Album Of The Week

"När amerikanen David Massey låter som allra bäst är det country-rock i ungefär samma anda som Rodney Crowell. Dessutom sjunger huvudobjektet nästan som om han vore självaste Crowells bror. Åtminstone är rösterna snarlika och i samma division. Sammantaget en amerikan som är så mycket bättre än det mesta, och om han hade bott i Sverige skulle ha varit en stor stjärna."

- Torbjörn Berlin / Berlin Calling -

"David Massey är extremt underhållande och musiken är tilltalande för min själ. Han har en förmåga att förtrolla och skapa musikalisk magi. En ytterst raffinerad och ändå lättsam skiva på samma gång. Med andra ord är plattan väldigt bra."

- Micheles Kindh / Blaskan -

"David Massey has released 7 CD's over his 22 year recording career. A recent bout of writer’s block (or possibly just laziness?) led him to look back at his 1st 2 records, neither of which had the benefit of professional promotional support. The result is 'Early Cuts'."

- Kenneth Bremer / Blue Desert -

"David Massey's new release is a composite of 2 early albums, with 7 tracks taken from 'Blissful State Of Blue', and 8 tracks from 'So Many Roads'. In revisiting the songs, he can bring the perspective of greater experience and maturity."

- Paul McGee / Lonesome Highway -

"This is a very good opportunity to retrace the beginnings of David Massey and then compare them with his constant development, which is already noticeable between 'So Many Roads' and 'Labor Day, and reached the peak so far with 'Man In The Mirror'. And here, it should be made clear, the various musicians who still play with him, who played a decisive role in shaping his sound, have an important influence here, as well. So I'm already eagerly and eagerly waiting for the next new release!"

- Wolfgang Giese / Musik An Sich -

"David Massey's 'Early Cuts' is not an album that pretends to be a masterpiece, it is a document, a glimpse, a collection of moments that together tell a story about growth, curiosity and the joy of making music without pressure. For the for lovers of Massey's later work, it is a valuable addition, because It shows where his musical instincts come from. For new listeners, it's a charming introduction to a songwriter who always wants to rely on honesty rather than on finery. It's a record where you don't find perfection, but character, and that is not lacking here for a second."

- Fred Pach / Muziekwereld -

"Wrapped in beautiful acoustic strings and flawless background vocals, David Massey delivers an album that offers exactly what the connoisseur of artisanal americana desires."

- Fred Schmale / Real Roots Café -

"We have reviewed the last 5 records from the American singer songwriter David Massey for our magazine, but we obviously have missed his 2 first albums, 'Blissful State Of Blue' from 2004 and 'So Many Roads' from 2009. In the 15 tracks on his latest record, ‘Early Cuts (Swings & Misses)’ he is now completing our collection with reworked recordings of his songs from these 2 early records. Thanks David for this beautiful addition of great melodies and songs from the beginning of your impressive career.”

- Valére Sampermans / Rootstime -

"The collection of earlier work in which something of Massey's later, more balanced work, already shines through, completes the discography of this lesser known, somewhat underrated singer songwriter."

- Cis van Looy / Written In Music -