“… punk ethos with a side serve of Parisian swing and some Alan Ginsberg beat poetry → if this is all Billie Reid ever does, this small collection of songs, he’s pulled it off. No bloated self indulgence, no posturing and preening, it’s all here in his music, quite remarkable!”
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“Enter the world of Billie Reid. A musician who stands proud as a purveyor of righteousness in current times → punk, alt-rock and Americana all come crashing down from his pedestal in a fuss of anger, girth, with his trademark vocal – a furious, grizzled spit that emulates the late, great Joe Strummer from The Clash”
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“… here’s an alternative version with sneering ‘Clash’ inspired chords and snarling lyrics that bite. Tombstones and a cheating heart, “I ain’t got no time for lies” → This isn’t trendy art but a dark reading on a timeless theme …”
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“… Billie Reid relays a tale of love and loss with the bile and poetic fervour of a punk troubadour → a bitter brew of betrayal, torment and regret, presenting the listener with the fiery sound of defiance …”
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“You’re not going to go to connect with Billie Reid if new sounds are your thing. His music is timeless, steeped in Americana. He infuses his own concerns, his own hurt. Songs like ‘Black Silk Dress’, ‘Hard Hard Woman’ and ‘Love Song 612’ have compact clarity, but they also connect emotionally in ways that linger well beyond their duration“
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“… we all have those feelings of hurt, alienation, pain, that blister up when love goes sour. Billie Reid gets this better than most, and delivers heartfelt and caustic reminders that “things will never be the same again”. Simple words, big truth, and the line as it’s sung carries a charge that we can all recognise if we’ve ever opened our heart to another and had them snack on it …“
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