“Vale’s brooding, widescreen vocals and moody guitar work intertwine with Violet Booth’s radiant piano, evoking the eerie beauty of a David Lynch dreamscape.”
— IT’S PSYCHEDELIC BABY MAGAZINE, Klemen Breznikar (SI)
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“These songs have seemingly leapt from David Lynch celluloid, made three-dimensional by Ray Vale and Co., and will fill your head with acidic, cinematic visions.”
— THE MIDLANDS ROCKS (UK)
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“You’re not gonna get any grand philosophical meanderings from Vale, but what you will get is gems like the above and “Turn on the static, pull down the shades. Kill the lights / Turn on the laughing gas. I wanna do this right.” from the following ‘Look Away’. It’s the most musically dense tune on this outing, and its burning jazz rhythms and effects do the words justice, slashing guitars and stabbing keys almost criminally – and definitely beautifully – harsh.”
— REBEL EXTRAVAGANZA, Lord Randall (UK)
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“The drama in the arrangements is spot-on, turning almost every song into a minor hit after a few attempts.”
“Forever New is the finest dark Americana sound, certainly worth a try for fans of Madrugada and the like.“
“Golden is a fine gem in every respect.”
— BETREUTES PROGGEN. Rajko Baers (DE)
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“Golden opens elegiacally, breezily with The Wind that has blown through your life, changing everything, he listens to the internal voices, piano and strings add emphasis to the darkness in the lyrics, slowly coming to terms with the next situation.
Forever New is glimpses of new horizons and possibilities, hopes to be realized, over woozy guitars and sparsely intimate percussion, the piano adds a sense of trepidation, in case those dreams just remain dreams.”
— WHISPERINANDHOLLERIN, Simon Phillips (UK)