A landmark of modern power pop and the document of a songwriter taking hold of his core strengths. You could be forgiven for thinking of it as 'My Aim is True' via Pacific Northwest guitar tones. Matt DeMello (himself)
Saw these guys live and they played a few of these songs. Cashed Out was by far my favorite, it's full of energy and goes really hard live. The second i saw a big jar of earplugs got passed around before they started their set, I knew it was gonna be a good one. I wasn't dissapointed. Eli
Recorded over the space of a year, the vivid pop songs on the latest from themme fatale match sugary hooks with diaristic lyrics. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 13, 2022
An ambitious pop song cycle about human loneliness and fear, thick with harmonies and buoyed by tight musicianship. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 27, 2018