Tobin Sprout ‘Empty Horses’ Press Reactions

★★★★ Mojo

★★★★ The Line Of Best Fit

★★★★½ Louder Than War

★★★★ Norman Records

★★★★ AllMusic

★★★★ Popmatters

★★★★ Spill

★★★★½ The Fire Note

★★★★ Surviving The Golden Age

★★★★ Rolling Stone

★★★★ Télérama

★★★★ Kronen Zeitung

★★★★ Rumore

★★★★ Indie For Bunnies

★★★★½ Fat Hispster

★★★★½ MPodia

★★★★ Festival Info

★★★★★ Stavanger Aftenblad

“The perfect aural encapsulation of melancholy: in turns somnambulant, romantic and all-consuming” Rolling Stone

“Gentle, unassuming melancholia with McCartney-esque piano led tear-jerkers.. still a great pop song writer” Uncut

“GBV alumnus has a Bill Fay-ish quality here. Crumpled yet precise, confronting American Ghosts” Mojo

“A triumph” Louder Than War

“A poignant, personal album for an artist striving to make sense of America’s past and future” Record Collector

“Sprout retains the best parts of his musical personality while evolving into unfamiliar places, learning some new tricks, and spinning an excellent set of new songs in the process.” AllMusic

“Gone are the fuzz and roar, though, and in its place is warm production, simple instrumentation, and solidity in the songwriting.” Popmatters

“Gorgeous” Aquarium Drunkard

“Songwriting of this quality, with powers of suggestion and intimations of doubt, deserves an audience well beyond the historically-inclined.” The Line Of Best Fit

“A beautiful record” Spill Magazine

“One of American indie’s most valuable creative forces” Norman Records

“A great record” Jack Rabid, Big Takeover

“Une petite révélation” “Des chansons d’une gracieuse sobriété” “Un disque étonnamment doux et apaisant” Télérama

“Fascinant et chaleureux” Rolling Stone

“Un chef d’œuvre” Magic RPM

“Un triunfo de principio a fin” Ruta 66

“Tobin Sprout viene dispuesto a sanarnos. Y no precisa de un botiquín repleto: solo su voz quebradiza, una instrumentación escueta y canciones a menudo breves, pero siempre, siempre emocionantísimas.” Fernando Neira, Un Disco Al Dia

“Mit Reminiszenzen an Townes Van Zandt, John Prine und Robbie Robertson zeichnet er ein Bild seines Landes, in dem Ehrlichkeit und Gerechtigkeit nach wie vor einen Platz haben.” Journal Frankfurt

“Ein Album zum Zurücklehnen, Entspannen und sanften Mitdenken” Kronen Zeitung

“Asciutto, toccante, ispirato” Rumore

“Affascinanti” Rootshighway

“Un album che la vostra attenzione se la merita in pieno” Buscadero

“Ingetogen schoonheid” Gonzo Circus

“Een prachtige verzameling popliedjes” The Daily Indie

“Een prachtplaat” Festival Info

“Een album dat soms persoonlijk is maar altijd en overal warmte uitstraalt en waar Sprout overal oprecht en eerlijk klinkt. Veel luisterplezier.” MPodia

“En av årets vemodigste og vakreste sanger” Stavanger Aftenblad