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PRESS QUOTES
"It’s important to note that the album was written, performed, recorded and produced by one person. After listening through,
you’ll understand why this is so notable. There is a lot going on here! Without knowing anything about the album, you
would think there was an orchestra hanging out behind Lumpy, but nope, it’s just him and his ambitious dream made
reality. There is something to be said for any artist that maintains focus and drive over a two year period to finish a project,
and they deserve credit regardless of the final outcome.
There haven’t been many albums turned movies, although Pink Floyd’s The Wall does come to mind. If another one were to
be done, Life, Man should be the next album up for consideration. Although I’ve only seen an album cover and read a small
blurb about “Lumpy”, after listening through the album I have a vision of this quirky, fun-loving character full of dry
humor, sometimes self-deprecating. Through his music, Bryan Highhill has breathed life into Lumpy, and I sincerely hope
that he will continue to thrive through his music and fans." -www.indiemusicreviewer.com

"Highhill, whose penchant for intricate syncopation, left-field sampling, and lyrical and vocal eclecticism served him well
on From Wilderness Cove, has created yet another album that deserves instant recognition as an indie-music cult classic."
-Rob DeWalt with the Santa Fe Pasa Tiempo

"From the first stretch of the first track, you know it is going to be all foolishness. Then you’re right, and my birds how
delicious it is. There’s a swoony loony sort of urgency to this album, like a drunken elephant stumble-rumble-dancing
around the rim of a volcano. At any given moment everything is about to collapse in on itself or burst. Hard to say which.
Whether it is the stomp-your-feet determinism of "Tell You So" (such fun!) or the pulsing party sing-along "I’ll Bring You
Down", you can’t deny that the feverish horn lines carry this music. As a classically trained trumpet player, Highhill really
lets the instrument serve as the mouthpiece of the album, even though the tracks all have vocals. Bryan is playing his own
percussion as well, which really serves as a rhythmic interpreter of your heartbeat, doing all the things your organ cannot.
Don’t put this album on and expect to do something else. It is all very noisy and distracting and Bryan’s signature voice is
one you can’t ignore. But- if you’re ready to give yourself to one man, now is your chance." - fallopia.org

"From Wilderness Cove is a glistening cherry atop an already generous sundae of great local talent. Highhill ditches the
strict party vibe of his funkified Felonious self in favor something more personal, all the while channeling Weezer, Beat
Happening, Daniel Johnston, Fishbone, Beirut, Bowling for Soup, and They Might Be Giants. But Highhill is no imitator -
nor is he a one-horn wonder. Assuming roles throughout the album as a vocalist, percussionist, piano player, Rhodes
keyboardist, fluegelhorn player, trumpeter, guitarist, and programmer.
Highhill comes into his own as a regreshingly original and honest lyricist with versatile instrumental chops."
-Rob DeWalt with the Santa Fe Pasa Tiempo

©2012 Bryan Highhill