”the salty, savory postpunk angularity of their noodling and riffing on A City Submerged and the touch of Dischord earnestness in their vocals (see also Fugazi) bolster the dourness of the lyrical message on the power of the pleasure principle”. -Monica Kendrick.
Independentclauses.com E.P. Review
” I Can Hear Myself Levitate delivers a memorable, creative, genre-mashing EP, Which is probably why I’m so enamored with I Can Hear Myself Levitate’s EP “What is Left”. ICHML has a sound that incorporates AFI’s darkly theatrical musical bent, Coheed and Cambria’s prog leanings, the high-pitched vocal preenings of Fall Out Boy and a low-slung form of guitar-centric rock’n’roll. They even dabble in some post-hardcore at points during the album. If heard with an uninterested ear, it wouldn’t sound much different than anything else on radio. The ear would hear the chunky guitars in the choruses and dismiss everything else that’s happening. And that’s sad, because ICHML have a lot more to offer than simple Boys Like Girls/Angels and Airwaves songs.” CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL REVIEW ON Independentclauses.com
AlterThePress.com E.P. Review
“Despite the strange name, I Can Hear Myself Levitate could possibly be the next big thing to come out of Chicago.
The album opens with ‘Arrow on a Compass’, which begins with a sudden gust of wind and the sea managing to shoot a cold shiver down the small of my back. The lead singer Chris Pacific whispers “Arrows on the compass point to you” over the top of a faint guitar. When the song eventually kicks in, it’s ballsy. A perfect introduction…”
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ReviewSic.com E.P. Review
“A good find for fans of other Midwestern locals like The Felix Culpa or Hail Archer, I Can Hear Myself Levitate’s ‘What is Left,’ is a nice introduction to a post-hardcore band that has its act together.”
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