IMPORTANT NEWS! Kristian Hoffman's new 17 song solo CD, "FOP", was released by Kayo Stereophonic Recordings on September 28, 2010! Buy it at Amazon.com, Barnes&Noble .com, or the cyber distributor of your choice!
Updated: 18 March 2011
PLEASE NOTE: This is Kristian Hoffman's Official Archival Website
It will be updated very few weeks with important information, major news, links, etc.
But for more immediate information, more regular updates, visit Kristian Hoffman's Facebook Page here, and his MySpace Page here!
"Big shots argue about what they've got
making the planet so hot, hot as a holocaust.
Blow up, everything's gonna go up
even if you don't show up
in your Chemise Lacoste."
-- "Total Eclipse" (by Kristian Hoffman, performed by Klaus Nomi)
a pop singer and songwriter who's as concerned with craft and nuance as he is with tossing out memorable hooks and catchy choruses ... truly dazzling! - Goldmine
a songwriter who doesn’t regard a literate sensibility and a rocking backbeat as incompatible - Shredding Paper
to
say Hoffman is a great songwriter is an understatement ... the man and his
music are pure genius! - Genre
& is the record that every fan of the Beatles, the Beach Boys, the
Kinks and great songcraft in general has been pining for. Frighteningly
Excellent! - L.A. Weekly
idiosyncratic songwriting and arranging that have made him a cult favorite - Pulse (Tower Records)
& ... a tour de force of classic pop songcraft
- All Music Guide
his music is an exquisite, extravagant pop-pourri of
carnival-coloured hooks - Montreal Mirror
shamelessly fun and perky ... & is
surely one of the finest pop albums of the year - Santa Barbara Independent
shimmery operatic pop and smart, twisted, terminally romantic
lyrics - Pop Culture press
tunesmith extraordinaire ... glorious songs! - L. A. New Times
catchy, at times weird, but always engaging pop melodies ... one of the underground's best songsmiths!
- Rolling Stone
a fun and festive breather from the major-label factory conveyor belt - Billboard
decidedly delightful, over-the-top ... just smashing, dah-link - Seattle Weekly
a pop lover's dream come true - 20th Century
Guitar
& is the most epic of pop albums you'll hear all year
- Aquarian
Weekly
no-holds-barred lyrics with brilliant rhyme schemes - Popsided
"I think each song should be a little adventure. Even though I like things to be familiar because it's comforting and I have a particular style of music that might be my favorite, I like to surprise you or take it somewhere you don't expect." - Kristian Hoffman
Featuring photos by Rocky Schenck, Jenny Lens, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, John Perry, Pody, David Fleming, and Joanne Corsano
email:
mumpsmusic@mac.com.
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