There is a wry humor that is evident throughout the band’s unofficial mission statement "23RAINYDAYS writes music that we hope will end up in John Hughes’ films when John Hughes makes a triumphant return to Hollywood... We write music that kids can relate to... well... mainly kids in black." They joke about a narrow genre that belies the true universal appeal of their music. On the timeline, 23RAINYDAYS references the classic new wave hooks and the most modern of the nu new wave, while grasping the pure rock in between.