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PENGUIN EGGS REVIEW, TRUTH & FICTION
The Montreal-based, maritime-born, Rob Lutes was a writer and editor before becoming a singer/songwriter/guitar player, and that experience with the writing craft shows up in his formidable songwriting skills.
He won the 2001 Kerrville, Texas, new songwriting competition and the 2004 Philadelphia Songwriters Project Road Song contest and has released three previous CDs: Gravity (2000), Middle Ground (2002) and Ride the Shadows (2006) before this latest effort. If this CD is any indication of the quality of his previous work, this critic will be digging back to buy those earlier ones.
This is a damn fine CD, beautifully recorded by Rob MacDonald and Rob Heaney, with substantial songs, terrific guitar playing by Lutes and MacDonald, and backing vocals by Annabelle Chvostek (formerly of the Wailin’ Jennys). Apart from his own songs, he does a mean version of Warren Zevon’s Mutineer. The fact that he pulls it off is a greater tribute to his skill than anything I could write. A really fine CD.
– Barry Hammond
Montreal Gazette
“…his most compelling album yet.”
- Mike Regensteif, Montreal Gazette
Heaven
“One of the most impressive new Americana artists of the decade.”
- Kees van Wee, Heaven
Montreal Mirror
“Lutes' forte, though, continues to be his ability to dole out musical truths and fiction in equally credible doses. 8/10”
- Gerard Dee, Montreal Mirror
Le Net Blues
“Rob Lutes' talent is not fiction and once again, he delivers an album at the height of his talent.”
- Patricia Clavel, Le Net Blues
www.rootsy.nu
“Rob Lutes has refined his expression and he has climbed a notch with each release. He is now in my opinion, among the very finest in the genre.”
- Johan Annetorp, www.rootsy.nu
Ctrlaltcountry.be
“*****” (five stars)
- Ctrlaltcountry.be
www.hookedonmusic.de
"another seasoned, strong statement from Canadian Rob Lutes..."
- Frank Ipach, www.hookedonmusic.de
rootstime.be
“An inspired songwriter.”
- rootstime.be
rootstime.be
“a skilled synthesis between contemporary semi-acoustic blues and folk music. A superb album.”
- rootstime.be
Havenstad FM
“It's a masterpiece.”
- Roel Stabler, Havenstad FM
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