★★★★★
Quietly, for seven albums now, Matt Andersen has been plying his trade as a soulful blues and folk songwriter with little fanfare. , his eighth album, finds the New Brunswick-bred Andersen taking big steps to broaden his appeal and solidify his status as one of the country's most engaging songwriters. There's no lack of classic, blues-influenced charm on . Tales of pain and redemption abound, especially on the rising "My Last Day" and the shuffling "City of Dreams...
- exclaim.ca
2014-02-01
★★★★★
A promo photo shot from below of Matt Andersen, a Maple Blues winner, makes him look like a mountain of a man, and he has the resonant voice to match. His new album is a Canadian roots musician's dream. Recorded at Levon Helm's Woodstock, New York, studio by Colin Linden (Blackie and the Rodeo Kings), it features backup vocals by Amy Helm and an appearance by Garth Hudson on accordion...
- www.nowtoronto.com
2011-10-24
★★★★★
Few Canadian blues artists have had as meteoric a career as this hardworking East coast troubadour. He's shifting significant numbers of records and selling out concert dates throughout North America, and his rep will only soar higher with this compelling release. The title track is as stark and dark as the austere album art, but he ups the tempo elsewhere. Andersen made an inspired choice with producer Colin Linden, who assists on much of the songwriting and plays stellar guitar throughout...
- exclaim.ca
2011-10-17
★★★★★
Matt Andersen seems like someone who, long ago, would have been the subject of folk songs rather than someone who sang them. A giant of a man, with a voice to match, the New Brunswick native (now based in Cape Breton) has firmly established himself over the past year as one of Canada's brightest new roots music stars. In 2010 alone, he became the first Canadian to win the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, which quickly led to an opening stint for Old Crow Medicine Show...
- exclaim.ca
2011-10-17
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