Reviews
Album Review: R2 Rock’n’Reel Magazine
“From the opening resolution-pleading strains of Blake Miller’s trebly accordion, this is special… These songs and hooks will burrow their way into your subconscious and be your nagging earworms for days on end.” – David Innes Read the entire article here
Album Review: AmericanRootsUK
In many ways an eastern USA version of Los Lobos with their very own style… excellent lead singing and tremendous harmonies… musicianship is of the highest order… dominated by the sheer joy of playing these songs together… virtually defines ‘good time music!’ – Mike Morrison, AmericanRootsUK.com Read the entire review here.
Revelers Receive 4-Star Review in Songlines Magazine
“If you’ve ever been nagged by the feeling that all Cajun and zydeco music was starting to sound a bit too much like the same old thing, The Revelers will toss that notion back on your ears. This is Louisiana-bred party music sustained by the sonorous signature of its native milieu, but…
The Revelers Featured in Paste Magazine
A excerpt from “French Rock’n’Roll” By Geoffrey Himes Tuesday, February 12, 2013 The quintet’s own album, The Revelers, signals its intentions by reviving three swamp-pop classics: Tommy McLain’s “Jukebox Songs,” Jewel & the Rubies’ “Kidnapper” and McLain’s “I’m Glad for Your Sake (But I’m Sorry for Mine).” The swamp-pop genre is best defined as Cajuns…
A review from “No Depression” – October, 2012
Devon Leger – No Depression Language barriers can make it a helluva hard time to really understand a music, so it’s no surprise that most reviewers and music writers think of Cajun music as being something separate than country music. If you listen to the lyrics though, Cajun music is as country as they come….