Fronted by sultry vocalist Chloe F. Orwell and powered by irrepressible drummer Brad Elvis, the Handcuffs came together several years ago as a duo, forming from the ashes of the local power-pop band Big Hello and drawing on a range of glam and cool pop influences from David Bowie to Blondie to Britpop. The group eventually expanded to become a quartet with the addition of bassist Emily Togni and guitarist-keyboardist-multi-instrumentalist Ellis Clark (of Epicycle).  "Their sophomore effort continues the band's evolution as Elvis and Orwell kick out teeth rattling pop tune after pop tune.  Elvis' drumming is solid as ever and Orwell has finally found a voice all her own that she wields artfully. Bassist Emily Togni and multi-instrumentalist Ellis Clark build up and around that central foundation to populate an album that doesn't belong to any specific point in time.  And, if you think of it, isn't that the goal of all really good pop music?" - TheChicagoist.com  "The songs range from the quirky, catchy as a terminal cold that you don't want to cure.  From the title track, with its 'Lady Madonna'-esque guitar/saxophone attack, to the breezy, optimistic anthem, 'Turn It Up,' to the punkified pop of 'Somebody Somewhere.'  This record delivers a smorgasbord of rocking sounds including blazing guitars, fat bottomed bass, pianos, organs, flutes, saxophones, synthesizers, vibraphones and a Hammond B3 organ.  And of course the icing on the smorgasbord is the signature sweltering, velvety hot sauce vocals from Orwell and the glue that holds it all together, the wall of sound drumming that sounds like a stampeding herd of a thousand arms battering away at the drum kit of Elvis." - Natalie Word Magazine  "Orwell sounds more like Debbie Harry, walking the same line between coquettish and defiant, in a broad spectrum of styles.  Their sound is less pure pop and more, dare it be said, adult. Brad's songs tend to cling to tag lines ('Half a Mind,' 'God Is Sure One Funny Girl,' 'I Just Wanna Be Free, Man,' the outstanding 'Gotta' Problem With Me?') in the choruses, but most of the ideas being ridden so hard are clever enough for it not to matter. The peppy 'Somebody Somewhere,' with distorted spoken vocals, is ferocious fun, while Orwell's 'Turn It Up' is another highlight." - Ira Robbins   GREAT!!!