Listening to a Rich McCulley record is a lot like having a long-term relationship. You take both for granted. Everytime Rich releases an album he nails one roots-rock gem after another. The Pasadena Weekly`s Bliss wrote, "There`s a bittersweet, Beatles-esque buoyancy to many of McCulley`s pop tunes, whether he`s celebrating the simple joys of riding with his lover down Ventura Highway on "Forever California" or ruing the pitfalls of relationships on "Forget It All Again" ("Here comes another curveball, aren`t you glad you brought your glove / Here comes another push, can you take another shove"). Smart musicianship and well-placed lyrical barbs a la "Once I got to know you, I couldn`t drink enough" (from "I Never Really Loved You") elevate this above typical romantic pop." McCulley makes it all sound effortless, the sign of an artist that reaches the average everyman, but in fact this is finely crafted roots-pop. -- Jeff Weiss, Miles of Music (self-released)
