From looking at the bio, it’s worth noting the literary types mentioned: the names of Richard Brautigan, Oscar Wilde, and Charles Bukowski are invoked alongside those of Arthur Russell and Harry Nilsson. All of which seems like catnip designed to lure in lit-bloggers such as ourselves. And…evidently, it worked. (via Vol. 1 Brooklyn | If you’re smart, you might like us.)

“I’ve always been somewhat pre-occupied with the idea that we are living in this insane bureaucratic machine that is completely out of our control and I think Kafka was often commenting on that. Writing lyrics doesn’t always come easily for me. I approach each song like a snapshot or fragment of a bigger idea or theme and try to communicate that feeling no matter how small or insignificant it may seem.” (via Band Booking: Talking Kafka, Toronto, and Biographies with METZ | Vol. 1 Brooklyn)