Review Fix Exclusive: Keith Mosfet Talks ‘Superficial Hypocrite’ And More

July 23, 2019 Patrick Hickey Jr. Music 0

Review Fix chats with Keith Mosfet, who discusses the inspiration behind his new track. “Superficial Hypocrite,” as well as his creative process, origins in music and goals for the future.

Review Fix: How did you get involved in music?

Keith Mosfet: I started playing music when I was 8. My grandfather played bagpipes and gave me a few lessons the summer before he died. My older brother played bass in shitty punk bands in our home town which was an influence. But I think what really got me started playing guitar was after I saw the Arcade fire play in Brantford on one their first tours before they blew up. It was like watching one of the most exciting garage rock bands in history and this blew my little 12-year-old mind.

Review Fix: What makes you and this band unique?

Mosfet: I pull from many places. Old music and new. I also write music that directly is about me or how I am working out an issue with myself or life. I try to look at different types of music from many perspectives. 

Review Fix: What are your goals in music?

Mosfet: I just want to put out music that speaks to people. Even in a sarcastic fashion or serious tone. I also just want to play interesting shows and live a life full of adventure.

Review Fix: How would you describe your sound to someone who has never heard you?

Mosfet: Anti-folk, Rock n’ Roll with a little bit of sad boy soul.

Review Fix: Why do all of the genres you incorporate in your tunes matter?

Mosfet: Because I am always listening to new music, changing perspective and changing as a person from that. The songs and the genres I am influenced by are just snippets of my life and feelings at that point in time.

Review Fix: How was Superficial Hypocrite written?

Mosfet: I think the idea started when I went to a birthday house party full of artists who thought quite highly of themselves. They’ve all done well for themselves in the music industry and I thought that was the kind of attitude you needed to have to be a successful musician. But I quickly learned how hollow they are. So I wrote a song making fun of myself, the instagram life style, traveling to take selfies in ridiculous places instead of just enjoying the moment, getting outraged by everything you see on the internet. Its just exhausting and doesn’t bring happiness to my life.

Review Fix: Who will enjoy this track the most?

Mosfet: Probably people who like British invasion music, Beck, and sarcasm.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Mosfet: Putting out a few more singles, then the album. Currently recording the follow up EP/ or album.

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

Mosfet: I hope you all have a great day and take care of one another.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14230 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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