PRESS for the new record, The Sons:

"The band plays crunchy, jagged and rough-edged rootsy rock, alternately recalling Buffalo Springfield/Neil Young, Will Oldham, Wilco, and early R.E.M. ... while Comerford sings with a distinguishing, Jeff-Tweedy-like twang. Despite the despondent lyrical content and occasional raucousness, the album also has a down-home, heartfelt quality that makes an impact." --Mark Suppanz, Big Takeover #64

"Comerford and his current bandmates--bassist Matthew Seifert, drummer Steve Kiraly, and fellow guitarist Stephen Howard (Pinebender, Tight Phantomz)--place their faith in the kind of rock-solid attack that relies on an intimate and innate rapport between band members ... Considering how often Kaspar Hauser’s lineup has changed over the years, the accomplishment is all the more impressive. The twin guitars burn and surge, moving precisely within the lean grooves." --Peter Margasak, Post No Bills/Chicago Reader

"Despite the life-altering events that spurned it, 'The Sons,' recorded over the course of a year in a basement studio in Logan Square, remains joyously unvarnished. Songs such as "Mark of Cain" and "Macbeth II (In the Morning)" are loaded with ragged blues riffs and drummer Steve Kiraly's loose-limbed kit-work." --Andy Downing, Chicago Tribune

"'The Sons' is a testament to the concept of long-players — records you listen to from end to end, soaking in each and every note, coda and phrase." --Matthew R. Perrine, Duluth Budgeteer News

"They play guitar-based pop music, with no grand pretensions or sonic gimmicks. If you see them live, they look like they just finished a shift at the tire store, so flashy looks aren’t a factor either ... If you’re like me and think the last good thing Lou Reed did was 'Metal Machine Music' it’s exciting to hear someone take a run at his formula and make music this simple, lucid and tough." -Kent Williams, Little Village (Iowa City)

"Led by former Clevelander Thomas Comerford, Chicago's Kaspar Hauser turns up the volume on their new album The Sons, which commences with the rowdy, Son Volt-inspired rocker 'Not of this World' and picks up steam from there. The band's brand of Americana references all the touchstones, including Neil Young's harmonica wail and swagger on the grunge-like 'Frontier.' And they'll have you singing along to barroom ballads like 'Prodigal Son.'" - Jeff Niesel, Cleveland Scene

"Their latest offering to the world is a disc titled The Sons. Like a Midwestern REM fronted by Neil Young (sideburns included) Comferford and company touch on the more obvious elements of blues-inspired rock but also add a rootsy element and a haunting Americana feel. 'Prodigal Son' and 'MacBeth II (In the Morning)' are two standout tracks on this nine song LP. An unexpected cover of a Kinks classic, 'See My Friends,' also makes an appearance albeit with an American make-over in the form of pedal steel guitar. The track 'Baby Vampire' seems to make light of infantile vampirism which is not a subject I take lightly as I have a niece who suffers from it, however, KH seem to just skirt the line of good taste without stumbling over it." --"Big in Duluth," Reglar Wiglar Interactive Electronic Nerdatorium