“The tunes comprise the majority of “Cold Hearted Disaster.” In a way the album, on which Boerum sings and plays guitar, is misnamed; it’s neither cold hearted nor a disaster. An emotion- ally frigid writer never could have penned lyrics to “Feels Like Hell,” its first single. “Let me out so I can breathe. Feels like hell inside of me. Take your time and tell me how I lost my heart inside a dream.” Boerum came of age listening to every- one from Johnny Cash to the Beatles to soul singers like Etta James. “Growing up in the ’90s my older brother was the cool kid, so I would listen to what he listened to, which was alt rock like Nirvana and Foo Fighters,” he said. “So I kind of have a sound like ’50s and ’60s soul mixed with some aggression from the ’90s.””

"'Feels Like Hell,' the lead single off of Matt Boerum's forthcoming debut record Cold Hearted Disaster announces the arrival of a formidable voice on the D.C. rock scene. Boerum's plaintive wail steers a soaring melody over a heavy guitar riff, and the song's foreboding alt-rock groove channels the Black Keys. If "Feels Like Hell" is any indicator Cold Hearted Disaster should be an album to be reckoned with."