Comments from radio about Until the Ocean: Man, this new CD is the BEST you guys have ever done. Absolutely top-notch. "Build a House and Burn It Down," "Carnival Lips," you just can't pick a best cut. Nothing bad on this album. We're playing the crap out of it at WVTF. It has gotten instant phone and e-mail response. Thanks for sending this. We're gonna be playing this one continually for a long time. I just wanted to let you know the impact "Until the Ocean" has had here. I think at least 12 dj's have touched your cd. We are a station that is format free. DJ's play what they wish. When I see so many dj's touch a cd, I know it's a strong release. Since we got it, I'm guessing maybe 70 or so spins have accrued. I have you at #1 on my FMQB chart, #1 on my CMJ 30 chart, and I have you (I think) at heavy spins on my Americana chart. It's a strong, diverse, even profound cd and I (we) thank you profusely for creating it and sending it our way. Keep it going please. And if you tour behind this one, here's hoping you make it to the Colorado Rockies. ... While the new generation of musicians is notable for their creativity in pushing the boundaries of the music and providing the sense that it is here to stay, my "best of" list is by no means limited to the youngsters. Witness The Horse Flies, middle-aged experimentalists of the first order who have no doubt influenced many of the young turks getting most of the ink. ... [Until the Ocean is] perhaps the best studio album yet by this veteran group from upstate New York, in typical fashion they deliver always interesting, sometimes quirky, Roan Mountain Hilltoppers-meets-Talking Heads trance-like old-time musical grooves energized with the urgency, lyrically and sonically, of the best modern rock music. Radio Free Americana A mightly impressive album with its own distinctive sound. Seeing The Horse Flies kick off the festival (Falcon Ridge Folk Festival) was terrific. I have been describing this legendary band as "old-time music meets Sonic Youth" as of late because of the way that they combine heavy percussion and electrified instruments with a bouncing old-time string band groove. Richie Stearns rhythmic banjo playing is just a marvel. Hello guys- My radio show is EclecTopia and I was sent your new album. Wow. Great music. You are the featured artist this week. All the best, Jim (West Virginia Public Broadcasting) Love the record !! You guys are great. Very unique material. (Radio DJ, WDYN, Rochester, NY) Just to let you know that the package with the new Horse Flies album has arrived safely - and that we had the first tracks on air. What a great album! For my ears it connects with the strongest material that the Horse Flies have come up with over the years. I'd really love to see the band live again. Hope it'll work with another German tour. I'll try to spread the word. Not a straight-ahead, simple folk album, Until the Ocean is a brilliant production. Every time I hear "Three Shoes" I get goose bumps and start moving uncontrollably. It's not a pretty sight, but it's a great feeling. I wish you all the best with the new CD. Thank you for all the great music you have provided here at WRUW-FM. You're music has been featured on several shows including mine ... Greetings from Germany ... What can I say, it's absolutely fantastic. Best CD I've heard since long and a lot to play from it for the listeners. Whether it is the driving rhythm of “Human Fly” or the haunting vocals of “Drunkard’s Lone Child", these folks are fantastic! If I were fortunate enough to be in a band this is the music I would be playing. Bluebear's Music Vault |
