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“Listening to The Jones Street Boys is like running down a mountain on a switchback trail, the sound of surprise generating its own momentum. There's a punk glee inside the bluegrass craft--and a punk vehemence inside the bluegrass smile”
~Greil Marcus, author of Mystery Train and Lipstick Traces
"Charming, unusually graceful."
~New York Times
"The band's ingratiating 2007 release, Overcome, applies the warmth of traditional music to tales of young, urban life in the modern age, coming across like 1995 Wilco with the sensibility of 2007 Wilco."
~The Onion AV Club
"The happy-go-lucky vibe of The Jones Street Boys will have you tapping your feet and snapping your fingers in no time."
~Rhapsody (Daily Download)
“The Jones Street Boys are Midwest-born, Brooklyn-dwelling bluegrass aficionados, who infuse their debut album with a DIY spirit.”
~eMusic
“Uncompromising… A unique ease… [Their] melodies stick with you.”
~Nashville Scene (Critic’s Pick)
"Bluegrass traditionalists who approach the music with a defined punk fervor."
~Chicago Daily Herald (Critic’s Pick)
"No doubt: these guys can all play and sing - and their lifting mix of country and pop makes them the perfect Deli band for the month of December. "
~The Deli
“For a band of Brooklynites, the Jones Street Boys kick up a pretty good hillbilly stomp… catchy originals with virtuosic mandolin jams and honky-tonk piano fillers, and top them with off-kilter, good-time harmonies.”
~Time Out New York
“The Brooklyn quintet fill their songs with blissful harmonies and an enchanting blend of acoustic guitar, piano and the occasional harmonica and mandolin…. I was hooked.”
~Twangville
"When you think of Brooklyn, the first thing to come to mind probably isn’t bluegrass-infused americana - but maybe it should be….The Jones Street Boys meld elements of folk, country, and bluegrass with pavement-pounding urban flare to yield a sound that is distinctly American."
~Mixtapes/Heartbreaks
"I can’t resist a song that starts out with mandolin, then adds harmonica, then stand up bass, and then a chorus of ‘Last cigarette, last beer, last call, last year. Last time I swore I was over you’."
~Songs:Illinois
"A sweet harmonica worthy of Springsteen, a barrel-house piano, and the ragged, heartfelt delivery of Wilco or The Band… it's lo-fi alt-country bluegrass music with a hint of midnight trainsongs and fireside song circles, a dollop of happy roots rock, and the pure infectious joy of making plumb great music…. So damn infectious, I haven't listened to anything else in days."
~Cover Lay Down
"A force of nature. [They] own harmony…That's an essence rare these days."
~Tom Crawford, Station Manager, WMSE Milwaukee
"Their bluegrass/rock/pop features pitch-perfect harmonies, mandolin picking, harmonica blowing, and expertly crafted Americana-inspired tracks."
~The Weight
"The strong songwriting and melodic complexity, combined with a drummer with a rock background, give this group a distinctive sound belonging more to the amorphous category of singer/songwriter. I would not be surprised to find fans of Iron and Wine, Mountain Goats, or even Bright Eyes tapping their feet to the music."
~Fleabomb
"The Jones Street Boys will be a new found treat for any fan of the modern Americana movement and fit beside any of that genres best…. The Jones Street Boys could be your new favorite. "
~The Fire Note
"I challenge you to listen to [this] heartland rock without tapping your foot, nodding along to the stand-up bass and harmonizing right alongside the dual vocals of Erker and Hull."
~Gapers Block/Transmission
"Uno de esos Debuts que se abren paso por si mismos, por la sinceridad y frescura de su propuesta...., por tener una verdadera calidad. Han sido una de las grandes sorpresas dentro del movimiento de lo que se ha dado en llamar "Americana", con unas canciones que, basadas en el Bluegrass clásico nunca dejan de sonarnos como algo moderno y actual..., algo inevitable por la juventud de esta banda."
Translation: “One of those debuts that breaks through on its own, because of its sincerity, its freshness, its real quality. They're one of the big surprises within the movement that's been called 'Americana', with songs that, though based in classic Bluegrass, give us something modern and current...an inevitability of the band's youthfulness.”
~Hazmegritar!!!!