PRESS
in Beats Per Minute
“Hobbes' creative method favors authentic emotion and narrative openness as opposed to cluttered ancillary sounds and excessive sentiment. Tender, wry, and spiked with a desire to evolve, his songs address love, regret, joy, and all the other impossibly chaotic things we experience, embracing the messiness inherent to personal relationships and just trying to survive without stumbling each day. He layers jangling bits of pop music alongside an intimate folksiness, whittling it all away until there’s nothing left but truth and genuine sensation and the need for companionship.” - Joshua Pickard
in Metro Silicon Valley
"Hobbes, Efron and company cover a lot of musical and lyrical ground on the record. “Heat of the Moment” is a folk-like murder ballad, with a bit of R&B in Slota’s backbeat. Hobbes follows the path of an extramarital affair, from its inception to its unfortunate conclusion, in a calm tenor that heightens the song’s emotional impact. Cowan’s piano and DePrato’s bluesy guitar fills keep “When You Need a Hand” anchored to the earth. Hobbes sings of a trip around the sun on a spaceship, with a voice full of awe and wonder. “Water Gone By” blends country, gospel and the blues, with Cowan’s organ and DePrato’s twang heavy lead lines complimenting Hobbes touching vocal, as he describes the sadness of looking back on a past relationship, remembering the good times with a combination of regret and resignation." - j. Poet
in NenesButler Presents
“With his debut single, “Measure of Degree," David Hobbes reveals his musical vision and lyrical craft. The song is a mesmerizing story of a couple who are vastly diverse in many ways, but share a deep affinity for love. Hobbes renders his vocals with passion and conviction, while the music fuses rock and folk, supported by driving drums, into a sonic explosion. “Measure of Degree” is a song that exposes Hobbes’ talent and originality, and makes us eager to hear more from him.” - Wolfgang Egger
in Darkus Magazine
“The true test of any song is that moment where even after the music has stopped it has left an imprint in your mind where you find yourself thinking about it more and more, subconsciously humming along without even realising it. Measure of Degree very much has that exact effect on you, because once the song has finished, ya’ll will want to be wanting to run back in order to relive the experience all over again.” - Thushara Chandrasiri
“If Measure Of Degree is anything to go by – and we’ve listened to it about 6 times now – there’s not a chance of being bored by the rest of his songs.” - Lisa Hafey