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Dave Tate – The Solitude of Here (2006)
"This is by far the most grabbing male folk album to come through our doors in months. It's hard not to make comparisons to Paul Simon's more sensitive folk writing with a similar mix of warmth, open space, breathy vocals, innocence and a dewy, green clarity of intention. His songs have a way of stealing your breath away and removing you momentarily from the passing of time, suspending you in full-body harmonies. While he has a knack for open-hearted, reflective songs, there is the slightest echo of acoustic jam band writing, giving this album a well-balanced emotional scope from track one to eleven. Bravo."
- CDBaby, February 2006
"...a CD of such exquisite quality that you are immediately enthralled by it. A CD which is always close to your sound system so you can play it daily..."
"This masterpiece is worthy of a place in the singer/songwriter Hall of Fame."
"Breathtakingly beautiful..." & "...A true listening experience...”
- Folk Forum's Paul Van de Wiel, May 2006
"...Marvelous voice! At once versitile, dynamic and angel-like."
"He possesses the special kind of talent you only see come along once a decennium. If you're lucky."
- Eric van Domburg Scipio of the Netherland's Haven Magazine, April 2006
Victoria Lagerström – Heaven Sent (2008)
"A sumptuous collision of jazz, soul and pop...At the center of each song is Lagerström's remarkable voice. She has the soul of Gladys Knight, tonal qualities of Billie Holiday and soaring qualities of Barbara Streisand...Her voice is so inviting that you want to wrap yourself in it like a warm blanket."
- The Spectrum, Utah.
”Lagerström’s voice has true Soul in it and I don’t mean the swinging kind but the kind of Soul that gets under your skin and makes you itch."
- Folk Forum, Netherlands
"At once soulful and folky, Lagerström manages to sound angel like and down to earth at the same time, making the timeless Heaven Sent a more than enjoyable record."
- Heaven Magazine, Netherlands.
“Lagerstrom is blessed with vocals that are like a collage of Beth Gibbons of Portishead, Margo Timmins of Cowboy Junkies and Gladys Knight all molded into one...A beautiful record that deserves an audience.”
- The Independent, Utah.
“Heaven Sent, the new album from Victoria Lagerström, is fascinatingly beautiful...Victoria’s soft soul-jazz voice is like a young to midaged Joni Mitchell."
- Meadowmusic, Sweden
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