Shitty hits

"It's a fairly dark record overall, musically and lyrically. I guess that's the point, though. If we're being honest, we all have these feelings of inadequacy and mental isolation on the regular. At least the goofy title of the album gives us a little respite from the dinginess of the lyrics within. It's nice to know Von Schleicher can smile while carrying all that weight".

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"Shitty Hits is a kaleidoscope in grayscale: creaky chamber-pop, dirge-driven doom-folk, hushed solo piano works. Self-deprecation aside, Von Schleicher has rather sturdy pop instincts, and, as that title would suggest, no qualms about subverting them ... It's a record that revels in contradiction: pop songs too scratchy and subterranean for the radio, pocket orchestras a touch too big for one four-track to contain. Hers aren't "stick in your head" melodies, they're "haunt the edges of your psyche" melodies, buoyed by shoestring arrangements and Von Schleicher's captivating vocals. Equal parts brittle and brazen, Shitty Hits is the work of a well-past-promising newcomer".

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"Mostly, this debut tilts at Portishead covering the Beatles' I Want You (She's So Heavy), with some success ... At first, the jauntier, slightly derivative rockers signal strongest, then the darker ballads and self-scouring lyrics lure you in. Nothing builds to a blank, frazzled catharsis, while Sell It Back is an eerie, epic closer: these are torch songs written with petrol and a flamethrower".

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