★★★★★
I once worked with a project manager named Jake, who was a nice enough guy. Nice enough that, upon finding out that I collected vinyl, decided to lend me some records that he had collected throughout the years that I could listen to. It was a favor from one vinyl purist to another--that kind of thing--and a way to break the ice between two new workers at the same job...
- www.popmatters.com
2013-11-12
★★★★★
The Band of Heathens were almost a text book case of how to do Americana music right. They burst onto the scene in 2005, building a local following in Austin, a town known for supporting musicians. They followed this up with a pair of self-produced live albums that paid homage to two of Austin's favorite music venues. The first, Antone's, is a blues-rock club that has featured heavily in the careers of such artists as Muddy Waters and Bonnie Raitt, and spawned Clifford Antone's record label...
- www.roughstock.com
2013-11-01
★★★★★
Gram Parsons referred to it as "Cosmic American Music," that mixture of country, soul, and rock that otherwise defies description, and perhaps no one around now personifies it better than The Band of Heathens. Sunday Morning Record is their fourth studio outing (the band has also released four live albums since its debut Live From Momo's in 2006), and leaders Ed Jurdi and Gordy Quist, along with Trevor Nealon on keys and drummer Richard Millsap, have rarely sounded better or more soulful...
- www.ink19.com
2013-10-16
★★★★★
Band of Heathens' fourth studio effort shouts change! Since releasing last year's 2-CD set
- www.austinchronicle.com
2013-10-03
★★★★★
Band of Heathens' fourth studio effort shouts change! Since releasing last year's 2-CD set
- www.austinchronicle.com
2013-10-02
★★★★★
?????????? Upon first listen the aptly titled, Band of Heathens release, Sunday Morning Record, seems to stand in contrast to the group's prior live and recorded material. The sonically subtler collection of songs takes a few spins to ultimately reveal the rock, folk, country, blues, soul and gospel influences that make the Band of Heathens sound...
- www.glidemagazine.com
2013-09-16
★★★★★
If we judge music the way we judge beer these days - based on drinkability, The Band of Heathens' Top Hat Crown & The Clapmaster's Son would land near the top of the list. It goes down well from the first taste to the finish. Though their are specific stand out tracks such as "The Other Broadway," "Medicine Man," "Should Have Known," and their bone-chilling version of the Levon Helm staple "Hurricane," it's an album that begs to be listened to from start to finish...
- www.americansongwriter.com
2013-04-25
★★★★★
Self-released Austin, Texas' The Band of Heathens is often classified as classic Americana, but that tag isn't exactly as all-encompassing as it might imply...
- www.relix.com
2011-07-04
★★★★★
Self-released Austin's The Band of Heathens is often saddled with the classic Americana tag, and that isn't exactly as rote and all-encompassing as it implies...
- www.relix.com
2011-05-23