“Every song on his debut album Songs of Praise and Scorn cooks with both down-home comfort and avant-garde brio, Stelling building earthy folk troubadour stories over a fluster of wild arpeggios.” -The Village Voice
“…what a real self-contained, modern-day troubadour looks and sounds like. Songs of Praise and Scorn is a fine way to introduce someone who should be a voice to be reckoned with in the years to come.” -American Songwriter
“The musical storytelling of Christopher Paul Stelling embodies a long road full of lush folkloric, mythological and religious imagery.” – WNYC
“The is a reverence in and of Christopher Paul Stelling that is immediately perceptible. It’s striking and it’s powerful. It’s a draw. It’s a magnetism that sucks you right into the landscape that he sees.” - Sean Moeller, Daytrotter
“…organic, southern Gothic-meets-classic folk vibe. Everything about his performing style and songs was inspiring, refreshing, and also blissfully familiar…” – Beyond Race Magazine
“…it wasn’t until Christopher Paul Stelling performed that the final emotional wall came crashing down. As though he was reliving every emotional moment that went into the creation of each of his songs, he dug deeper than I’ve seen just about anyone, and everyone in the room was channeled into every second…” – New York Press
“To watch Stelling play is akin to watching a master work. There appears to be little thought put into what he’s creating. The furious guitar lines flow effortlessly as tales are woven over them.” – The Muse In Music
“Not only can the man play an incredible finger-picked melody, but he learned how to compliment his playing with compelling lyrical storyelling like the legends of the past. His sound is not of a contemporary time but rather the roots of our whole American musical existence.” – Jonny Leather
“Christopher Paul Stelling is the new maestro of finger-picked melodies, an immensely talented singer, songwriter and an intensely brilliant folk musician that will surely become legendary. At some point, he will be mentioned with the greats.” – Loudvine
“The raspy growl that so reminded me of Cobain paired with his entrancing guitar playing- with fingers moving so quickly but in the most natural way possible, as if that’s what they were born to do…” – Paper Spaceship
“His intricate finger-picking style and emotional, sometimes howling, vocals are sure to leave you awestruck.” – Miami Herald
“The musical storytelling of Christopher Paul Stelling embodies a long road full of lush folkloric, mythological and religious imagery.”
—WNYC
“…it wasn’t until Christopher Paul Stelling performed that the final emotional wall came crashing down. As though he was reliving every emotional moment that went into the creation of each of his songs, he dug deeper than I’ve seen just about anyone, and everyone in the room was channeled into every second…”
—NY Press
“…organic, southern Gothic-meets-classic folk vibe. Everything about his performing style and songs was inspiring, refreshing, and also blissfully familiar…”
—Beyond Race Magazine
“…we’ll be hearing about this soul-tugging troubadour for some time to come.”
—My Old Kentucky Blog
“…his folkie ramblings, growled with stark emotion over finger-plucked guitar melodies, sound like they should be coming from the gabled front stoop of a Southern swamp-side bar.”
—Stuff Boston
“The amount of talent that comes from Christopher Paul Stelling is difficult to put into words… press play to any one of his songs, and immediately you will find yourself transported to a place you will never want to leave.”
—The Vinyl District
“Like folk singers of centuries past, Stelling isn’t afraid to dwell on the dark side. When he feels like letting go, he writes in a symbolic, cryptic style that eludes simple analysis.” – iTunes
Asheville, Mountain X-press- 2/28/12
Orlando Weekly, 02/23/12 – Click photo to read.
