
"One of the best and most unique female voices being recorded today. She floats and flutters through songs like a bird soaring…"
-Chip McCabe/Chicago Tribune
"#5 Song of the Year "
-American Songwriter Magazine
"Haunting and dynamic…"
-Jim Caligiuri /Austin Chronicle
"Outright devastating…"
Eric Danton/ AOL Spinner
"an earthbound Emmylou Harris..."
-David Menconi/Spin
"there's a magnetic pull that draws fans into the songs..."
-NPR
"…one stop-you-in-your-tracks stunner…"
-Dan Deluca/Philly.com
"there's no denying Shires herself as a tour-de-force, a singer, songwriter and musician who possesses the entire package and evidences it here. A revelatory offering in every sense…"
-Lee Zimmerman/Blurt.com
"beautiful and melancholy…"
-Andrew Dansby/Houston Chronicle
"This year's breakout star..."
-My Old Kentucky Blog
"blessed with the ability to nail the deepest of emotions with simple yet brilliant words…"
-Brian Robbins/Jambands.com
"songwriter makes good on her apprenticeship with the legendary western swing outfit the Texas Playboys and the Tom Waits and Dolly Parton comparisons that have lately followed her around…"
-Jeff Salamom/TexasMonthly.com
"earthy, gutsy, vibrant, occasionally confrontational. When Shires puts her bow to the strings, audiences pay attention…"
-Tris McCall/Star-Ledger
"a uniquely gifted singer, songwriter and fiddler blessed with a literate songwriting style and a crystalline, distinct voice…"
-Alanna Conaway/TasteOfCountry.com
"Amanda Shires is proof that big things can come in small packages…"
-Chris Oglesby/LoneStarMusic.com
"Carrying Lightning builds on the evocative alt-country of 2009’s excellent West Cross Timbers, showcasing both the breathless immediacy of her singing voice and the plainspoken elegance of her songwriting voice…"
-Stephen Deusner/American Songwriter
"an incisive, brilliant piece of modern Americana that demands to be played, then played again…"
-HearHearMusic.com
