| A pop record so pure-hearted and lush...His obvious pleasure in the obvious pleasure of hooks feels both old-fashioned and completely revolutionary. |
| Author/Rock Critic STEVE ALMOND |
| "So full of talent and promise." |
| THE BIG TAKEOVER |
| "[Smith] writes perfectly-crafted pop songs that will make you happy, sad, lonely and hopeful, sometimes all in one song.'" |
| ATLANTA MUSIC GUIDE |
| "One of the city's most savvy pop rockers, with an invigorating sound." |
| AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN/AUSTIN360 |
| "Smith plays contrast with a mad scientists glee, pitting a bouncing Bacharach like piano against a weepy pedal steel on 'New Year's Day', strings and a banjo on 'NYC Song', sloppy bop-ba-da's bounce nicely against brass on 'Diamonds.'" |
| HOUSTON CHRONICE |
| "When you encounter groups like Drew Smith’s Lonely Choir, the best thing to do is just say it’s an amalgamation of so many of the good aspects of several genres." |
| AUSTINIST.COM |
| "Until now, Smith apparently labored in obscurity. With this album, he’s put an end to that." |
| TEXAS MUSIC MAGAZINE |
| "Simultaneously pop-hook catchy (for the here and now) and smart-art NPR-ready (for the critical immortality)" |
| AUSTIN.COM |
| "Drew’s music is supremely smile-inducing." |
| DRYVETYME ONLYN |
| "A powerful new entry in pop music." |
| BLOGCRITICS |
| "All sorts of other media have been singing their praise and it seems I am arriving late to the party. But better late than ever." |
| PARTY ENDS |
| "He’s as capable of jaunty pop (”Follow Me Down,” “Diamonds”) as he is of Van Morrison-style balladry (”Silver Pictures”), but his neatest trick is making it seamlessly his own sound." |
| AUSTIN CHRONICLE |
| "Drew Smith's Lonely Choir has restored my faith in Austin somehow…It's smart pop, no doubt, but with an immediately recognizable down-home vibe that strikes a free-spirit chord." |
| THE HOUSTON PRESS |
| "Smith's music is intuitive, clean, and memorable." |
| AUSTIN MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT MAGAZINE |
| "Utterly fantastic and pleasantly refreshing. Drew Smith and his band, the Lonely Choir, create perfect pop classics." |
| AUSTINSOUND.NET |