The Criticals are a Nashville-based rock band formed by Parker Forbes and Cole Shugart. They released their first single in May 2019. Since then, The Criticals have attracted early attention worldwide. The decision to tour in 2020 was cut short due to the global pandemic, so they kept writing and releasing music. Their second EP in less than a year, Sour Grapes, released Fall 2020 and is being followed up in 2021 with new music videos, singles and upcoming EP . Marketing Highlights 104 reviews/articles have been written by 85 publications including Earmilk, No Country For New Nashville, Obscure Sound, Popdust and more. Marketing for the Treat Ya Better video we released 8/4 has lead over 1 millio views on YouTube.