“A masterful collection of songs that blend grabby power-pop, singer/songwriter fare and just enough quirky touches to dodge genre constrictions…Woltil and Merrill exude terrific chemistry throughout.”—Eric Snider, Creative Loafing, Ranked No. 1 CD of 2007
“You’d have to return to the best of Elvis Costello, Squeeze and XTC to find pop this intelligent, well-crafted and ear-caressingly fine.”—Curtis Ross, Tampa Tribune, Top 10 of 2007
“Tuneful melodies, shimmering harmonies, sharp lyrics and feel-good chord changes on pop-rock owing to Crowded House, XTC and The Beatles.”—Philip Booth, Las Vegas City Life, Top 10 of 2007
“Pure accessible pop…Neil Innes and Neil Finn come to mind. Songs are what make The Ditchflowers stand out from the pack. Super catchy…Truly memorable stuff.” —www.babysue.com, 5-Stars
“Every song exhibits supreme musicianship and an insightful yet earthy lyricism. Carried Away’s 12 compositions are action packed with melody and lush instrumentation… the Ditchflowers strum, swoon, swing, and sway themselves into a prime spot in your music collection” —popmatters.com, 7 out of 10 Stars
“…a dozen of the most radiant pop songs I’ve heard in quite some time. ‘Carried Away’ has quality and intelligent pop coursing through its veins.” —Geraint Jones, leicesterbangs.co.uk
“One of the best releases you’ll hear in 2007. Instantly indelible hooks with layers of sublime nuance.” —NotLame.com
“The Ditchflowers’ brand of melody-driven folk-pop will seduce your ears with tight harmonies—they’re a Ditch you’ll want to dig.” —Mare Wakefield, Performing Songwriter
"Undercurrent is an audio delight from start to finish" --Elly Roberts, All Gigs(UK)
"Every cut is a crystalline gem" --Luke Torn, Uncut Magazine
" ...his sound here straddles the divide between folk and pop without ever losing sight of melody... It's too bad this missed the cut for my Top 50 list, as I had just received the disc while compiling it. Rest assured, it will be near the top when the year-end Top 100 rolls around." --Stephen Ferra, Absolute Powerpop.
"...brilliant melodies, beautiful harmonies and songwriting that captures the best of Anglo and American pop" --Curtis Ross, Tampa Tribune
"...his songwriting and guitar playing are, as his label suggests, drenched in sunshine." --David Cowling, Americana UK.
"Robinson's songs are an almost perfect melding of British folk with modern folky Americana" --babysue.com/LMNOP
"Why don't you write something that sounds like Maroon 5?" --Mrs Robinson
"Occasionally, an album as brilliant as this comes along unexpectedly and reminds me of why music means so much to me. Words really can't do this album justice, it really does need to be heard, especially if the sound of classic melodic pop music is close to your heart" --Malcolm Carter, Penny Black Music(UK)
...and speaking of Penny Black Music , the Scottish-based site recently plied Steve Robinson with a few questions. You can read the interview here. Tea, mushy peas, and Peter Noone are all mentioned!
