“mysterious and promising, like the beginning of a romance you’re not convinced of.”
— Theadora Soter, SLUG Magazine (DEC 30, 2021)
“the album shifts between smoldering melancholy and brief snatches of light, calling immediately to mind the melodicisms of Duster, with atmosphere and pacing like that of Horse Jumper of Love.”
— Erin Moore, City Weekly (Apr 14, 2021)
“Heavy Sleeper‘s most eccentric and stand-out song, carries a psychedelic rock chorus and a richness one can’t deny. If Timber Timbre and The Black Keys got together in an alternate universe, “Newer Mexico” would be their love child.”
— Kassidy Waddell, SLUG Mag (Feb 17, 2020)
“ALTERNATING BETWEEN DRAPER’S DEEP MEANDERING VOICE AND ELLSWORTH’S WARM, WOODSY ONE, SALT LAKE CITY: A LOVE STORY IS GORGEOUSLY MINIMAL”
— KOLBIE STONEHOCKER, CITY WEEKLY (FEB 06, 2014)
“THIS IS ONE HELL OF A FOLK ALBUM, WELL - WRITTEN AND PRODUCED, AND HAS THE MAKINGS OF BEING THE BEST FOLK ALBUM OF THE YEAR”
— GAVIN SHEEHAN, CITY WEEKLY (NOV 29, 2013)
“I’D LIKE TO PROPOSE THAT THE VINCENT DRAPER SOUND BECOME THE OFFICIAL SOUND OF UTAH”
— JAMES ORME, SLUG MAGAZINE (OCT 01, 2013)
“IF YOU’RE A FAN OF THE NATIONAL OR NEIL YOUNG GIVE SAM A SPIN”
— STEPHANIE NOEL, MOD CITY MAG (JUL 19, 2013)
“DRAPER’S VOICE ECHOES THE PAIN AND JOYS YOU’VE FELT YOUR ENTIRE LIFE”
— EDEN BUXTON, UNTITLED (AUG 09, 2013)
“THEMES OF NOSTALGIA PERMEATE THEIR FOLK-ROCK SOUNDS”