Acclaim for Secret Chorus

“Clever and smart lyrics lay the groundwork for an impressive post-punk artistic rock nuanced approach.”

- Smother Magazine

“…this outfit has been tucked away in the less-than-friendly confines of Detroit for more than a year, writing, recording and performing music that stands alone among its contemporaries.”

- UR Chicago

“Sincere pop poetry — rough and tumble punk influences mixed with classy R&B and swinging, sultry blues ballads: piano melodies and steady riffs that have illustrious, melodramatic urgency on certain heart-stirring epics, freewheeling, accelerative pop-top catchiness on the danceable tunes and a hazy, mischievous macabre/punk on some of the edgier areas — altogether a grand narration… 5 Stars”

– Real Detroit Weekly

Acclaim for “An Army Life”

“An Army Life is a quantum leap in artistry for this talented duo, as the songs are well written, simply produced and allowed to flow with space and relaxed tempos.”

- Sound the Sirens

“An Army Life is one of the most beautiful folk discs of the year, ten titles absolutely without fault…”

- The Man of Rennes Steals Our Hearts

“An Army Life, the new album from That’s Him! That’s The Guy!, is what you wish your college roommates sounded like when they got drunk and started playing guitar. Clear, unpolished vocals harmonize over little more than plucked guitar and banjo, calling to mind an earthier Oh No! Oh My! or Kings of Convenience.”

- 5 Acts

Dylan James Brock recorded a 9 song EP in the projects where he lived, an eleven-story mental hospital where the therapy of choice was crack cocaine. Locked in his bedroom for a good week, leaving only to walk to the local Burger King to use its wifi, he made “Down the Mad River.” It draws from all throughout his eight years of songwriting.

Meant to be a stripped bare highlight of his best songs, “Down the Mad River” is humble, subtle debut from a man known for neither of these qualities, if he is known at all. His journey through his years of songwriting has taken him through three of New York City’s five boroughs, from a regular stint at the late CBGBs to nice nights at Pete’s Candy Store and NorthSix, and on to a rainy Queens show thanks to that Michigan patron Brandon Zwagerman.

All along, there have been these songs, and though he wishes he could have afforded higher quality recordings, Dylan hopes you can forgive the questionable production and listen deep, through its ringing reverberations, to the melodic core herein. So whether you’re looking for a detailed account of a naked night in a lake outside of Ann Arbor, or you want self-aware novelty work, or you want it all for better or worse, these songs stand, waiting for you to take them for what they are.

Perhaps someday Mr. Brock will be able to finance the noises in his head, but until then, bareness will have to do. Now out of the projects and in a better place, he hopes that these songs will raise you up in life the way he has been raised up since the dark hours laying down his work the best he could with what he had. Listen to the songs of the songs. That’s all we can know and all we can ask.

The three members of Recluse have been rocking together since they were teenagers. Their music is a drug that addicts a listener with hook after hook. The only way to get their tunes out of your head is to listen to them again. And again.

All hailing from New York, this band is the combines the best of great downtown acts like the Strokes and Television, and then throws a blues influence into the mix to make their sound their own. If you have a doubt about their quality, check out one of their frequent NYC shows and see for yourself.

Whether on stage or on disc, these kids are unforgettable. Let them be the monkey on your back and you will be glad you have been taken in by such pleasant dependence. There is nothing like a solid, straight rock record to get your temples pounding and your heart racing and leave you asking for more, more. Get your fix today.