"This band totally blows me away. When I first heard the record, I was blown away how all the songs sounded so different, yet still worked together. "Mr. Charm" is this hyper upbeat track that reminds me of Futureheads or the Jam. "Life's Cornucopia" is this very introspective haunting track that sounds like no other band I've heard. There's not a bad track on this record. It goes from hazy, clowdy day music to super-blue-sky pop. You could put each track on a different mixtape. Later, I got online and learned that they were all 20 and recorded all the tracks themselves. I have spent years recording my own music and can't get the clarity and effect these guys have. I've heard they are awesome live, unfortunately I live in California and they haven't made their way out here yet. Heavily recommended."
Exciting avante garde precision
El Guapo with the Camarillo Brillo | Michigan | 04/07/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This debut album by the Alpena natives reminds me of a place where one can eat ice cream sandwiches in the dark while dreaming of electric shoe horns dangling off a precipice just out of reach making one wonder if they will fall off grasping for them while believing it possible to burrow into the very core of the world where Lord Kinbote holds dominion over the CHUDS. Like all Alpena bands, the uncredited lead guitar work is done by Satan, and he can really wail. This music is a multi-layerd, orgiastic explosion of subliminal profundity. Played backwards, one hears, "won ecnad ydobyreve". Brilliant."
Incredible
Apothem | Saline, MI USA | 05/31/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Being an Ann Arbor native, I am extremely pleased to see a band with so much talent rise from my home town. This group has originality, persistence, and a non-generic yet great sound. Check these guys out. My favorite songs are Miss Marylou Careau, Mr. Charm, I Spy, Lights Off, and Bad Fruit."
Have you ever played Kirbys Dreamland?
Mitchell Klooster | Michigan | 03/24/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"First of all these guys don't even mess around. There is nothing in this world that can come close to beating Mason Proper in originality. Is that even a word? Yes, Originality with a capitol O. The first time I saw these guys live I thought to myself, "This band sounds like they crashed into the Nintendo game, Kirby's Dreamland and started playing some tunes." If you have never had the opportunity to hear any of their material before I think it sounds like this: get a blender....throw the postal service, a homeless person [with a beard], death cab for cutie, kirby's dreamland, the artist formally known as prince and a spaceship into it and turn it on. Bam! Mason Proper. There is a Moth in Your Chest, is the album that your CD collection is missing. It is an addicting mix of emotion, energy, and something that you have never even heard before. You should buy it. I guarantee you will not be able to stop telling everyone about it.