Self Improvement

"SELF IMPROVEMENT's first album perfects the classic post-punk deal so ideally that you might think an algorithm created it. It’s got a bass and drum combo that you could set an atomic clock to, a guitar that can turn from skittery to overpowering on a dime, and a disaffected singer who sounds about as bored as a human being can be before suddenly launching into an impassioned roar. It’s absolutely fantastic stuff, easily better than a certain couple of bands that do something similar to far more praise and media hype. It even has a mash-up cover of The Prodigy’s “Firestarter” and “Smack My Bitch Up” to get the attention of critics who normally won’t listen to anything that doesn’t have a big PR campaign behind it. Hell, Visible Damage might as well be one of the best records of 2023, as well, no matter when it first came out." ---- Garrett Martin (Paste Magazine)