The Starvations
Get Well Soon (2003)

Review by: Jason Thornberry
Date: 8/19/03

Mike McHugh does it again. The Starvations second full-length reeks of The Distillery, his home studio in Costa Mesa, CA, where the man has recorded an armload of songs by Le Shok, The Stitches, Film Star, The Distraction, and even that boring band Train. Get Well Soon mixes accordion, piano, and jingling southwesterly guitars with the blasting, bottom heavy drums McHugh (a drummer himself) is known for. The key to Mike's sound is also one of the most obvious virtues of Get Well Soon. Tracks like "Red Wine", "Not Me This Time", and "Oh Deputy!" have a presence outside of the speakers, as if playing this album gives The Starvations permission to live in your cupboards when they aren't on tour.