“A quiet collection of stately ballads and ruminative torch songs… a moving display of deeply personal songwriting…” — Rolling Stone

“The simplicity of the album’s title is a harbinger of what it contains — songs impressively and potently economical,… poetically astute lyrics and heart-rending musical feeling.” — The Los Angeles Times

“There aren’t many artists who can stop you in your tracks with a single song, let alone repeat the feat through an entire album…. You can’t move right after hearing this song. That’s how powerful it is.” — American Songwriter

“…sad and serious and wise and wonderful, well written, well played and well sung.” — Associated Press

“‘Songs’ is a warm, winning and plainspoken Americana album that builds on the authority and charm of ‘From the Ground Up’ not by musical-muscle flexing, but by its clarity and simmering intensity.” — The Wall Street Journal