"An infectious and smart merger of clever and cool bands like Ween, Devo and They Might be Giants with the rock fundamentals of Cheap Trick and the Southern California fingerprints of Brian Wilson. It's endearing in the same way a very, very good dog is -like a really awesome dog that you ignore everyone else to play with."
-Buck AE Down, Musician (Mutaytor, solo)


"A plucked banjo, the repeated ring of a landline phone and a burly metal riff make up one of many charming and hummable tunes on Alex Konya's resplendent Songs from the Spare Room, which will stick itself to your brain and force giddiness upon all."
-Adam Bregman, Author (Angelino Heights), Writer, Contributor (LAWeekly, L.A. Times)


"Weird and lovely. Freaky and poppy. Songs from the Spare Room melds some Beach Boys, a hint of Flaming Lips, Speed metal and a whole bunch of other wild stuff. This is alternative music in the best sense, and I love it!"
-Dallas Don Burnet, musician (Lutefisk, Plain Wrap, 3D Picnic, solo)

"Alex Konya's first solo album Songs from the Spare Room is full of honest, straight-forward and humorous songs such as Lenny & Squiggy, Robot Love (ARCHI's Song) and Slightly Green Banana with some beautiful electric and acoustic guitars interspersed with his impressive vocals. There is also a surprise guitar solo by Ben Eshbach (The Sugarplastic) on this ten track debut. Highly recommended by these jaded ears!"
-Carlos "Cake" Nunez, Musician (Nostradumbass). Writer, Contributor (Flipside Magazine)


"Konya uses punchy, solid but light-on-its-feet keyboard and guitar rock that manages to be witty, dreamy and crunchy at the same time. Like the playful robots he sometimes sings about, or sounds like, it's technology used for mostly humane fun, with occasional hints of punky metal agro just to keep you alert."
-Brian Doherty, Author (This is Burning Man), Writer, Contributor (Reason Magazine)


Songs from the Spare Room will make you believe you're deep in the circuitry of some lost 80's video game you wish will never end. I really dug it.
-Rob Zabrecky, Musician (Possum Dixon), Author (Strange Cures), Actor


"I taught Alex how to play guitar 40 years ago when he was 16 years old. With Songs from the Spare Room, he finally stopped embarrassing himself -and me."
-Ben Eshbach, Emmy Award winning Composer, Musician (The Sugarplastic)


"WTF, Alex?! Now, I was prepared to give this record a blow by blow elucidation of its merits and otherwise. After listening to it, however, the only thing that comes to mind is that I feel better now than before I listened to it, and I was already feeling pretty good. Two thumbs up!"
-John Ramirez, Musician (Nudist Priest, Street Walkin' Cheetahs, THOR)