“Kieran Ridge is not playing games. On his new album, recorded alongside his energetic and deft band, The Moonrakers, he delivers 11 original compositions with sincerity and urgency. Leading the band and his listeners through a forceful set of rollicking country…Ridge is armed with an emotive and muscular voice, and a clever turn of phrase…he is perfectly at ease rasping and shouting through hard luck tales of love, loss, and life at the bottom of the bottom of the bottle and atop of a tough climb… Most impressive about Ridge’s writing is that his tough exterior, while immensely enjoyable in musical form, masks sustained lamentation of loneliness and regret. In creating a complex voice, he joins the best writers of the country tradition.”

-David Masciotra No Depression, Salon, The Washington Post, The Atlantic

“Sweet Jesus. What a fun, infectiously sing-alongable set of songs. This self-titled debut for Kieran Ridge’s new band has a classic barroom country-rock vibe that ranges from deep country, to dylanesque laments, to bluesy numbers. Kieran Ridge never misses a beat, never has a bad line in his songs, never fails to entertain in his songs.”

-Calvin Powers The Americana Music Show

“Kieran Ridge is an authentic practitioner of powerful roots music, and this self-titled album is a fine representation of his soulful music.”

-Dan McIntosh Paste, Country Standard Time

“Somewhere between Steve Earle, Bruce Springsteen & The E. Street Band and Luka Bloom, stands Kieran Ridge and the Moonrakers…I get a lot of Americana, and sometimes one band runs into another. So I was pleasantly surprised by this album. This is great stuff.”

-Eleni P. Austin Coachella Valley Weekly

“There is a cohesiveness and immediacy to the songs … Ridge has settled into a stronger writer and more confident musician. The proof can be found all over his latest album.”

-John B. Moore Blurt/New Noise Magazine/InSite Atlanta/NeuFutur Magazine

“Ridge’s weathered voice is a perfect match for these “old” sounding songs. Kicking off with “The Last One To Know,” the listener feels as if transported to a front porch singalong where the bottle is passed around.”

-Jim Hynes Country Standard Time, Elmore, Variety

“Ridge's mountain top-hopping rocky travelogue digs deep in the roots to unearth some gritty treasures you can take home and enjoy.”

-Grant Britt No Depression, BluesMusic Mag, Greensboro News and Record

“…a set of perfect songs. Kieran Ridge's own performance is a triumph…”

-Benny Metten

Hellfire! This is a bloody good album…Eleven songs featuring some great lyrics, impressive arrangements and top notch musicians…Nothing short of spectacular!

-Kevan Breitinger