Listening to these songs, it's amazing to know that the whole disc was recorded in a matter of days.  Gloff covers the difficult nuances of self discovery and growth through a collection of tunes that will make you think.  More than worth the listen!
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By Jennifer Layton

This is Jeremy Gloff's 13th album, so he's probably already aware of how he can use that sweet nasal voice to his advantage.  Which is why he waits until Track 3 to start throwing out lines like "I call people cunts when I get angry."  I skipped back and turned up the volume to make sure I'd heard that right.

Once I'd adjusted, I accepted the fact that Gloff gets angry a lot.  He thinks he's ugly.  He snarls at homophobia.  He's an openly gay man who's faced his share of right-wingers, which explains lines like "drinking is weak and being Christian is too."  This man will not go quietly.  Anywhere.  And when he's confessing, he spills it all out on the table.  This CD is not for the properly polite or easily embarrassed.

But I'm game.

If it seems that Gloff packs a lot of soul-baring into one CD, consider that he recorded it as a project for his Psychology of Personal Growth class. He's had phone sex.  He's had cyber sex.  He's paid money to give blow jobs.  He's "drowned in miles of skin."  (Believe me, I'm sparing you the graphic details.)  He's tried desperately to be someone else to make other people happy.  (I like the lyrics in "I'd Rather Be Alone" that describe his pseudo-vegitarianism in front of certain friends.  Simply put, he's sick of grilled cheese.)

Yes, it's relentless.  But sometimes I get tired of sweet, pretty folk songs and just want to hear someone spill their guts, no matter how uncomfortable it is to listen.  You won't hear any of these songs on the "One Tree Hill" or "Smallville" soundtracks.  If you want tough love, Gloff's got your soundtrack right here.

Blunt, open, and oddly redemptive, this is a brave effort.  This artist has nerve.  Obviously, I'm not the only one who thinks so.  He made an "A" in his Psychology of Personal Growth class.  By the way, the title of the next album (due in early 2005) will be Now's The Right Time To Feel Good.  Glad he got all the angry vibes out of the way first.
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Jeremy Gloff's 13th (!) self-released disc is as emotionally naked as a performer can get without actually pulling a Janet Jackson.

The local singer-songwriter/ man-about-town composed these 14 songs for his final project in his Psychology for Personal Growth course.  Gloff's "Orange Songs" are so open emotionally, so willing to expose his fears and flaws, it almost feels as if the listener stumbled onto a diary, recorded with an acoustic guitar backing.

Gloff backs his confessions and observations with strong melodies.  Primarily solo, Gloff gets occasional sympathetic backing from members of the Cold Band and bassist Mark Nikolich.

Oh yeah, Gloff's class project got an A
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