“The Golden Hour stands tall as a flawed but remarkably good experiment in mixing up influences from all over the globe. Firewater’s main man Tod A. went to the source of his musical influences to create this collection of catchy melodies that, for the most part, grab your attention instantly. It teeters on the line between punk and world music and thankfully does not sit well in either camp. It does show that pop music is universal. Firewater is the brainchild of former Cop Shoot Cop bassist Tod A. When he “formed” Firewater, he wanted to combine Eastern European melodies with punk rock. In 2005, he was so disillusioned with the state of the political landscape of the United States of America that he packed his laptop, some lunch, and set off to travel through the Middle East, the Indian Subcontinent, and South East Asia. The result of this epic three-year journey is The Golden Hour”
– @popmatters
