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Mr. Maker seems strangely familiar, and even more strangely good. He sounds older and wiser than he is ... sort of like Tom Waits without the hobo shtick. He sings in an imposing growl, biting off the ends of his rural rhymes, and his songs are rough and beautiful, somewhere between blues, country-rock and hymns. New York Times
A picture of the American South that is a far cry from the tired ironies and stereotypes of the hipster-roots set ... Go buy this album; if you honestly don't like it you can mail it to me with the receipt and I'll buy it back off of you, just so I have the opportunity to gift it to someone with enough heart to appreciate it. The Dreaded Press
Maker's voice growls and roars in a primitive style ... not a million miles away from some of Dylan's recent forays into songs rooted in the Mississippi mud ... brimful of southern gothic imagery ... An acoustic guitar coda however gives one the impression that Maker believes in some form of redemption and hopefully, eventually, some form of peace. Americana UK
Southern blues cred with guests Jim Dickinson, Cedric Burnside and Alvin Youngblood Hart. But this isn't standard 12-bar slide, riff 'n' roll fare; the gruff-voiced Doggett's taste for the weird and swampy places him closer to Memphis. Pasadena Weekly
Steeped in the sort of raw blues on which Fat Possum built its name (particularly in Maker's aching, rough-hewn vocals), yet it also contains enigmatic songwriting that nods to more primordial music forms while looking foward. Maker clearly calls to mind Tom Waits, yet there's a sincerity and exposed-nerve honesty to these songs that moves them well past mere imitation or even tribute. Muze
Swamp music, that's what this is. Jim Dickinson
Non-ironic roots Americana blues from a gravel-throated angel; the most beautiful and soulful record I've heard so far this year. Buy it. Outshine
Allmusic review of New Moon Hand
Willem Maker bio by Ari Surdoval
Lyrics and press photos can be downloaded here.
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