The press response to...

"The press response to...‘Like Phil Ochs, Tim Hardin or Townes Van Zandt, King transmutes squalor and self-laceration into pure gold'"
Mojo 4**** out of 5

"A glorious collection of one of our truly great songwriters, singers, and performers."
Maverick 5 ***** out of 5

"The songs collected in The Tender Place are already enough to secure his reputation as a performer in the same league at Phil Ochs, Townes Van Zandt and Tim Hardin."
Whisperinandhollerin 10********** out of 10

"Every track is a gem. An album that should be in the collection of every self-respecting alt.country fan, and every fan of superb writing and performing too."
Americana- Uk 8******** out of 10

"Buy this album and hear Americana redefined through a different sensibility and perspective, by a major talent."
3rd Coast Music ( Texas) 4.5**** out of 5

"Every track here is a celestial gem,. There is no better introduction to one of the country's finest singer songwriters, not just in the realms of Americana-flavoured rootsy pop but in contemporary music per se."
W hat's On 5***** out of 5

"An erudite, articulate songwriter, someone you really need to give time to listen to"
Bucketful of Brains

"Like all great pop songs, his work manages to be both a universal yet intensely personal listening experience."
The Morning Star

BergensTidende ( Norway ) 5***** out of 6
www.bt.no/kultur/musikk/article267308.ece

Dagbladet ( Norway ) 5***** out of 6

Adresseavisa, Trondheim ( Norway ) 5 ***** out of 6
www.adressa.no/kultur/musikk/anmeldelser/article658873.ece

"Michael Weston King deserves a sold-out Rockefeller Music Hall (1200 capacity) with his musical stories in country-folk-rock genre. A singer/songwriter you can trust."
Vårt Land ( Norway )

Firdaposten (Norway) 4**** out of 6
www.firdaposten.no/platearbeidaren/article2098573.ece

Gaffa (Denmark) 5**** out of 6

Skive Folkeblad (Denmark) 4**** of out 6 stars.
( http://www.skivefolkeblad.dk )