"Dark Little Rooms is the vision of singer/songwriter Scott Crowder, an ancient soul who sites Scott Walker and Nick Cave as inspirations. Crowder is in touch with personal pain and misery, and his distinct way of carrying you into his world is intoxicating. Drum machines haunt "Sooner Than Later" and "Leslie & Main", opening Foolish Beauty with a mechanical ambiance that wallows in near-perfection. His soul-ish vocals sweeten the soundscapes and weave contradicting emotions together in a tight knot. In some ways, Dark Little Rooms sounds like a 8-track home recording project, but in every good sense. By that I mean that these songs are kept to their bare essentials...pure and simple. And you are left to gaze through the window to witness something on the verge of turning exceptionally great. Crowders vocal take on "Didnt I Say That I Was Young" could pass as a Passengers/U2 track. In fact, much of this album is reminiscent of mopey, experimental U2. The drones of "With Help From Bees" are propelled by cheap drum machines and hazy vocal mix-ups, yet like many of these songs, the final outcome is much greater than the sum of their parts. "Beauty Queen" is Crowders ode to hip-hop, with a steady back beat and a rhythmic spoken vocal. His sense of soul is heavy and magnetic, and right after a groove driven track like the aforementioned "Beauty Queen", the piano driven Nick Cave-esque ballad "All That I Am" blazes with passion and yearning. Foolish Beauty is one of the best debuts you'll hear in 2007. 14 tracks of solid gold. For fans of singers and musicians!" - - - - Black & White Magazine..
