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City Squirrel (2006)
St. Louis Post- Dispatch, St. Louis MO
“...they truly make beautiful music together.”Nuvo, Indianapolis IN
“...reminiscent of British pub folk...like having dinner with a great couple.”Star News, Wilmington NC
“The pop duo...practically glows on it's debut album, Storm. Fans of the pop hooks and lush arrangements (Hungry Mind Review) was known for will notice similarities, but the sparse production of Storm places the emphasis in all the right places: Stephan's commanding vocals and Stephanie's talents as a violinist.”C'ville Weekly, Charlottesville VA
“...modern duo masters on guitar, piano, organ and viola.”Encore, Wilmington NC
“...a power duo of musical prowess.”
previous projects
Hungry Mind Review (2004) - Independent Weekly, Raleigh NC
“...Wilmington's Hungry Mind Review recently released one of the finest records to come out of Mitch Easter's prolific-of-late Fidelitorium Studio in years. Given that frontman Stephan Bayley has his Isobel Campbell in honey-voiced violinist Stephanie Wallace, it's no wonder that this painstakingly arranged dream pop could easily be mistaken for some trans-Atlantic hybrid of Arab Strap Belle & Sebastian charm and vintage Roxy Music smarts.”Hungry Mind Review - Redemption (1999) – Mojo Magazine
“Those booked into hotel indie this month include the anglo-philiac Hungry Mind Review, who cram Redemption full of splendidly intelligent, Fabs-derived fare...”Stephan Bayley - Wilted Flower (2000) - Demouniverse.com
“Now here's a treat: Stephan Bayley, whose work with The Hungry Mind Review has so delighted me (most recently with the fabulous Redemption) sent along this home-burned batch of demos made at home on an old reel-to-reel. ‘The copy you have is one of maybe a dozen or so copies I've made to give out to friends, family, and whoever else might be genuinely interested in hearing it,’ writes Bayley. ‘If you don't think it would be a good idea to review something like this, I would not be offended.’ Hah! This is the shit I live for, boy. HMR records sound great, and Bayley is no less exacting when it comes to his home tapes; clear, warm and dry, Wilted Flower could easily be released commercially with a minimum of dressing up. The strongest pieces here are the intimate works for piano, vocal and percussion. ‘Smoke’ starts the album starkly, like something off Plastic Ono Band. ‘Grave Clothes,’ with its subtle Latin rhythm and jazzy chords, is more sophisticated than anything I've heard yet from HMR. ‘On Your Way To The End’ is slow and stately, with a gospel feel and an Eno-esque E-bow drone. And the title track wraps it all up with more stripped-bare, Lennonesque longing. It blows my mind that this guy has to put out his own records. Listen to Wilted Flower and tell me the industry ain't utterly fucked.”
