Deromantic is both epic and grand and sparse and minimal. They deftly manage both ends of the spectrum. Steve Puchalski`s voice has Doug Sahm`s sadness, the epic nature of early Springsteen, and the soul of a veteran bluesman. This album, full of grand heartbreak and passion, attempts to look honestly and not apologetically at life`s hard knocks. The band, more accurately the Familiar Music artistic collective, swings, grooves, smolders, and smokes. This is terrific soul-filled roots-pop. -- Jeff Weiss, Miles of Music (Familiar Music)
