"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