ABOUT: "It’s music that, upon first listen, makes you want to say, ‘Hey Patrick Bower, cheer up. Life ain’t that bad.’ But inevitably, upon second listen, you realize that it is that bad." PRESS: "Stylishly moody indie folk" – Time Out New York "Beach Closed finds Bower at long last stretching his legs and fleshing out the songs by stripping them down and in turn, whispering them loudly into your ear." – Alarm Magazine "lush, bearded folk" – Brooklyn Vegan – (as posted in The Deli’s Open Blog – post your band’s entries, videos, and Mp3s here).