There are two very different sets of musicians here, separated by generation, genre and even nationality, yet Cold as the Clay was recorded in a week and sounds wonderfully effortless.  Full text...

Think of it as punk rock played quieter.  Full text...

Graffin's musical limitations are often exposed within this more subtle form but, as a statement, Cold as the Clay is pretty damn impressive.  Full text...

The songs are slow, folky, and have a bit of a old country western feel to it. If you are a fan of Bad Religion, you might be disappointed because you’re probably expecting something punk rock.  Full text...

Cold as the Clay is adequate, even a nice change of pace for ears used to Pennywise and a million other Bad Religion knock-offs, but he's too much of a dilettante to make Cold as the Clay anything more than a bag of mildly pleasing Americana.  Full text...

The album has the feel of a folk singer traveling on the rails or the high seas; simple songs that are taught to other travelers over beers or a warm fire or sitting tucked in the corner playing in a dark, dirty pub.  Full text...

Cold As The Clay is Graffin's tribute to old-time American folk music, and it contains six covers of traditional songs as well as five originals, for which he enlisted the very capable musicians from The Weakerthans to back him up, that offer similar lyrical depictions of American life as it used to be.   Full text...