I gots myself a write-up in the Willamette Week! In the music calendar section, they had this to say about the Backspace show on Monday:

[RIDICULOUS POP] Local songwriter Alex Arrowsmith certainly isn’t light on corniness — not to mention They Might Be Giants emulation — on Missing Briefcase, the album he celebrates the release of tonight. But regardless of his sometimes overly in-your-face quirk, Arrowsmith is funny and charming and awkward in the same sort of way a weird childhood friend is. But awkward or no (Mayhaw Hoons, the crazy-haired bass-playin’ guy from the Shaky Hands, raps on one track, for crissakes), Arrowsmith is darn catchy on tunes like “The Zaps” — which, according to his one-sheet’s “useless trivia” section, is about Zoloft withdrawal — and “High Speed Chase,” which tries to legitimize his creation of a Wikipedia entry for local news anchor Jeff Gianola. Missing Briefcase walks a fine line between good-ridiculous and bad-ridiculous (and, oh, what a fine line it is), but Arrowsmith sometimes hints of Ben Folds or Fountains of Wayne — employing a smart sense of humor and lots of key-heavy pop hooks, which certainly isn’t a bad place to start. AMY MCCULLOUGH.

Squeeee. That rules. I always find it interesting to see how my obvious non-coolness comes across in a scene where coolness is the norm. Thanks mucho mucho Amy, wherever you may be, among the angels and flying unicorns!

Don’t forget to come to my all-ages release show at Backspace on Monday! Then come and get trashed at my sinful 21+ release party on the 22nd. It’s gonna be a one-two punch that will leave you begging for one more uppercut.

And buy my album!!!!!!!!! Order MISSING BRIEFCASE from CD Baby.

Rabid