Press
What you heard about Sun Hotel? Word around the campfire is...
"I think with any new band you’re running into for the first time, you want to hear stuff that makes you believe, that makes you look forward to future releases of theirs. I think this EP accomplishes that quite well"
"Extremely impressive; full of straightforward, yet energetic, takes on some extremely nimble and well-written tunes ...song after song moved from soaring hook to thoughtful interlude - and then back again"
"Young love is a motherfucker... with wistful, heart on the sleeve, alt-country-esque, deep south swagger"
"A mix of smashing drums, jangling guitars, irreverent feedback, and astutely bewildering lyrics… Ahhhh,the beauty of blissful belligerence."
"You can certainly feel the fun they had recording it for it is powerful and honest."
"Pavement-y guitar rock with big Arcade Fire choruses. One of the highlights of Foburg this year."
"Team Spirit is the kind of music you find yourself listening to on the road. Sitting in the backseat with a mountain of thoughts to deconstruct, the mellow sounds invite you in and then hit you with powerful lyrics. It helps you guide yourself through those thoughts to an ending that makes life much easier for you. If you don’t stop to focus on the lyrics, you’re missing a great deal."
"It sounds like some of the following adjectives: folky, fuzzy, gospely, cigarette smokey, real-life...."
"A picnic made from scratch. Sun so warm it makes the bugs buzz and butterflies flutter. Wildflowers that smell like heaven. “ALLWAYS” makes me think of that and yearn... The best sad songs don’t feel sad... I don’t think bands strive to sound like this anymore. Do they?"
"They remind me of the road trip I took when I first moved to Chicago having no clue what to expect."
"Imagine the mellower Pavement songs with an Animal Collective-type psychedelic haze over them and Teenage Fanclub vocals. That kinda adds up to this wonderful EP which, I'm gonna say it, is probably one of the best releases of 2010 so far."
"I love the use of hymnal humming (forgive me for making up terms…it's what I do at times) behind the calming and smooth voice of the main singer. The drums complement the song perfectly... Overall, it's perfect proportions of instrumentals, blended with a voice that soothes my ear"
-Mog
"Sun Hotel makes songs that will steal your mother's heart. If "Team Spirit" were a human being, he'd chain-smoke and fight people outside bars. When you'd ask him to hang out he'd say "F%#k you." ...But you wouldn't care because he's that cool."
"Mellow folksy sounds and sweet harmonies..."
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