"Oweihops is Michael Metivier... I realized that he had some serious folk/Americana talent. From the point of receiving his self-titled 2005 release I was hooked. Whether listening to the instrumental “Eastern Setts” to a personal favourite “Tortoiseshell” I couldn’t get enough." - Slowcoustic
"...you really have to listen to realize that Metivier is a compelling story teller. His voice resonates in a Rocky Votolato tone, and he stays with the standard Americana themes of depression and love, but he tends to contrast his sorrows with a more uptempo, embraceable sound. All too often, when you are bombarded with an atmospheric, cloudy steel in the distance and simple brushed drums, you drift subconsciously into a sense of despair, but with Metivier’s brand of songwriting, you really have to listen to expose those emotions." HeroHill
"Oweihops lives in the permanent wintry twilight of an abandoned industrial town-complete with rusty boxcars, a river not fit for swimming, an empty diner and the mournful yearnings of a generation of workers not given what was promised them."
-- Kate Mabe
just listened to all that's new... and it's 8:ooam here. i'm groggy eyed, and your music is one of the few things i can hear right now. still love it michael! hope you're well...
