Pete Mroz – Detachment – March 2008

How do these people find me?

According to Mr Mroz’s press sheet, “there is a crisis at hand and Pete Mroz is the inexhaustible hero.” Of course, the PR sheet goes on and on joke after joke, hyperbole topping hyperbole. Before listening, I assumed I was getting a Good Clean Fun solo project. I was truly expecting some Atom And His Package shit.

Of course, this is nothing at all what I would expect. My assumption that people actually send me “hardcore punk” is constantly challenged. This album is the other end of the spectrum. It’s acoustic rock with an occasional piano or string accompaniment, with a chill male voice over it all. Sadly, this music immediately puts me to sleep. It also makes me think about possibly knifing myself. If broken hearted love songs are your thing, I have the disk for you. Ugh, “my tears, they fall like rain.” This must be the youth crew of cliche broken hearted acoustic tracks.

Honestly, I’m not even sure why I’m reviewing this. The review will probably pop up high on Google results, and Pete Mroz will ask me to take it down because it isn’t a sparkling review. I should just stop now.

Try this, go to google right now, and type “pete mroz hardcore.” What an ironic first hit. Fate is fucking with me.

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2 Comments

  1. Love this band, love this album, I would advise anyone to check these guys out on their US tour this summer.

  2. Thanks for the good review! We are stoked. Check the myspace for US Tour Dates.

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