Review Excerpts:"The hooks come with baroque ornamentation on this debut that was original and eclectic enough to cut through the dozens of singer/songwriters that come across my desk."
- Paste Magazine
"It’s obvious that Gibbs has done his homework, and probably has a mountain of ancient LPs that he plays over and over in the wee hours of the morning, but the production and arrangements keep the tunes from being nostalgic exercises or clever recreations of blasts from the past. Every time you think you know where a tune is going, Gibbs and his collaborators change direction just enough to keep you off balance and pleasantly surprised."
- Crawdaddy!
"My Fellow Sophisticates is a very mature album...without a doubt, some of the most beautiful melody lines we have heard this year. Don't expect a quick fix here. Sophisticates takes a few spins to sink in. But, if you're like us, about five or ten spins later...you will be addicted to this album. Recommended. (Rating: 5++/6)"
- Babysue
"the Alabama native proves he's undoubtedly talented- in the way he’d probably still figure out how to churn out music if his palms were tied behind his back...the guys got a sickly eclectic musical range...Get your groove on. His album, a veritable tour de force"
- RCRDLBL.com
"William F. Gibbs is melting together garage music sounds with the great gospel spirit to create an interesting soundtrack for the neo-religious/spiritual groups...William has created a very specific sound and, by the title, it looks like he dedicated it to folks who share his thirst for this sound"
- Urb Magazine
"I’ll get this out of the way . . . buy this album. You won’t regret it, unless you’re the type of person who just can’t stand really good music...This guy is no amateur trying to macbook his way to stardom, he’s the real deal...this is the kind of album that I was hoping to find when I started working for Greenville Scene"
- Greenville Scene
"It's a shame most CDs come with stickers that are jammed to the gunnels with RIYL and hyperbole laced descriptions...for a poor fella like William F. Gibbs it really pigeon holes a creative artist...Gibbs song writing is really more soulful and genre bending than those listed on his one-sheet...more that he shouldn't simply be lumped into the masses that try to emulate them."
- Herohill
