"In order to be marketed to a culture built on lies,
Brooke has transformed her creative self into a bar of chocolate.
Expecting a traditional information disc from the artist,
I opened an envelope to find a square object wrapped in tin foil,
labeled Hershey style with Brooke's image in base relief and the words "BITTERSWEET" marked across the image.
I removed the tin foil, to find a jewel box CD case and a traditional compact disc.
Nevertheless, the spell has been cast!
It is a chocolate bar from a fish." -Billy Sheppard, Rogue Radio
"A solid effort from a tasty female singer-songwriter, who compiled the entire ten-song disk with only one other musician, the versatile Timon Marmex. Hitting all kinds of highs and lows in both her lyrics and her vocals, Brooke squeaks, squeals, and chirps like a quirky new-wave heroine of many years ago, Lene Lovich...A couple of the songs have a punky punch to them, such as 'Suburban Cocktail,' highlighting how expert Brooke is at making various two- and three-chord progressions interesting and fresh...The net result on Bittersweet is a good catch of titillating tuneage. As an accomplished chanteuse who can write and play as well as sing, Brooke Trout is the real deal – well worth reeling in."-Rob Swick, All Access Magazine
"Brooke's fresh-water originals are rooted in Ska & Riot Grrl punk. If Billie Joe Armstrong, David Byrne and Yngwie Malmsteen could be morphed into a guitar & voice, Brooke would be the unique combination of vocal squeals and phased driving rhythms. Her acrobatic vocals, crunchy and thick-toned Ska-influnced guitar makes for an appealing fish-skillet combo of the best Trout in town." -MM, Songsalive.org
