“Scott Helland’s Guitarmy of One will strike a chord with those schooled in ’60s-era surf rock and Henry Mancini themes.”
PopMatters
“Helland adds colorful, complementing guitar lines that hint at flamenco almost as often as they do at Ventures-style surf-rock.”
PopMatters
“an accomplished ex-punk who has made the striking transition to atmospheric soundtracks,”
The Big Takeover
“This is a joy-filled and oddly flirtatious little record from start to finish. Helland has tapped something interesting and, dare we say, magical on The Spy Detective Collective.”
PopMatters
“[Scott Helland] never fails to surprise with his continuous evolution as an artist.”
Ghost Cult Music Blog
“Helland’s prolific songwriting has yielded him over 30 records since the ‘80s, ever since that fateful flyer fell into the hands of lo-fi heroes, J Mascis and Lou Barlow.”
Grateful Web
“Dick Dale meets Keller Williams.” “Outlandish, playful and mysterious… like the soundtrack to an old detective television show.”
Alt77 Music Blog
“Fans like this writer, of Spy and 60s detective movie and TV show themes have itches deeply scratched here, along with components of surf (occasional echoey fret runs) and strong Spanish flamenco stylings and intricate blues-folk patterns that Django Reinhardt might admire.”
The Big Takeover Magazine