Kind words from Gordon Lamb of Flagpole Magazine—
"Travelin’ Angel: Although ostensibly an Athens artist and singer-songwriter, Adam Klein has really become a citizen of the world. Easily the most enthusiastic and well-traveled person I know, he continues to take his music around the nation and garner impressive accolades worldwide. Currently working on his second album, Klein has been joined by A.J. Adams (Blueground Undergrass) on production duties. The list of players is highly impressive, including Carlton Owens (Bloodkin, M Coast, ex-John Mayer) on drums, Raphael McGregor (NationBeat) on guitar and lap steel, Phillip McArdle (Wydelles, ex-Star Room Boys) and Jess Franklin (Tishamingo) on guitar; John Neff (Drive-By Truckers) will add his gorgeous pedal steel sounds, and William Tonks (Barbara Cue, WE/RI) adds dobro to the mix. As they say, holy Toledo!"
"On Distant Music, Adam Klein plays his role of a singer-songwriter who isn’t quite folk, and isn’t quite alt.country, but rather nestled nicely between the two. With the sweet opener, “St. Paul,†he walks that fine line and ends up with a sound resembling Soul Asylum’s Dave Pirner. On the acoustic-laced “Restless Soul†and the barren “Dusty Rose†he works in the vein of Tim Easton or others of that fine ilk. Klein rarely ventures out of this comfort zone, instead nailing tunes like “Full Moon Night†out of the park with its subtle pedal steel accents. It’s the sort of music you’d hate to hear in a bar because people would be idiotically talking over tunes such as “Visions Of Faith†with its close, hushed feeling running throughout it. The same can be said for “Truck Stop Love,†the somewhat warm and folksy “Walkin’†that shines bright, and the Nebraska-ish album highight, “Bound To Roam.†Distant Music is a great album, but one that will sadly fall under most people’s radar."- Glide Magazine
"... an engaging debut that's as reliable and uncomplicated as a stout cup of coffee. It's a fun, unpretentious batch of originals that suits this decade as well as any of the previous four."- Flagpole Magazine
"I, myself, have become completely enchanted by the beautiful stories that the singer-songwriter narrates in his songs. Accounts of his travels... slowly but surely cast a spell... The subtle and various instrumentation attracts attention... by the penetrating manner in which Adam Klein interprets his songs. For the time being Distant Music is an obscure record [self-] published by [Klein’s Cowboy Angel Music label]. However, it holds enough quality to grow into a leading roll of its genre."- JacobVisser.nl
"Klein, with his guitar and harmonica, has a somewhat sad but beautiful voice. His songs have not only something inviting, but also almost force you to listen... The more some records are played the more beautiful they become. This is one of them."- Peter Pleyte, Altcountry.nl
"What a beauty! With thirteen songs this newcomer is already keeping us for days in a spell of wonder... Listening to “Lonesome and Achingâ€, “Full Moon Nightâ€, “Mississippi Momma†and “Dusty Rose†brings a lump to your throat... With closed eyes it is not difficult to picture exactly what the songwriter means to convey. Just imagine Klein, for the occasion accompanied by his acoustic guitar, sitting at dusk at the banks of the Niger, plucking away at his instrument and timidly breaking the silence with newly arranged tunes."- Ctrlaltcountry.be
“Beautiful, thrilling… sincere narratives. [Klein] brings a pure song with a rare sincerity and intensity seldom heard in today’s musicâ€- Freddy Celis, Rootstime
"Adam Klein, a Georgia native, brings us an earnest folk album that sounds like it was recorded in the woods of the Appalachians. Soft and honest, Klein draws on some of the best of his genre, Kevn Kinney and Josh Ritter, to infuse his album with true to life tales and beautiful harmonies. Distant Music is an album meant to be played, not to an auditorium, but to a living room of friends."- Jake Nuckolls, cdreviews.com
"Klein is exploring standard themes common to most songwriters. However, the fact that his songs are so obviously well-crafted, and the fact that his presentation— an engaging voice and quiet, acoustic country meets early-Dylanesque folk arrangements— ensures that Klein rises above the pack."- Sing Out!
“.. an album steeped in the cosmic cowboy music of the late 1960s to early 1970s. Think Neil Young’s loping country beat from Harvest and the harmonies of The Band. You can hear familiar echoes of musicians like Woody Guthrie, Guy Clark and Bob Dylan… As with Dylan during his domestic period (1968-74), Klein’s songs reflect a life being lived... one part Planet Waves and one part Travels with Charlie."- Warren McQuiston, Southeast Performer Magazine
