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Classic Rock MagazineJul 23, 2013This River is all gravy, and the perfect opportunity to make your acquaintance with an artist at the top of his game. [Summer 2013, p.95]
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Jun 21, 2013This River is surely the most accomplished album yet from Florida-based songwriter JJ Grey.
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Jun 13, 2013A classic mix of heart-tugging tunes and pound-your-boots rave-ups, This River might not be groundbreaking, but it sure is awfully good at what it sets out to do.
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Jun 13, 2013The songs on This River are tighter and more deftly written than on previous offerings, but the more immediate, in-the-moment-of-creation production and incendiary performances keep things from getting slick.
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Jun 13, 2013As with earlier releases, This River is a seamless mix of Southern soul, rock, funk and blues.
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Jun 27, 2013Grey’s skills are undeniable, but this feels too all-encompassing to pass muster as a perfectly rounded album.
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MojoJun 18, 2013Although there are many acts occupying similar territory, the quality of Grey's songwriting and delivery elevates much of the material here. [Jul 2013, p.94]
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Jun 13, 2013What they do is ply their trade with heaping dollops of Muscle Shoals soul, fiercely funky grooves and southern rock swagger, all doled out in substantial doses on This River, that hang heavy with the humidity of Grey’s Florida homeland.
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Q MagazineJul 11, 2013Too much of This River is more The Commitments, less The Bar-Kays. [Aug 2013, p.98]