Jonathan Something
4.5/5 Stars — American Songwriter: “He melts genres together like he’s baking a soufflé on concrete. His 2018 debut, Outlandish Poetic, more than lived up to such a verbose title, and the follow-up, last year’s Art So Small You Can Hardly See It, continued bricking out groundwork for his oddball artistic career. But nothing could properly prepare for mastermind Jon Searles’ third outing, the horror-structured Cannibal House Rules, a buoyant, deliciously macabre setpiece of ‘80s sci-fi cinema.
Searles whips the listener across a desolate and dirty grindhouse soundscape that’s devilish, naughty, and fang-toothed, fit for such landmark horror films as “The Lost Boys” or “Maniac.” It’s a truly dark and shadowy affair, playing on emotions as much as musicality, and the excitement lies in the sheer boldness to master a 16-track record that zips and zags far beyond the boundaries of simply an artist statement.”
Management: Steven Foxbury, steven@yellowcouchmgmt.com
Label/Licensing: High Shelter Records, dave.godowsky@highshelterrecords.com