★★★★★
Coming from Vanguard Records, one of the best labels for Americana and roots/rock, Trevor Hall's self-titled album was a little bit of a shock. It's more reggae than Americana. The album overflows with a relaxed attitude and the feeling that, as Hall puts it in "Who You Gonna Turn To," "World's burning, burning up the sky/ Eye for an eye, wise man said leave the whole world blind/ Flow down the river until you're free and you'll see Love Devine...
- www.ink19.com
2009-11-05
★★★★★
A 22-year-old singer-songwriter who lives with Buddhist monks in Southern California, Trevor Hall fills his third album with spiritually inclined roots jams like "Unity," which features his buddy Matis-yahu as well as his own husky, Caribbean-accented croon...
- www.rollingstone.com
2009-08-29
★★★★★
Despite minimalist production (exemplified by the album's seemingly meager use of electric instruments and Hall's feigned echoes), this Chris Martin-from-Cold Play lookalike's four-song EP (and debut for Geffen) packs a sweet punch. The sparse production is, in fact, the album's refreshing charm because it forces you to focus on the raw but melodic character in the Hall's voice, as well as the rhythmic nuances in his guitar playing...
- www.ink19.com
2009-07-20
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