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MojoOct 22, 2012Some of the 11 songs have a rich band sound with strings and strong piano, and others a spare contemplative tone. [Nov 2012, p.88]
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Oct 5, 2012Eitzel's work is rarely weak, but Don't Be a Stranger finds him hitting another peak.
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Oct 3, 2012There are enough great moments, such as "Why Are You With Me" and "All My Love," to make this his strongest solo record in quite a while, but it is still far from his best work.
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UncutOct 2, 2012Thankfully, more often than not Eitzel is on great form. [Nov 2012, p.82]
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Oct 2, 2012Don't Be a Stranger is grounded in a pessimistic reality.
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Oct 2, 2012Don't Be a Stranger is out-of-sorts in the best way, as Eitzel forever plays the outsider looking in.
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Oct 1, 2012Don't Be A Stranger is very subtle album, soft in tone but twisted and eaten from the inside by corrosive intelligence.
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Oct 1, 2012Emotionally powerful, darkly beautiful, and troubling yet genuine at the same time, Don't Be a Stranger is the sort of album only Mark Eitzel could make, and if it's not always as strong and as focused as one might hope, it honors his muse better than he has on his own in some time, and shows this master songwriter still has some worthy stories left to tell.
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Oct 1, 2012Peer between the lines and Eitzel has lifted off some of the weight to create his most redemptive, mature work yet.
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Oct 1, 2012Don't Be a Stranger, American Music Club frontman Mark Eitzel's best record since 2001's The Invisible Man.