Album Notes

The songs on"Suit Yourself" deal with the everyday battles of life: fear, love, exhaustion, passion for pursuing one's dreams. All five songs are hand crafted by the sonic power the trio's voices, and their three classical acoustic instruments, harp, cello, and drums.

Art galleries. Museums. Rock clubs. Theatres. Living rooms. Double-breasted’s music lends itself uniquely to each audience and venue. Written by each of the three members, the songs are a wonderful juxtaposition of their classical training infused with their love of pop and rock music. Just as each member is a songwriter, each member is also a lead vocalist in the group.

Self-proclaimed “couture rock”, the group first formed in 2001. Double-breasted’s three members, Kristy Chmura, Ardith Collins, and Josh Bicknell, met at The College of New Jersey while earning their Bachelors of Music degrees. Since that time they have released a full-length record, “Who Will Love You?”; a holiday single, “Holiday Sparkle”, a music video depicting their song, “You Never Said Goodbye”, a five song EP, “Suit Yourself”, and many other surprises on their YouTube channel.

Here's what reviewers have said:
“Double-breasted is one of New Jersey’s most original groups out there today. While they may not be a mainstream hit yet, their fresh presentation and catchy compositions should be the formulas that pushed them quickly into the major label scenario. Highly recommended.”
- John Pfeiffer (The Aquarian Weekly)

“The combination of these three voices creates an elegant, captivating, and almost haunting encounter with music…. a close ear is easily pleased with its complexity while an easy listener can also enjoy the sheer beauty. A new face to rock and all the while satisfies every craving for remarkable musical talent.”
- Marina Lane (MuzikReviews.com)

“double-breasted uses strings as rock tools!”
-The Star-Ledger

“More talent than most entire symphony orchestras rolled up into one orchestral indie-pop trio.”
- Jim Testa

“Here is a group that manages to invert many of our most epidemic problems. double-breasted bravely foregrounds their formidable and illuminating lyricism.”
- The Tris McCall Report

“double-breasted seamlessly go from moments of quiet, stark beauty to passionately urgent pleas, all tied together by brilliant musicianship and songwriting abilities.”
- citybelt.org