★★★★★
With their stardom building with each of their previous albums (from their very first self-released effort in Texas to their first Republic Nashville album Life At Best). The last album had a handful of big hits and everything on the new Republic album 10,000 Towns suggests that this trend will continue with "Drunk Last Night" already a Gold #1 radio hit and "Dust" following suit as the second single from 10,000 Towns (all before the album hit stores in early March 2014)...
- www.roughstock.com
2014-03-03
★★★★★
The sonic alchemy of the Eli Young Band transforms an eclectic variety of folk, country, metal, grunge, and rock influences into their own high-grade gold. Based in Texas, the band is poised to build their legion of fans throughout the region, then nationally and internationally. The opener, "Small Town Kid," is a ballad about having a simple story, being driven by rock and honky-tonk music and needing nothing more than a good-looking lady, a truck and some occasional whiskey or tequilla...
- rootsmusicreport.com
2012-09-10
★★★★★
This is the review for "Jet Black And Jealous" to read our "Life At Best" review, click here. Through the years Texas has provided country music with many bands and artists yet for as many artists as they give the national scene, Texas has kept as many as four to five times more to themselves...
- www.roughstock.com
2011-08-22
★★★★★
A lot has happened since Eli Young Band released their last album, the breakthrough Jet Black & Jealous. For starters their old Nashville label Universal Records South merged with Show Dog-Universal and thus their NY-based "main" label Universal Republic moved the group to Republic's new Republic Nashvillle Records division that is part of the Big Machine Label Group...
- www.roughstock.com
2011-08-15
★★★★★
Through the years Texas has provided country music with many bands and artists yet for as many artists as they give the national scene, Texas has kept as many as four to five times more to themselves. Many of these artists are content with their regional success and tour the southwest while others, like the Eli Young Band, want to break through on the national level to showcase their talent on a national scale...
- roughstock.com
2010-12-07