REVIEWS
Reviews
"TOO COMPLEX TO FIT INTO A MUSICAL DRAWER."- Rolling Stone
On the one hand, Block sings in a beautiful Dylan tradition with his soulful guitar-sounds. But with his colleagues from Lou Reed to the B-52s, he created the non-tradition neo-folk, where country and groove meet in harmony.
"A MINIMAL, YET HEARTY BLEND OF WITTY METROPOLITAN ALTERNATIVE-FOLK.”
- CMJ New Music Report
Timing Is Everything is anchored by Block’s wry storytelling. Whether his tales are tongue-in-cheek or soaked in gut-wrenching angst, they’re always thought provoking.
"THE ALCHEMY OF MELODIOUS DISCORD... PRETTY ENOUGH TO DRAW YOU IN, ROUGH ENOUGH TO KEEP YOU LISTENING.”
- Laurel Bowman, Alternative Press
City-folk, urbane, sophisticated, sullen and reeling of a smoke-filled packed house at Cafe Sine’.
“ENGAGING AND PROMISE-FILLED.”
- Spin Magazine
- Spin Magazine
"A SENSE OF URGENCY, A CRISPNESS OF SOUND, AND A SPACIOUSNESS..."
- Steven P. Marsh, New City, New York
“A WITTY, KNOWING COLLECTION OF POP TRACKS."- Billboard
The highlights of which are the comical I Used To Manage P.M. Dawn and the sardonic Cigarettes Prozac and Scotch.
"SPOKEN WORD DELIVERIES THAT BOTH BAFFLE AND DELIGHT, ALL IN THE SAME MOMENT."
- Andrew Greenhalgh, Along the Journey
Block presents himself in essentially two ways. The Americana-flavored singer-songwriter, with organic tones providing subtle canvases for Block's solid lyrics. And a second persona that resonates with healthy influences of Tom Waits, while maintaining a decidedly "Block"-centric flair.