...nothing short of a masterpiece. Shaun Dale/Cosmic Debris
...an exquisite album...reveals more charms with every spin.
Eli Messenger/Country Standard Time
…they go together like Leona & Merle, Rose Maddox & Buck Owens, Wynn Stewart & Jan Howard, alternating mutual heartache with sly humor.
John Conquest/3rd Coast Music
...some mighty fine west coast country...top-notch.
Steve Terrell/Santa Fe New Mexican
...emotionally dynamic, unapologetic California country all the way.
Bliss Bowen/Pasadena Weekly
...an updated and simmering version of classic West Coast honky tonk.
Andy Turner/No Depression
...impeccable...Our Shangri-LA honors country's time-honored roots without being a slave to them. John Roos/Orange County Weekly
How good is this album? I lent it to a friend who won't give it back.
Marc Whittington/San Jose Mercury News
…the first great duo of the new millennium.
Paul Andersen/San Gabriel Valley Tribune
"...an amazing modern West Coast honky tonk cd. One of the best traditional country records of the year for sure!
Stevige aanrader/Ctrl. Alt. Country
Not since the duet recordings of Buck Owens and Rose Maddox or Merle Haggard and Bonnie Owens have two voices come together so
magnificently to showcase California Country.
--Dave Alvin