Iowa Informer reviews the new album from Gloom Balloon, Drying the Eyes of the Goddess of Gloom, Underneath the Stars and the Moon (Maximum Ames Records):

One of the things that Patrick Tape Fleming does perhaps better than anyone is to write confessional songs that are heartfelt, but not whiny, contrived, or full-on emo. In fact, at times he’s just downright hilarious while confiding in you about heartbreak, and this ability is fully on display on the second full-length Gloom Balloon album.