One is tempted to wonder if
Pop Unknown got signed to Deep Elm solely on the merit of their "ex-members of Mineral" references. It is only occasionally that the Mineral influence comes out, however, which is nothing new on this label. Multiple songs such as "Lonely Here With Me" have that melodic passage of notes with lyrics that attempt to sound soothing. A great deal of the time Pop Unknown sounds like a version of Dear You-era Jawbreaker with much less appealing vocals and very basic lyrics. ~ Blake Butler