“This is an artist who turns life into music, making it a living form of art, and he does it effortlessly.”
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Rhonda Readence
“Writing music is somewhat easy to do. Writing masterpieces is not, but Mocharnuk has done just that (with Momentary Lights).”
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Rhonda Readence
“These songs (Momentary Lights) will give you faith in music again and they will be songs that you will play over and over”
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Andrea Guy
“The Momentary Lights EP is accessible and yet complex enough to hold up to repeated listening.”
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GW Hill
“The repeat button was designed for this gorgeous EP (Momentary Lights)”
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Kevin Mathews
“It's no exaggeration to state that Mocharnuk is probably the most under-rated of artists plying his ‘trade’ in the post-punk revival ‘genre’. ”
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Kevin Mathews, Power of Pop
“Solituda is able to build the modern rock aesthetic from the foundation of post-punk/new wave without sacrificing the tenets of classic songwriting. An essential album for post-punk revivalists. ”
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Today Online
“Great stuff! "You and Me At The End of The World" is a great song!”
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Tricia Martin
“What makes this album such a pleasure to listen to is the way pop and rock collide.”
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Andrea Guy
“5 out of 5”
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Andrea Guy and Heath Andrews
“Mocharnuk’s gets it almost perfect and as a faithful evocation of the 80s, it might actually outdo The Strokes and The Killers. ”
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Kevin Mathews
“Solituda is a 10-song delight and is one of the most lyrically sound albums in recent memory”
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Rhonda Readence
“Everywhere one turns on this album, there is music of such solidity and accomplishment, it almost beggars belief. ”
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Kevin Mathews
“Mocharnuk’s charismatic tenor produces an adrenaline sugar rush that is simply irresistible. ”
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Kevin Mathews
“This album (Solituda) is written with an openness of heart that few artists manage to convey”
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Rhonda Readence
“Taking the pop song craft of bands like U2 and Duran Duran and combining it with the tones of groups such as Radiohead and Catherine Wheel, Matt Mocharnuk has developed a unique sound for his solo project, Bittersweet Machines. ”
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Heath Andrews
“Eargasm! ”
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Kevin Mathews
“Each song on the album is finely crafted in every aspect of music, from the lyrics to the vocal delivery to the instrumentation to the sound quality. Talent like this doesn't come around often.”
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Rhonda Readence
“Mocharnuk is apparently quite talented as (Solituda) is a great album. ”
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GW Hill
“Bittersweet Machines sits somewhere between the lush moody modern progressive rock of acts like Porcupine Tree, the more alternative rock based sounds of Radiohead and power pop. ”
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GW HIll
“Matt Mocharnuk’s voice is a guiding light. That voice and his persona as a singer would seem to point to great things in the future. In fact, some of them start right here on Solituda.”
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Wildy Haskell
“Mocharnuk writes pop songs in grand style ala Radiohead or U2. His first album as Bittersweet Machines is Solituda, and plays on the edges of cinematic pop/rock.”
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Wildy Haskell
“this collection of song is perhaps the most astute compendium of modern-day anthemic pop-rock tracks one is likely to come across in 2012.”
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Kevin Mathews
“Bittersweet Machines is definitely a band that the world will want to hear more of. ”
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Andrea Guy
“Mocharnuk’s gift with a chorus - it is breathtaking”
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Kevin Mathews
“Bittersweet Machines has released a stellar EP. Matt Mocharnuk has an immensely powerful voice, well suited to this blending of power pop and alternative rock. ”
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Heath Andrews
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Comments
Great job! very talented. love your style, sound, and original music.
Great vocal as the clear crisp !!!
Awesome!
I enjoyed listening to your music, cheers!
You have an amazing voice Matt. Continued success to you. (Glad to find you again) ;-)
Nice Work!