Press
Quotes
"The most engaging new band I've heard this year is The Ragbirds....eclectic, restlessly creative, poetic, and delivered with confidence, it grows on you with every listen."
-Jeffery Overstreet, Looking Closer
"This is evidence of the very best of what independent contemporary pop music has to offer"
-Thom Jurek, All Music (AMG)
"Their world music influenced repetoire and virtuoso musicianship is already earning a buzz"
-The Ann Arbor Paper
"The Ragbirds have gestated a sound and experience so unlike anything you've seen in these parts, you may begin to wonder if you've teleported to another land"
-Cheryl Wilson, The Uncommon Sense Magazine
"I feel like I've stumbled across a band that's destined to achieve the same level of cult-greatness as The Innocence Mission, Bruce Cockburn, Ron Sexsmith, Sufjan Stevens, and yes, even Over the Rhine.... The Ragbirds debut album, Yes Nearby, is a work of astounding international eclecticism, mixing everything from reggae to Celtic to blues music along with plenty of world music into a unified, enchanting whole"
-Josh Hurst, Revealarts
"In an era of catchy but ultimately unsatisfying pop tunes, this is a welcome treat!"
-Roger Lelievre, The Ann Arbor News
"The first time I heard them play I was stunned....I heard their music and literally stopped in my tracks. Their music is not only inspiring and powerful, but a successful experiment in teleportation as well"
-Jamie Bradish, The Ypsilanti Courier
"Like a well-worn suitcase covered with travel stickers of world-music styles"
-Alan Goldsmith, The Ann Arbor Observer
Full Articles & Reviews
The Ann Arbor Observer Feature March 2006
- Ann Arbor Paper Music Feature October 2005
- The Uncommon Sense Magazine Music Feature Flint MI May 2005
- 4 star album review by All Music (AMG) May 2005
- The Ann Arbor News CD Review/Feature July 2005 (PDF)
- Looking Closer Album Review August 2005
- Reveal Arts Album Review, August 2005
Interviews
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