Americana UK reviews “Pacem”
“There’s a lot about this record that reminds me of Van Morrison, the deep spirituality and the fluid jazz notes being the foremost. Brown has a range of talents… He’s a fearless artist.”
Blabber ‘n’ Smoke reviews “Pacem”
“An album best heard in the late hours, preferably with a broken heart or a sense of ennui, PACEM is an excellent collection of songs on which to ponder.”
Americana UK reviews Jimmy & The Moon
“The songs are big and bold, unafraid, unashamed to flaunt their heritage… This is the work of a veteran who still has things to say.”
Here Comes The Flood blogs about “Pacem”
“Pacem is about hope, grief and love, but first and foremost it is about friendship and the obvious joy of playing together.”
North of Boston recommends Jimmy & The Moon
“…Toronto’s Stephen Stanley certainly sounds like the type of guy you’d like to hang out with — his is an engaging brand of rock for grown-ups, awash with E Street flourishes and head-bobbing harmonies. “
Here Comes The Flood reviews Jimmy & The Moon
“Roots rock band have to mean it or things will apart pretty damn quickly. But when it’s done right, it can be great and heartfelt. Canadian quartet The Stephen Stanley Band are pushing all the right buttons on their new album Jimmy & the Moon…”
“Love, The World” — Hugh Christopher Brown
“The song ‘Love, The World’ is about a number of things to me, and the meaning keeps shifting since writing it. What is constant is compassion. It is a bit of a mystery, but it feels like compassion is loaded with light and dark, which is why it feels risky; especially since there is no other way through… I have …
Five Questions With… Stephen Stanley (FYI Music News)
“Back in the early ‘90s, Lowest Of The Low seemed far ahead of their time in terms of adding true song craftsmanship to a post-punk template. Now with Jimmy & The Moon, the Stephen Stanley Band fully embodies that approach, while adding to the legacy of his past accomplishments.”
Single Review – Keeper of the Flame (The Daily Country)
“Keeper of the Flame is a delicate, thoughtful shuffler led by piano and Brown’s sincere vocals that focuses on following your inner light.”
Album Review – Jimmy & The Moon (No Sleep Til Sudbury)
“The other half is the album’s musical sophistication and songwriting scope. The power of Jimmy & The Moon lies in the fact that while it’s imbued in Canadiana, it doesn’t allow itself to be limited by it. The musicianship is grand and superior… Warm, pure nationalistic sincerity with worldly swagger. Albums like this one make me proud to be Canadian.”
Album Review – Jimmy & The Moon (Spill Magazine)
“Stanley and producer Brown have created some adventurous and jangly spins of rock/pop and folk energy that shine the spotlight on Stanley’s formidable songwriting, vocal, and guitar-playing skills.”
Pacem Review (De krenten uit de pop)
“…the album quickly captured my heart. Pacem warms you on cold winter days with music that feels like a warm fire. It is also music that overflows with feeling and talent.” (via Google Translate)
Jimmy & The Moon review (Fervor Coulee)
“Reminding me a bit of The Rainmakers Flirting With the Universe, The Stephen Stanley Band’s Jimmy & The Moon is a blast of Americana that mixes just enough rock to keep listeners invigorated without detraction. They are a terrific band…”
Five Questions With… Hugh Christopher Brown (FYI Music News)
“As one of Canada’s consummate musicians over the past three decades, Hugh Christopher Brown (better known to many as Chris Brown through his partnership with vocalist Kate Fenner and their former band Bourbon Tabernacle Choir) has always tapped into the spiritual healing power of song…It’s the kind of soul music few artists outside of, say, Van Morrison, ever attempt…”
Music the fabric of Brown’s life (Kingston Whig-Standard)
“Hugh Christopher “Chris” Brown has a tendency to find music — actually, he would say that it finds him — in the most unexpected places: while at a funeral, sitting in a Toronto lawyer’s kitchen, or even from behind bars.”
Next To Me — Stephen Stanley Band featuring Hadley McCall Thackston
“Next to Me” from The Stephen Stanley Band’s new record ‘Jimmy & The Moon’ produced by Hugh Christopher Brown. Featuring Hadley McCall Thackston.
The Stephen Stanley Band “Next to Me” Video (Exclaim)
“From the beginning, I wanted this video to be black and white, it completely was the tone of the song for me. So, set on the beaches and roads of Wolfe Island, featuring Hadley McCall Thackston’s haunting performance, this was exactly as it was meant to be.”
Radio Free Canuckistan: Pacem Review
“This is Brown’s first proper solo recording in years, and to make it he drew extensively from the community he’s cultivated on Wolfe Island, where he moved from New York City in the last decade… It’s the most musically diverse collection Brown has ever put out, and it’s a welcome return from a songwriter who has a lot to give.” …
Huffington Post: Hugh Christopher Brown’s “Pacem”: CD Review
“Pacem is one of those albums that works on the listener from the inside out. The more I listen, the more I am astonished by its depth and intricacy. The album begins with a Chant of St. Ignatius extolling the divinity of all things and ends with a lyrical, plaintive folk song. Between these two pieces are masterfully constructed songs, …
Canadian Beats Reviews Hugh Christopher Brown’s Pacem
“A cathartic, vulnerable piece of work, Pacem brings feelings of serenity and introspection to the listener.”
