Press
"A quietly expansive soundscape that lives somewhere between intimate reflection and sweeping Americana...an understated sincerity...genuine emotion in every turn of phrase...a sense of cinematic space that invites the listener to look back and ahead at once...makes room for both stillness and motion, one moment immersed in silence, the next propelled by the weight of footprints left behind...heartfelt and polished...for fans of thoughtfully-crafted roots songwriting."
~ THE INDEPENDENT SPIRITS
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"Expansive and intimate, pastoral meditation informed by genuine wandering rather than armchair romanticism...the production choices reflect Heller's cinematic aspirations...creating synamic range through careful arrangement...mature songwriting that acknowledges complexity rather than retreating into pastoral fantasy...Heller understands that some internal journeys require external geography to properly unfold."
~ B SIDE GUYS
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"Chronicles the plight of the working man...gritty and gripping...a rough-hewn Rust Belt anthem cut from the same cloth as classics by Steve Earle, Jay Farrar, Greg McPherson, and Bruce Cockburn's rockier moments...hits the sweet spot between folk rock and roots-punk."
~ TINNITIST
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"Heller wraps the inducing vulnerability of Vic Chesnutt and the grandiose Americana landscapes of Nashville's most underrated troubadours...Cinematic, big sky crescendos."
~ GLIDE MAGAZINE
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“His sense of the order of things is apparent in every song he writes…Heller’s a world-class songwriter.”
~ THE BLUES HIGHWAY
“…Heller’s album, The Sentence, is evidence of his evolution as a socially-involved, profound songsmith…his most focused work, both musically and lyrically…fires on all cylinders from start to finish….seems to follow the mantra of Fogerty, Neil Young, Springsteen, and Mellencamp, showing us the heartland, the world of the working man….sets the scene and the emotion that any and everyone can connect to.”
~ INDIEPULSE MUSIC MAGAZINE
“…his lyrics are evocative…music this good rarely finds itself on the airwaves…I’ll be playing this one in my head for the next few weeks.”
~ PROFESSOR JOHNNY P’S JUKE JOINT
“Heller has become a voice for the common man…continues to forge his own identity…A consummate storyteller, his songs reverberate within everyman.”
~ THE NASHVILLE BLUES AND ROOTS ALLIANCE
“…the sound of Heller and company is hard to pin down…A natural storyteller…complete with mellow acoustic rhythms and cutting electric riffs…likens his songwriting to that of Kentucky’s Chris Knight.”
~ CHARLESTON CITY PAPER
“They make honest-to-god rock and roll…at times sounding like The Jayhawks or even bigger bands like The Wallflowers…dramatic in the same way Van Morrison or Led Zeppelin can be in their quietest moment.”
~ SOUTHEAST PERFORMER
“…taking the legacy of Redheaded Stranger, Nebraska, Blood on the Tracks, and Son Volt’s Trace in their own hands and hearts.”
~ INDEPENDENT WEEKLY
