“Cullen Omori's The Diet finds him on invigorating form”
“The former Smith Westerns member’s second album represents a return to his core strengths: crystalline, cosmically ornate melodies and wryly clear-eyed lyrics.”
“It’s been a tumultuous time for Cullen Omori between the release of his debut solo album (‘New Misery’ in 2016) and ‘The Diet’. Buffeted by life’s storms – from car crashes to relationship lows – Omori felt bloated on negativity. He set about writing and recording, cutting back on pretence and ignoring expectations on him. What he produced is a modern indie album seeped in the classic sounds of ’”