Clarity and intention are key in the world of Volunteer Department. Housed in tailored arrangements which utilize nylon guitar, vibraphone, and bass/drumkit, Hopkins' high-in-candor-low-in-bullshit lyrics are afforded the opportunity to sound out clearly and uninhibited. Unencumbered by maximalist production techniques, the sentiments found within the music of Volunteer Department act as an invitation to a personal yet digestible creative-emotional landscape. With liner notes citing collaborators from Margot and the Nuclear So & So’s, Louis Prince, and Paramore, Volunteer Department is pulling a creative thread that embraces insight and talent from all points on the ever changing contemporary music spectrum.