Five Eight
"...one of the most passionate, soul-searching songwriters [Athens, GA] has seen since the band's inception 15 years ago." --Flagpole Magazine | Athens, GA | May 5, 2004"Five Eight has made perhaps the most consistent and satisfying rock record of the year." --Shane Harrison: Atlanta Journal Constitution (Atlanta, GA) May 4, 2004"Frontman Mike Mantione writes some of the most melodic, heartbreaking rock I've heard." --Robin Hilton | NPR "All Songs Considered" Producer | April 21, 2004"Frontman Mike Mantione writes some of the most melodic, heatbreaking rock I've heard." --Robin Hilton:  NPR"If it’s all new to you, Five Eight’s latest eponymous release is an excellent place to start for the unacquainted." --Kris Chen:  FHMUS.com"Rock rarely gets more passionate -- or real." --Charleston Post & Courier (Charleston, SC), May 20, 2004"There's some kinda weird consumptive Velvet Underground/Neil Young dissipated thing going on here that's worth figuring out." --Jeffrey Morgan:  CREEM MAGAZINE/METRO TIME DETRIOT"when it comes to the straightforward, hooky rock blast, the Foos [Fighters] are just about Five Eight's only peers." --Shane Harrison | Atlanta Journal Constitution | May 4, 2004