Review Fix Exclusive: Super American’s Pat Feeley Talks ‘Disposable’ And More

Review Fix chats wth Super American’s Pat Feeley who discusses the band’s new album “Disposable,” as well as their creative process and goals for the future.

Review Fix: How’d you guys get together?

Pat Feeley: I wanted to work with Matt and I offered to produce their next album. We worked on his songs for a month or so and the project just gradually morphed into a collaboration between the two of us.

Review Fix: What is band different?

Feeley: It’s extremely collaborative. I don’t think my ideas would turn out the same without Matt and vice versa. We also carry pineapples with us to social events and take pictures of it so that’s a little different.

Review Fix: How was this album born?

Feeley: We just shacked up in a practice space, stripping down, writing, and rewriting ideas until we were satisfied. I tried to guide him as intuitively and as best I could while adding ideas when necessary. Matt had studio time booked with Jay Zubricky and we only had 3-4 ideas we thought were ready by the week before. So at the last second we added a few of my songs to fill out an album. That’s how it became the two headed monster it is now.

Review Fix: What was the creation of this album like?

Feeley: It was really exciting at times. It was really satisfying to be comfortable and confident in my work for once.

Review Fix: Any fun stories or wild moments?

Feeley: Plenty. Matt lost his phone 15-16 times. He let his van battery die eight times from leaving the lights on in broad daylight.  He left his tab open in the pink so many times that he’s not allowed back. Also some kid “ran into his fist” that was also holding a glass of whiskey ginger. That kid took an ambulance and took a snapchat of it. I didn’t kiss a girl for around 5 months, and the one girl I tried to was a good friend and she said “no.”

Review Fix: Why is this album a special one for you guys?

Feeley: It’s very special because it’s actually going to come out. For a while I thought it’d never see the light of day. It’s special because I’ve heard a bunch of people say they really like it and it’s not even out yet. That feels good. It’s special because it should give us the opportunity to make another one.

Review Fix: How does this album disrupt the musical landscape?

Feeley: I find that we don’t fit in with any scene. We’re too poppy and not cool enough to be indie. But, we’re too cool to be pop punk. I don’t know. Does that make sense? We’re inspired by a vast array of things musically and visually. We definitely don’t take being a “band dude” seriously and we don’t model ourselves after any modern act, I think that will be disruptive in a sense. This album also sets us up to make something weirder and better. I don’t think this is our best work yet.

Review Fix: Who will enjoy this album the most?

Feeley: The real ones.

Review Fix: What are your goals for the album?

Feeley: Find an audience we can continue to grow with. Take advantage of this opportunity for our art to be out in the world.

Review Fix: What song is the standout on this album? Why?

Feeley: I think Feeling Better stands out, only because most of my friends complimented it. And because it’s got a smacking chorus and good pop songwriting. It will probably be my last song with big guitars. It will be the next single.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Feeley: We’re already working on our next album, POOLHOUSE ROCK.

Review Fix: Anything else you’d like to add?

Feeley: Welcome to the Year of the Pineapple where Outback is the new Chilis and all your dreams come true.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 13819 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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