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Billboard – “Can’t Be Wrong”

“This mid-Atlantic act dispels any hint of a sophomore jinx with this superlative follow-up to its 1999 debut. After a few spins through “Can’t Be Wrong, “ one can’t help but describe this group as a distinct match for Dave Matthews Band. Mottley is a clever, catchy, and ever-inventive songwriter who delivers originals that sparkle like sunlight on gemstones. Mottley’s warm, pleasing voice - and his deft touch on such diverse instruments as acoustic guitar, accordion, and Hammond B-3 is seamlessly merged with a tight, well-balanced three-man band. Mottley and company lend a self-assured, ready-for-prime-time flair to “Can’t Be Wrong.” Gentle balladry (“Nothing on You”) brushes shoulders with literate, acoustic-driven rock (“Hymn for Saturdays”) and tender introspection (“In My Town”). Major label A&R execs take note: These fellows are ready.”

Billboard – “Stormy Words”

“Hooky, modern rock foursome delivers a self-produced indie debut that should reverberate well beyond the act’s mid-Atlantic base. Leader Mottley, who wrote the album’s nine selections, has a strong warm rock-tenor voice and a master craftsman’s touch for melody and words that are unfailingly substantive and intriguing. Acoustic and electric guitars fluid percussion, and bas are perfectly colored with mandolins here, a sax there, and seamless vocal harmonies throughout. The band proudly shows such a multitude of influences (latter-day Doobies sophistication, America-with-guts, Fogelberg/Weisberg jazzy/pop) that it can rightly lay claim to a sound uniquely its own. Though there’s not a weak moment here, “What I Call Life” is one of several cuts that simply beg for AC and top 40 airplay and portend great things to come. “Critic’s Choice”