What People Are Saying about
quaalude lullabies
“Quaalude Lullabies is an unadorned set that shimmers with longing and heartache. Over the course of nine impeccably rendered songs and a brief but riveting 28 minutes, Chris Canterbury voices the ageless sorrows and beauty of human existence.”
— NO depression
“The nine-track record comes five years after his last album and it’s beautiful not only in the poetic despair of the lyrics but in his scaled back delivery as well, coming across like Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska or Willie Nelson’s Red Headed Stranger.”
— glide magazine
“The threadbare arrangements and Canterbury’s world-weary vocals are consistently compelling, sharing an honesty and insight that’s unerringly haunting, on the one hand, and decidedly determined on the other… Reality can be rough, but Canterbury seems well up to the task of simply taking it on.”
— American Songwriter
“Canterbury's gritty realism will remind country music fans of Chris Stapleton and Jamey Johnson.”
— taste of country
“It’s a striking and powerful collection of songs that are bound to be one of our top albums this year.”
— raised rowdy
“Chris just lays it on you with utter realness. Adding to the impact, Chris sets these stories to a raw, minimal, melancholic country-folk backdrop. There's often little more than Chris' gentle guitar work and a floating atmosphere; some songs don't have drums at all, and the ones that do keep things at a slow, simple place. If you like your country with mournful melodies and hard truths, this album is a must.”
— brooklyn vegan
“Soulful country that despite its humble beginnings still manages to stir and move.”
— americana uk
“With Quaalude Lullabies, Canterbury succeeds in capturing the bleak tone of [Bruce Springsteen’s] Nebraska.”