In the artist's words:

With their excellent debut "Price Of Progress" SMILE light-footedly show that Post Punk in 2023 can still sound refreshing. They don't take their references as dogma, remain experimental, stubborn. Narrative, catchy, rough and cuddly, the subtle, poetic observations of singer Rubee True Fegan (USA) merge with the accomplished sound of a band that producer Olaf O.P.A.L. has put exactly where it belongs: on the starting block of innovative, smart and sensual guitar music. Price Of Progress" manifests the interplay of musical Sturm und Drang and the maturity of a reflective narrative perspective.