Blog: LocalCut

When I caught Don Hellions this weekend at Dekum Manor, one particular song caught my ear. Just as Tom Cruise had Renee Zellweger at hello in Jerry Maguire , the trio had me at the song title "Unrequited Like." Lucky for listeners, this spazzy track of pop destruction (not unlike Fist Fite's energetic romps, but definitely less dark sounding) isn't a letdown from the heights of its loveless title. According to frontman Chris Hoganson, "Unrequited Like" was the first track in Don Hellions' catalog, written quickly by him by way of "playing five or six saxophone tracks [...]

• Don Hellions - Unrequited like