.357 PRESS
"Corn Mo is the future of music. Maybe it’s the look, the long blonde mane, the big sideburns, the sparkling outfits. Or maybe it’s the accordion in Mo’s hands, the polka standard becomes arena rock magic…”
-Rolling Stone
"…this Texas transplant now living in Brooklyn makes music that actually holds up on its own.”
-New York Times
“…raucous, energetic live shows... Queen-esque anthems, vaudeville style and irreverent humor... with a 70s rock aesthetic, soaring vocals and sweaty, impassioned delivery”
-New York Post
“…he brought out his four-piece rock band to bring down the house with mixing classic rock, playfulness, and sheer brilliance.”
-CMJ
“Corn Mo uses this quirky soundscape to compose mini-anthems, heroic passages and chaotic polkas. If his spiritual father is Freddie Mercury, then his spiritual uncle is Tiny Tim.”
-Dallas Observer
“.357 Lover are too good. I doubt many people will like this because music audiences in general aren’t smart enough for this kind of quality. Only years from now will people understand what they’re missing. Ridicule them all you like. Ignore them, but history will not ignore .357 Lover. You are fucking up if you don’t get it. Uh.. maybe not… how about .357 Lover are absolutely unique and they tell a wicked story. Corn Mo’s voice is simultaneously disarming, unassuming, cocky, and above all, fucking good. Their songs are about micro slices of the absurdities in life, those tiny moments that push the pedals of life. These are the moments that fall through the cracks as most songwriters try to literally force you to feel. These songs bring you in and let you cash in on the experiences that we all forget in the shuffle. That’s why if you spend three minutes a day listening to .357 Lover you’ll literally live longer. Or… you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll live a life time. .357 Lover rivets and delights. Precocious yet formidable with a hint of oak and duct tape, a wonderful sugary finish with a burst of joy and tinnitus that will satisfy the most skeptical rock and roll palette. Or… if you don’t like .357 Lover I will personally draw a picture of your mama riding a big fucking donkey dick on your bedroom wall with my sharpie. Actually, you’ll be lying just to get me to draw the picture. I don’t believe you. Everyone likes .357 Lover. I’m not drawing a single fucking dick people. Stick that up your tight white indie rock asses til your mom sends you your allowance next week.
-Ben Folds
"When I first saw .357 Lover, I thought I was in a dream... and when I first heard them play, I thought I was in heaven."
-Andrew W.K.
"The holy offspring of Meat Loaf and ELO. Hysterically delicious pop rocks!"
-John Cameron Mitchell