“[Lila Nelson's] excellent new record, Letter Home, displays her gift for storytelling in songs filled with regret, loneliness, small joys and irony, complementing them with a spare, intimate sound and execution.” - Mark Shikuma, The North Coast Journal <FULL ARTICLE>
“There's just no arguing with lyrics like 'Jack the Ripper was a heavy tripper and Joan of Arc she was a matriarch' or 'I used to love the smell of gasoline/ cheap date in the lamplight, doped up on kerosene/ but it's not cheap anymore, so I'm not cheap anymore…' Not only has folk/singer-songwriter Lila Nelson whittled those crafty lines and many more from the driftwood of daily life, but she sports a soaring singing voice and an artful finger-picking style to boot…”- Damon Orion, The Good Times <FULL ARTICLE>
“Nelson's storied songs are sure to bring you back for repeated listens.”
- David McPherson, Indie-Music.com <FULL ARTICLE>
“Lila Nelson has once again sent everyone into crush spasms…”
- Jenifer Savage, Arcata Eye <FULL ARTICLE>
“Lilas heartfelt emotion delivers. We are hers, we are here, we listen and smile; her comfort is contagious.”
- Valerie Warda, Times-Standard <FULL ARTICLE> |
