“The side project of Black Mountain’s Stephen McBean, Pink Mountaintops have always produced albums that are chameleonic, diverse, interesting and infuriating in equal measure. Peacock Pools is their first album in eight years, and it dashes between genres without a second thought for audience expectation–nor any sense of cohesion.

Melvins drummer Dale Crover and Redd Kross bassist Steven McDonald are along for the ride on an album that veers from Pink Floyd pastiche on “Swollen Maps” to Gary Numan homage on “Blazing Eye” to the Kinks-like pop parody of “Miss Sundown.” This sounds promising on paper, but the influences are so wildly obvious that the whole affair feels contrived from start to finish.” –spectrum culture.com

“Matthew Smith is the hard-working Detroit vocalist that fronts Outrageous Cherry and the Volebeats. Other projects that Matthew Smith has worked with include His Name Is Alive and Andre Williams' Silky. Smith is among the intelligent voices in modern pop. He straddles the line between alternative country and nostalgic '60s and '70s style pop.” –allmuic.com