“Take a ride with That Handsome Devil to the other side of town to a neighborhood where Charles Bukowski hung his hat at a juke joint with a bartender that knew Hunter S. Thompson’s single malt scotch of choice and kept plenty of it in stock. This is the place where That Handsome Devil’s front man Godforbid calls home a place with enough Molotov cocktails, skag, booze and sleazy women to horrify the most hardened of old timers. A City Dressed in Dynamite is the soundtrack to this bizarre scene blaring out of the juke box louder than an ambulance siren.... It’s pointless to fight it you have to throw caution to the wind and take the ride... put your life in the hands of your sharply dressed tour guide Godforbid and just pray that you will live to tell the story or at least what you can remember.

The album starts off like a jolt of lighting with “Damn Door” a dense lounge track followed immediately by the piercingly intense “Wintergreen” then keeps the tempo up with the unmistakable “Ron the Prez-O-Dent” probably the most captivating three minutes on the album with it’s unique arrangements and over the top subject matter it is guaranteed to leave a lasting impression. At this point the A City Dressed in Dynamite express makes a stop at “Pills for Everything” slowing it down for just long enough to ensure you have your wits about. This break gives way to “Cry” another upbeat stomper than the album takes a dive into the deep end with “Kiss the Cook” a truly bizarre tale set to Jeremy Pages amazing arrangements. This concludes the first half of the A City Dressed in Dynamite program buckle in because things are about to get allot more colorful and intense.



The B-Side begins with “Viva Discordia” a peculiar vaudevillian track showing more of Godforbid’s lyrical side then turning with out skipping a beat right into “Squares” a quirky pop song critiquing the modern day hipster. Next stop “Mexico” another bright upbeat song complimented perfectly by Jeremy Pages sweet string arrangements all the pieces of the puzzle start to reveal them selves with the unveiling of “Reagan’s Kids” a moody piece that opens the doors for the amazing Grande finale the bohemian ballad “Treefood” this emotional piece is the epic conclusion to the rollercoaster ride that is A City Dressed in Dynamite a perfect piece that is meant to be played while the curtains are closing at the opera house....”