Sebastian Skeet, Journalist

The album works as a paean to herself as she is now able to look at that early creative period and see that justice is done to her songs.

They could take a few tips from their fellow countrymen, the Finn brothers, and be a bit more daring next time.

You get the feeling that Yoakham would like to spend more time working with artists he admires and continue to break free of country music’s confines.

North is not quite the success I imagine they hoped for.

Perhaps the best way of describing this album is calling it political blues with a message from the left, or from any direction that’s not Republican

This is a record that is a perfect career changer. Forget the good looks and guitar licks; Mayer is close to perfect on this record.