Paul Melancon has been making literate, moody, indie-pop music for a long damn time. He’s graced with an unusually gifted voice and a knack for writing well-crafted pop songs hiding disturbed and defective characters inside. He’s toured with the Indigo Girls, has also played SXSW, Music Midtown (Atlanta), and International Pop Overthrow (LA, Boston, and Atlanta). He battles severe clinical depression. The Get Gos Action Hour! is his first major release in over a decade.
“His is the kind of pop that’s not afraid to use more than three chords, and complex ones at that, leaving the listener humming along to a beautiful simple melody… in a category with the most talented of indie-pop singer-songwriters.”
— Paste Magazine
“Rooted in classic Beatlesque pop and sung with a tenor that sounds like Matthew Sweet dipped in honey… the end result is one of the finest pop records you’ll hear this year.”
— Chicago Tribune
“Melançon is a perceptive songwriter… [he] impresses with his striking manipulation of language… exudes indie Athens charisma or the literate dexterity of the Decemberists…”
— PopMatters