Sour Guy, MNE’s musical genie Kris Schobert, is actually the Sweetest Guy IRL. Year after year he drops his quirky and heartfelt odes to family members, toothaches, his students and his past self. This year he comes to the party carrying a tune that empathizes with his Nepalese family friend in a time of medical and financial hardship in America. Kris, for all the positivity he radiates, is no stranger to hardship and tragedy in his own life; so when he sings lines like “health fractures families and costs you dreams” his perspective is direct and authentic. This song has some of the most beautiful lyrics any of us have ever written, and paired with Kris’ inability to write and sing anything without 100% raw heart… I am crying on Christmas morning.
Bracing post-hardcore meets festival-ready rock on the Tokyo band's sharp new EP, mixed and mastered by Will Yip (Turnstile, Title Fight). Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 8, 2024