MATTRESS in the press
Mattress: In Your Pocket EP + CDR (Malt Duck)
"Severe and bleak are the words which best describe the debut record for both
label Malt Duck and Portland's Mattress, a 2-song 7" stuffed with a CDR of the
two sides along with an additional two songs. I've been scratching my head for
days over this, and when I read someone refer to Mattress as the perfect fusion
of early-Smog, Nick Cave and Suicide, I couldn't help but to let out a big sigh
of relief. Genius! Thank you! I couldn't have said it any better. Mattress skillfully
fuses the three into a strangely exciting new sound within the simple play of
crude synth and soulful crooning. Severe and bleak — but I keep coming back
to it. Hopefully this is just the first of many for both parties." —Sean
Wright of Z-gun
"If Nick Cave had a bad dream with Suicide on the soundtrack. Over modest electronic
backing Mattress reminds us that we can still sing without sounding garish or
insincere. The sort of thing that's eerily romantic and irresistibly weird. Almost
warrants use of the word "important." Right now it looks like his only release
is available via Malt Duck Records."
—from Sunshine
and Grease by Connor Morris, 9/23/2007
"If you like your dance jams flavored with a spicy, tasty hint of "crazy," then Mattress is your new boyfriend and he's gonna straight kick your old boyfriend's ass back to the Stone Age. Like Quintron, Mattress' version of dance is hectic, thrilling, and full of sweet-ass crooner howls. And this is all coming from a guy with a bona fide noise background, making Mattress' music totally un-clichéd and totally refreshing.
—Grant Morris, The Portland Mercury October 12, 2006