Jef Chandler has been playing and singing for quite some time now, but this is his first solo record. His voice is smooth and he has a real knack for playing the acoustic guitar. During the mid-'90s,
Chandler created a regional buzz as a member of Big Brown Bowl, a group who had strong and brotherly ties to an upstate favorite,
Seconds Flat. Now, with his first solo recording,
Chandler has created an impressive debut, produced by
Matt Morgan, with a posse of musicians in tow from each of the aforementioned bands. All ten of
Chandler's songs are good; he incorporates the talent that he displayed previously as a writer for upstate magazines and newspapers into them, and laces them with a natural gift for melody. ~ Michael B. Smith