There’s a good review in the Guardian that leads on “Self-hate and bitterness make for great songs”, and in Owl John it’s spot on. (Read the full review here).
We loved Scott Hutchinson’s earlier band, Frightened Rabbit, so were hoping for more of the same from his new incarnation. 
Ten Tons of Silence makes me stop chopping in the kitchen to listen, Red Hand is a raw, turn it up loud room-cleaer and Hate Music is as angry as it gets on the quadrophonic sound system!