"Burton melds landscape and history in a way that can only be compared to William Faulkner or Cormac MacCarthy…their determination and integrity is pure punk-rock."
– Drowned in Sound [read full review here] |
“…you’ve got to pay proper respect to Early Day Miners [EMD] for playing weirded-out Americana years before it was the go-to soundtrack…”
– The Onion A.V. Club [read full review here] |
“…pure late-'60s ominous club scene turned into a fragile, strange portrayal of a state of mind.”
– All Music Guide [read
full feature here]
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“…succeeds in matching the emotion of the vocal line with the intensity of the instruments: thunderous bass, waves of chiming guitars, bell-clear notes rising out, ringing, fading back.”
– Said the Gramophone [read
full feature here] |
“Early Day Miners paints beautiful images in their listener’s minds, like a true artist of the Renaissance era. Daniel Burton’s hushed, softly sung vocals and brilliant lyrics that perfectly articulate the visual beauty of the outside world around him has become a trademark for the band.”
– Tiny Mix Tapes [read full review here] |
“Listening to Early Day Miners is like reading a good book complete with soundtrack. You can easily get lost in these songs.”
– DOA (adequacy.net) [read full review here] |
“…it’s the same band wearing a different style of jacket. And how stylish it is, like some kind of sonic haute couture.”
– Pop Matters [read
full feature here] |
“The quiet, restive rock made by Bloomington-based Early Day Miners uses hushed vocals and creeping, stirring structural soundscapes to create a mood so thick you could wear it like a hair shirt.”
– Austin Chronicle [read full review here] |
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“Reinvention seems to be a recurring theme for Indiana’s Early Day Miners. The band has made some adjustments to its sound, taking a break from the guitar-rock epics for some shorter, tighter songs with a pop edge.”
– Magnet [read full review here] |
“I'm hearing dashes of The Cure, and I can't tell if that's dabs of Peter Gabriel or TV on the Radio rolling around in there. Stop playing with my mind Burton..”
– IFC [read more here] |
“…these lo-fi rockers may seem a bit down at the mouth, but they've got enough vim to pack into the van for a national tour.”
– New York Times [read more here] |
