LOU BLACK (“Lovely Ashes from the Broken Hearts” album, 2024)
American Highways
LOU BLACK (“City of No Winters” album, 2004)
“A supremely well-produced tortilla of sound….The album is chock full of beautiful songs that ease one into a state of blissful relaxation. A nice change from much of the agro stuff going on these days in popular music….Want some new pop music? Then this is the place to go. City Of No Winters is a joyous trip through a musical land full of intense beauty and varying landscapes. Black’s vocals are brilliant and lend an even more intense depth to what is already a solid musical foundation.”
- Keane, Hybrid Magazine
“Lou Black has a great voice, and it’s definitely the first thing you’ll notice about City of No Winters. ..the album only gets more infectious with each passing tune….combining intoxicating love songs with cleverly disguised political diatribes.”
- Hartnett, Splendid Magazine
“With most of today’s cookie-cutter pop the lyrics are unremarkable; in Black’s songs the lyrics stand out – you can’t help but pay attention to the message.”
- Kenny Hart, Indie-Music.com
“City of No Winters” deserves ample success as it is easily much better than nearly everything that makes up our top 40 these days. The album’s opener “Searching for a Land Love” and the title track are beautiful crafted songs…and not only are the lyrics instantly memorable, they are also touching.
- Adam Harrold, MusicShoppers.Info (UK)
“Lou Black is a purveyor of sophisticated pop tunes allied to a mixture of socially aware lyrics and more straight ahead, but intelligent love odes.”
- Jeremy Searle, Americana UK
“…has that multi-faceted quality that will rank it among the best in the singer/songwriter genre. On one level, this is music that demands your attention..Yet on another level it has an even, relaxing tone, and could comfortably be played in the background at a cocktail party.”
- Duncan Glenday, Progressive Ears
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THE ASH LOVELIES (“Ode to Arlington” album, 2011)
June 6, 2011
The Big Takeover
The Ash Lovelies’ album (Ode to Arlington) is reviewed in this wonderful independent music magazine. The magazine has been around for 30 years and has been driven by the vision of its founder Jack Rabid, who even wrote to us and said “we like what you are doing and we are just the sort of magazine that finds value in the artists who want to try something that hasn’t been tried or is different from an accepted norm.”
The Big Takeover: Review of The Ash Lovelies
April 29, 2011
The Deli Magazine
The Ash Lovelies interview with Deli Magazine (DC/Baltimore edition) Artist of the Month.
Feb 26, 2011
The Ash Lovelies release “Ode to Arlington” album. PRESS RELEASE
Feb. 10, 2011
Washington_City_Paper
Even though the Ash Lovelies album won’t be officially released until the Feb. 26 release
party at the Artisphere, the Washington City Paper picked the first track off the new album as the hit single.
I’ll back fill older news items as time permits.
