 Praise for Shotgun Singer NO DEPRESSION: "Beautifully flaunts [a] minimalist artistic approach...among the best tunes Delmhorst has ever recorded...they get better each time you revisit them." [full article]  BOSTON HERALD: "Perennial Boston Music Award nominee Delmhorst makes a stunning transformation by moving from the countrified folk of her previous three releases to a dreamier and denser sound brimming with atmosphere and muted-but-infectious melodies...Shotgun Singer is a work of lo-fi beauty, and evidence of an artist taking flight." [full article] PERFORMING SONGWRITER: "A tour de force of singing, writing and production that gains in richness with each repetition." [full article] MUSIC BOX ONLINE: "Frequently waltzes through the shadowy realm where light and dark meet...Delmhorst has become a favorite among music fans who like to be challenged as well as entertained." [full article] ICKMUSIC.COM: "A strong, adventurous album of indie-folk-pop...there's something fresh and new to discover about it with every listen." [full article] ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Both original and appealing...anyone dipping into a song like "Freediver" or any other random track on this disc is bound to be quite surprised at the extraordinary depth inside." [full article] FOLKWAX: " Shotgun Singer is the jaw-dropping song collection that I have always felt Delmhorst was capable of bringing to fruition. My litmus test is, do I really want to hear this record again - for instance, straightaway? This disc assuredly ticks that box." [full article] Praise for Strange Conversation IRISH TIMES ★★★★: " This is a remarkable album...as seamless and brave as it is brilliantly creative...don't let the fact that Virgil and Hermann Broch inspired the title track reduce its deliciously slinky appeal." [full article] LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS ★★★★: "Alternately moody, euphoric and transcendent, this is the smartest good time you'll have with a disc all year." [full article] BOSTON GLOBE: "...bold and brilliant... [gives] hot new life to these wise old voices until you'd swear you were listening to heaven's own hootenanny." [full article] PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS: "We've heard many aspirants striving to become 'the next Norah Jones.' Most get the cool, 'come hither' voice and subtle pop/jazz production down right, then fall short on the essential songs. Seasoned talent Kris Delmhorst has the whole package going on, though..." [full article] BOSTON GLOBE: "Her sweet, sleepy vocals, which sometimes recall Lucinda Williams, keep the album fresh and relaxed, and without the pretense a less experienced songsmith might have brought to the project... the album is an assured model of sophisticated songwriting and heartfelt musicianship." [full article] Washington Times: "With ‘Strange Conversation,’ Miss Delmhorst stretches into her stride... few 21st century singers would find the inherent rhythms of Browning's 1847 ‘A Toccata of Galuppi's’ so easy to interpret, or Whitman's loping ‘Passage to India’ so natural as Miss Delmhorst has here." [full article] AMAZON.COM: "...the album could be appreciated as much for its musical range as its literary inspiration..." [full article] AMERICANROOTS.COM: "...the album's greatest instrument, Delmhorst's voice, is both powerful and tender, falling somewhere between that of Jolie Holland and Patty Griffin." FOLKWAX: "warm, welcoming, at turns spirited or gentle and utterly accessible." [full article] Springfield Republican: "...a dusky, warm, distinctive voice... Delmhorst's interpretations are typically inspired, with highlights ranging from the shuffling, horn-backed "Galuppi Baldessare" to the colorfully arranged blend of jazz and blues of the title track and "Everything is Music," which sounds like a "Seeger Sessions" outtake..." [full article] Vintage Guitar Magazine: "Instead of being dull academic exercises, these tunes feel as vibrant as any extemporaneous contemporary composition." [full article] Music Box Online Review: "...throughout Strange Conversation, Delmhorst deftly transforms the arty affair into a moving and easily accessible vehicle for her intellectual pursuits." [full article] This Woman's Work: "…the tone is casual, carefree and beautiful in its sheer simplicity…Strange Conversation is a great example of art carrying more than one form, as Delmhorst created twelve remarkable songs based on the writings of people who’ve come before." [full article] Philadelphia Citypaper: "…surprisingly upbeat and cohesive…" [full article] Santa Barbara News-Press: "Lest we might expect a batch of straight-laced art songs, though, the album is a rollicking and even rootsy affair, full of tasty, vibrato-colored electric guitar, clarinet licks, fiddle and other touches of Americana from the post-modern saloon." [full article] Potomac News and Manassas Journal Messenger: "On paper it may seem difficult to revamp a poem dating back to the 1200s, but with a guitar, a soulful voice and a flair for attractive hooks, indie singer-songwriter Kris Delmhorst has done just that." [full article] Hartford Courant: "a wonderful pastiche of folk and pop and rock and even a little Dixieland" [full article] |
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