“Tough Knuckles is kind of like a cross between Gary Wilson and Ariel Pink if you substitute all the mental disorder with sweetness. Instead of dressing as a sultry woman or having some kind of body-dysmorphic dysfunction, Calvin LeCompte is a lo-fi charmer, and that’s jazzy—Greek jazzy!” - Vice Magazine
the comparison game is way lame, but there are shades of Gary Wilson, Jonathan Richman, Daniel Johnston, Ariel Pink and Joe Meek going on here, but with a personality, focus and sweetness that is
pure Tough Knuckles.
