“Escape Artist is an intriguing, almost frightening listen that will make you think.”
- Paul POP!, First Coast News, 2007
“The video for “Instinct” as well as the tracks on Escape Artist are more creative and truly artistic than any video or song hitting the radio today, making it something worth listening to.”
- Lisa Pikaard, 2007
“Escape Artist is a layered, emotionally introspectional affair that sounds as if thirty people constructed it, when in fact it’s just one guy and a lot of technology.”
- Paul POP!, First Coast News, 2007
“Musically, Escape Artist isn’t something many people have heard before, which is the basis for its appeal and the appeal for Only Now Existing overall.”
- Lisa Pikaard, 2007
“These guys should tour with Radiohead or Tool. Their musical styles would mesh perfectly with either of those two groups - even Manson could be listed as a good a pair. It’s like pairing wine with food.”
- Michael Johnson, Hot Indie News, 2008
“[Escape Artist] moves from soothing to an intense and sometimes angry mood. It’s a veritable emotional rollercoaster ride...”
- Siren Kimmie, Score Music Magazine, 2008
“...very full in verse and musical content - a difficult task to say the least. It has anger and it has angst. It’s absolutely great in my eyes.”
- Michael Johnson, Hot Indie News, 2008
“[Only Now Existing] escapes everything conventional and expected when it comes to an album.”
- Lisa Pikaard, 2007
“Escape Artist is a predominantly electronically based album that sounds something like the artfulness of Tool mixed with the darker moments of Nine Inch Nails and Depeche Mode.”
- Paul POP!, First Coast News, 2007
“Intensity, artistic, and musically creative is the only way to describe Escape Artist.”
- Lisa Pikaard, 2007
“James Garrett, the brain child of this effort, certainly pours everything he has into his work and he delivers a gift of raw emotion.”
- Siren Kimmie, Score Music Magazine, 2008
“...tight guitar riffs, cool lyrics and all around good musical quality.”
- Michael Johnson, Hot Indie News, 2008
“Only Now Existing has done a good job of creating a dark, haunting environment that despite its bleak nature somehow strives to be positive...call it the best nightmare you’ve ever heard.”
- Paul POP!, First Coast News, 2007
“[Escape Artist] works extremely well and I find myself being drawn to the work more and more.”
- Michael Johnson, Hot Indie News, 2008
“O N E proves to be an artist, not only a musician with Escape Artist.”
- Lisa Pikaard, 2007
“The songs will continue to dwell in your presence long after you put this album back on the shelf.”
- Paul POP!, First Coast News, 2007
“The sound, I can only describe as Enigma meets Linkin Park, not necessarily because ONE sounds like either band, but because of the intense, original musical composition.”
- Lisa Pikaard, 2007
“I guess the real beauty about this group is that you could play them at the Rave or take some tracks to the gym on your MP3 or rock it out with your crowd slam dancing. It’s a versatile CD with tracks for nearly every fan of Indie tunes. If you like bands like KMFDM, Radiohead or Tool then you will definitely find something to listen to from Only Now Existing.”
- Michael Johnson, Hot Indie News, 2008
