Michael Eades

From my We Own This Town review:

By my best measure, I’ve been listening to Volunteer Department (aka Oliver Hopkins) since 2019’s Big Gulp Sigh. In the years that have passed I’ve come to expect songs that are well crafted, stacked with memorable melodies and vibes that are biting or sinister – “Shitten” and “Make It Easy” come to mind. That’s not to say that every song fits in that tidy little box but it’s a recipe that is executed quite expertly across the body of work.

With Fountainhead something has changed; musically and lyrically. The memorable melodies and high level of craft are intact but it seems a conscious effort has been made to steer… More

The title track is an incredible piece of work that should be in everyone's regular rotation. The rest of the record is a bizarre trip until you remember that Leary was a member of The Butthole Surfers and then everything falls into place.