★★★★★
Stephen Kellogg is a singer/songwriter who has released a handful of albums with his band "The Sixers" in the past decade with a few landing on major labels. While mainstream success has eluded the band, they are proof of working musicians who are able to tour and support themselves and make a living without needing 'real jobs...
- www.roughstock.com
2013-11-06
★★★★★
Stephen Kellogg enjoyed a loyal following and built up a reputation as a stellar live performer in a nine-year career with his band, The Sixers.But following 2012's Gift Horse, the band went on hiatus and Kellogg prepared to resume his pre-Sixers solo career.Blunderstone Rookery once more splendidly showcases Kellogg's songwriting gifts and musical versatility...
- www.ink19.com
2013-09-04
★★★★★
Release Date: June 18, 2013 If Stephen Kellogg doesn't steal your heart in the three minutes of "Lost and Found" then Blunderstone Rookery is probably not the album for you. The album, his first without his backing band The Sixers in over a decade, is arguably his best to date. Whether the added pressure of having only his name on the packaging contributed in any way towards Kellogg reaching beyond himself and pulling out something truly extraordinary is at this point only speculation, but...
- absolutepunk.net
2013-06-30
★★★★★
"You get what you pay for, and sometimes it's bad." So sings Stephen Kellogg on his seventh solo album, during the shiny folk-rock waltz of "The Best." As it turns out, he's very much right.
As a singer/songwriter, Kellogg's paid his dues for two decades (both on his own and with his band, The Sixers). He's the kind of veteran performer who knows his target audience intimately, and Blunderstone Rookery won't ruffle any feathers...
- www.pastemagazine.com
2013-06-27