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As fine a singer songwriter as Gram Parsons¹
Chris Hillman
One of the greatest songwriters at present (and I'm being serious).
Feedback**********10/10
Michael Weston King has a voice part Nashville balladeer and part Alt Country hero.........a cross between Nick Cave and Rodney Crowell.
THE INDEPENDENT
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
Michael Weston King is an exceptional songwriter.
Paul Du Noyer, Word
A singer/songwriter of unique insight and ability. A thoughtful, probing troubadour, King¹s songs make a deep emotional connection, sometimes in the most unlikely of ways.
Entertainment News & Views - USA
In his craft and his perfections, MWK closely resembles Ron Sexsmith. A pair of insufficiently recognised performers who see no call to lower their standards
Bucketful of Brains
What makes Love's A Cover work, apart from King ¹s taste, is that he¹s as phenomenal as a performer, as he is as a songwriter.
John Conquest - 3rd Coast Music, Texas **** 4/5
Love's A Cover is a collection of beautiful, off kilter material, all brought together by MWK¹s elegant, subtle performances. Wonderful, in a way that makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.
Maverick **** 4/5
Every track is a gem. The Tender Place 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 The Tender Place and hear Americana redefined through a different sensibility and perspective, by a major talent.
3rd Coast Music, Texas 4.5**** out of 5
A Decent Man is his finest album yet, whose appeal unfurls with each play. The sound of a man who has distilled everything from his colourful career into a solid block of songs that resonate with assuredness, energy and depth.
Comes With A Smile
A Decent Man is packed with good songs......romantic, a touch jaded, convincing.
Mojo ****4/5
One of Britain's most eloquent singer-songwriters with a live selection of some of his most memorable songs performed in stripped down fashion. Live...In Dinky Town is achingly beautiful stuff.
The Daily Express ***** 5/5
Live...In Dinky Town provides the perfect catalogue from which Nashville stars on the look out for a classy song can pick and choose. Sublime.
Maverick **** 4/5
With King's dusty Townes Van Zandt meets Daniel Lanois vocal timbre in fine form, on Live...In Dinky Town he strokes the star kissed desert night melancholia through a selection of world weary gems and, two of the finest yearning songs in anyone's book, Beautiful Lies and Tim Hardin '65.
Whats On - B¹ham
God Shaped Hole is real ³Blood on the Tracks² stuff, Kings voice is superb. Utterly compelling and beautifully wrought, this is a masterpiece of sorts.
TIME OUT
God Shaped Hole is a heavy duty emotional roller coaster, but a ride worth taking.
Q * * * * 4 stars
God Shaped Hole is an extraordinary, reflective exercise in self-examination. The songwritng is superb and the playing masterly. The spirit of Phil Ochs seems to pervade this album. COUNTRY MUSIC INTERNATIONAL. * * * * 4 stars
Like Phil Ochs or Townes Van Zandt, King transmutes squalor and self-laceration into pure gold....his craft seems to thrive on adversity. God Shaped Hole never deviates from single-minded brooding intensity, and never once strikes a false note. A classic, but at what cost? CITY LIFE, MANCHESTER |