally not so much, but sometimes they turn out to be very good or even exceptional. Now and again we'll come across one that's of the kick ass variety which is to exceptional what The Hulk is to May Parker. Recently we saw a band that was of the latter sort, a Raleigh, NC group called The Design."-Chuck Cox of Spaceship Days