...a record that screams ‘hidden gem’... -Americana-UK
... think of the unshowy but consistently high quality of a Mark Knopfler or a Nick Lowe. This is a record where the songs quietly work their magic, finding ways to insinuate themselves into your subconscious.
-Americana UK
'The gentle & intense “The Bottom,” is filled with darkness, tragedy & dramatic reach. It has what a gothic novelist only wishes could be captured in a story.' -Americana Highways
'Matt Blake’s vocals are a mixture of the smooth, and road tested singer-songwriter of the highest degree.' -The Rocking Magpie
'What makes this effort seamless is Matt’s ability to perform the songs with a silent confidence peppered with a backwoods vocal spirit. His deep tone resonates with cask whiskey tonalities.' -Americana Highways
'Matt comes from the imagined ancestry of songwriters as storytellers – the Townes van Zandt, Guy Clark, Michael Dinner, Robert Hazard, Lyle Lovett, Mickey Newbury & J.J. Cale ministry of balladeers & troubadours.' -Americana Highways