Radio is so well suited to the neurotic interior monologue, and Matthew Cowley's words capture the inner ambivalence and rationalizing that leads to a particular kind of yearnful paralysis. All the while, he keeps things entertaining for the listener by being funny without trying too hard. A part of the fun of listening to this is recognizing yourself in The Man in the Odd Hotel Bar, while at the same time being thankful that you aren’t The Man in the Odd Hotel Bar. This could be dropped into a program dealing with dating, romance or into a Valentine’s Day show to cut through the treacle.
Review of Where's Martha?
Jonathan Goldstein
Posted on April 25, 2004 at 01:49 PM
Radio is so well suited to the neurotic interior monologue, and Matthew Cowley's words capture the inner ambivalence and rationalizing that leads to a particular kind of yearnful paralysis. All the while, he keeps things entertaining for the listener by being funny without trying too hard. A part of the fun of listening to this is recognizing yourself in The Man in the Odd Hotel Bar, while at the same time being thankful that you aren’t The Man in the Odd Hotel Bar. This could be dropped into a program dealing with dating, romance or into a Valentine’s Day show to cut through the treacle.