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2008-06-18T17:02:00.000-07:00

02.16.10 - "It was like they were reading my diary when they were writing this album" - Music She Blogged (Toronto)(The New Whole Usuals)

02.11.10 - "This might be the first really polarizing album of 2010." - The Daily News (McKeesport, PA) (.pdf)(The New Whole Usuals)

01.15.10 - "If Frank Zappa had a bastard child and left him at the carnival, this is what he would sound like." Bandvibe.com(The New Whole Usuals)

09.18.09 - "Even if you are not humming them, you just need to hear one note of them and you know it is Josh Preston." - Common Folk Meadow (Germany)(Josh Preston)

08.01.09 - "Rural Americana so entrancing that if they were the band in "Deliverance" the sex would be consensual." - Roctober Magazine (Stillhouse Hollow)

07.08.09 - "Imagine being on a long road trip with great friends without any definite destination." - Daily News Journal (also posted on USAToday.com) (Stillhouse Hollow)

06.30.09 - "Griffin, the main songwriter, has a feel for rustic Americana that recalls the Band in places, and his fellow members provide changes of pace and different colors...." - Allmusic.com (Stillhouse Hollow)

06.01.09 - "Their signature sound has a ragged charm, acoustic and old-timey." - Blogcritics (Stillhouse Hollow)

06.01.09 - "These timeless tunes can be appreciated by everyone from teenagers to folks in their eighties and beyond." - LMNOP.com (Stillhouse Hollow)

05.16.09 - "Edgy in its own way." - Guestlist Magazine (Stillhouse Hollow)

02.04.09 - "Andrew Dolfie — the pop whiz behind local indie act The New Whole Usuals." - The Tennessean (The New Whole Usuals)

12.17.08 - "Preston... back where music all began for him." - Bangor Daily News (Josh Preston)

09.04.08 - "This group of musicians, led by Andrew Dolfie, continues to be an experimental ensemble bent on world domination, trying new things through sound." - Daily News Journal (Murfreesboro, TN) (link) (The New Whole Usuals)

08.18.08 - "Preston placed himself in the arc of usually British guitar troubadours that has people like Ralph McTell and Roy Harper on the folky end, Richard Thompson on the rockier one, and John Martyn, Nick Drake, and Preston himself somewhere in the middle." ~ Vintage Guitar Magazine (Oct 08) (.pdf) (Josh Preston)

07.22.08 - "Preston draws from a singer-songwriter tradition as simple, sturdy and solemn as a 100-year-old tree." ~ MassLive.com (.pdf) (Josh Preston)

07.22.08 - "Exit Sounds is a quiet and moody affair... led by his strummed and finger-picked acoustic guitar and it all supports Preston's slightly gruff tenor." ~ AllMusic.com (.pdf) (Josh Preston)

07.02.08 - 3 out of 5 Stars ~ Daily News (.pdf) (Josh Preston)

07.01.08 - "Preston’s greatest strength lies in his voice and in his intelligent lyricism." ~ Southeast Performer (.pdf) (Josh Preston)

06.27.08 -"Preston is a master of cinematic lyrics as he paints vivid pictures by way of plaintive lyrics and buoyant melodies delivered with understated fervor." ~ Minor 7th (.pdf) (Josh Preston)

06.16.08 -"Josh harkens back to the singer-songwriter days of Simon & Garfunkel and John Lennon." ~ Rock is Life (.pdf) (Josh Preston)

06.10.08 -"Josh Preston writes poetic songs he sings subdued, with sophisticated arrangements." ~ Moors Magazine (The Netherlends) (.pdf) (Josh Preston)

06.03.08 -"He sings like he's crying while conjuring poetic visuals at the same time." ~ MightFX (.pdf) (Josh Preston)

06.03.08 -"Preston sings in a rich, pitch-perfect tenor, just a little throaty, and occasionally breaking into falsetto for a lilting 'oooh.'" ~ Southeast Performer (.pdf) (Josh Preston)

06.02.08 -"Preston has a sharper sensibility than the typical singer-songwriter.." ~ Blog Critics (.pdf) (Josh Preston)

05.19.08 -"Preston's guitar work is excellent on this album, sharp and melodic." ~ The Trades (.pdf) (Josh Preston)

05.16.08 - "The throaty, heart-wrenching hooks on Josh Preston’s Exit Sounds are as plentiful and long as…well, as his beard." ~ The Deli Magazine (Nashville) (.pdf) (Josh Preston)

05.14.08 - "Built upon a solemn vocal tone and an intricate arrangement of sound, Josh Preston’s third full-length recording "Exit Sounds" is a breathy whisper of turmoil along a wasted waterfront of the heart. " ~ Metro Spirit (Augusta, GA) (.pdf) (Josh Preston)

05.13.08 - "You too can be a New Whole Usual, just be sure to strap on that safety belt first." ~ PerpetualToxins.com (.pdf) (The New Whole Usuals)

05.02.08 - "Exit Sounds is an extremely impressive album from a solo artist who deserves to be well known." ~ CosmosGaming (.pdf) (Josh Preston)

04.30.08 - "Mr. Preston's songs sound like an odd cross between a more accessible Sufjan Stevens and a soft folkie version of Bob Pollard (Guided By Voices)." ~ LMNOP.com (.pdf) (Josh Preston)

04.15.08 - "Nashvillian, Josh Preston is a dude that if given the opportunity could win over a lot of hearts...." ~ Captainsdead.com (.pdf) (Josh Preston)

02.20.08 - Brad Sweitzer & The Young Sophisticates sing of the uncelebrated - Tiger Weekly (.pdf) (Brad Sweitzer & The Young Sophisticates)

01.24.08 - "The new release by The New Whole Usuals is anything but usual."- Murfreesboro Pulse (.pdf) (The New Whole Usuals)

01.10.08 - "Impressive in its elaborate construction" ~ All The Rage (.pdf) (The New Whole Usuals)

01.09.08 - "The band truly strikes gold." ~ Radio Exile (.pdf) (The New Whole Usuals)

01.09.08 - "Sweitzer’s songs are cynical, cleverly written narratives."~ Mountain Xpress (.pdf) (Brad Sweitzer & The Young Sophisticates)

01.03.08 - "The Best of Last Year's Noise!" ~ All The Rage(.pdf) (The New Whole Usuals)

01.01.08 - "put Ween & Mr. Bungle in a room..." ~ The Chicken Fish Speaks (.pdf) (The New Whole Usuals)

01.01.08 - "INFECTIOUS!" ~ Southeast Performer (.pdf) (The New Whole Usuals)

12.07.07 - "Frank Zappa meets electroshock therapy." ~ Rock Is Life (.pdf) (The New Whole Usuals)

12.04.07 - In the league of Zappa and Beach Boys! (.pdf) (The New Whole Usuals)

11.28.07 - Now we're top ten. (.pdf) (The New Whole Usuals)

10.30.07 - "Random Acts Of Music" (Youtube link) (Josh Preston interview and 3 song performance.)

10.30.07 - A Grand Design (.pdf) (The New Whole Usuals gets props for art!)

10.25.07 - Nashville City Paper (.pdf) (The New Whole Usuals get a weekend pick!)

10.23.07 - Confessions of a Music Addict music blog .pdf (The New Whole Usuals are making the rounds!)

10.20.07 - Bag Of Songs music blog .pdf (The New Whole Usuals get a little shout out!)

10.13.07 - Berkeley Place music blog .pdf (The New Whole Usuals make their press debut!)

10.01.07 - Buzz Grinder .pdf (The New Whole Usuals CD Release Party mention)

10.01.07 - UBL Artist of the Week .pdf (Josh Preston is one of the Artists of the Week!)

07.02.07 - Captain Is Dead music blog .pdf (Josh Preston got a little shout out!)

06.16.07 - Berkeley Place music blog .pdf (Nick Shelton is the theme song for the picture of the day!)

06.13.07 - Berkeley Place music blog .pdf (Brad Sweitzer again! - They love this guy!)

05.25.07 - Berkeley Place music blog .pdf (Brad Sweitzer in Top 10 Indie records so far)

02.05.07 - Berkeley Place music blog .pdf (Brad Sweitzer Review)

01.22.07 - Confessions of a Music Addict music blog .pdf

01.22.07 - Saturna music blog .pdf

01.21.07 - Dance Hall Hips music blog .pdf

01.21.07 - Bag of Songs music blog .pdf

12.17.06 - Wow!!! This is amazing. The site has been up for like 30 minutes and already we have been named Time Magazine's Person of the Year!!! Unfortunately, this link is no longer available.

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2008-06-18T16:22:00.000-07:00

06.12.08 - Josh Preston Exit Sounds One Sheet .pdf

03.20.08 - Josh Preston Exit Sounds press release .pdf

10.01.07 - The New Whole Usuals press release .pdf

10.01.07 - Photo of The New Whole Usuals .jpg

01.21.07 - High Resolution of MATM logo is now available for download. Right click here for the beige backgroud. Right click here for the lo-res logo with transparent background.

01.16.07 - New Releases From Me and the Machine Records .pdf