"Did Matthew Ryan just release his best record yet? Possibly. That’s a major statement from an artist who’s continuously given a master’s account at songwriting"
"It's 2017, and we're swimming (drowning?) in a world where beats sell, and lyrics don't. But it wasn't always this way... Every time I hear an album like Hustle Up Starlings, I'm reminded of the indisputable power of words. …
"This new full-length – produced by The Gaslight Anthem’s Brian Fallon – brims with a hunger and desire to fill the holes inside us that would otherwise kill us, but it’s paired with an unquenchable thirst to truly thrive"…