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PRESS FOR BELLY OF THE LION

"...lingers long after those last notes have stopped reverberating"
– Pitchfork (7.8) [read more here]

"This record is a quiet gem, something very rare in these times."
– Under The Radar [read more here]

"one of the year's best bedroom listens"
– Austinist [read more here]

"Wingo succeeds at creating these affecting, gauzy rooms of sound. These are songs that are shimmering but never precious, beautiful but not immaculate."
- Pop Matters [read more here]

"one of my favorite songwriters Ola Podrida are wonderful"
– Said The Gramophone [read more here]

"enchants with subtle artistry."
– Clash [read more here]

"Every Ola Podrida song feels like its own self-contained movie, as aching melodies support nostalgic, bittersweet lyrics to paint visual, as well as emotional, pictures."
– Hammer to Nail [read more here]

"David Wingo has squared the circle of how to do alt-country/folk today and still be special..."
– QRO [read more here]

"Recorded at home, the record exemplifies an organic yet balanced sound often so difficult to come by..."
– The Line of Best Fit [read more here]

"excellent"
– Austin Sound [read more here]

"an accomplished collection of spacey folk songs sure to win your indie heart"
– Magnet [read more here]

"Belly of the Lion, on which Wingo plays every instrument except a few drum tracks, should push Ola Podrida into the thick of indie rock's folk awakening. It puts a rural twist on modern dream pop,"
– Austin Chronicle [read more here]

"David Wingo is a meticulous song craftsman and his work is filled with gorgeous, full textures and consuming emotions"
– Music For Ants [read more here]

"Belly of the Lion is a truly solid album from start to finish"
– Culture Bully [read more here]

"perfect"
– The Daily Nexus [read more here]

"It is phenomenal."
– Hey Brooklyn! [read more here]

"New album Belly Of The Lion doesn't disappoint, either, picking up right where the debut left off with it's folk–y aura and emotional arrangements that beg for you to pay attention to them"
– Your Ex Lover Is Dead [read more here]

"a rich, textured work, edging Wingo's Americana-focused concerns into a territory that sounds - dare I say it - pretty close to cinematic."
– Flavorwire [read more here]

"a quite beautiful escape."
– Neufutur 8/10 [read more here]

"the first taste of the album sounds pretty special. "Your Father's Basement" is all hushed beauty and velvety tones. An album to look forward to on November 10."
– Oceans Never Lie [read more here]

"his most accomplished work to date"
– Aquarium Drunkard [read more here]

"It's without question one of the year's best."
– Indiewire.com [read more here]

"You’ll want to have this album on hand as we prepare for the winter, and as you prepare to make your record collection complete with masterful pieces of art."
– Austin Town Hall [read more here]

"This is Love with a capital L"
– Luxury Wafers [read more here]

"astonishingly subtle and beautiful work that should end up on numerous best–of–2009 lists"
– New Haven [read more here]

"...mercurial acoustics couched in mood-setting chamber sonics."
– American Songwriter [read more here]

'Your Father's Basement', a fragile acoustic story with drops of electric guitar frozen by Wingo's broken voice.""
– Pitchfork (Track Review) [read more here]

PRESS FOR OLA PODRIDA

" ….this is what I'd hoped Grizzly Bear's Yellow House would sound like…Ola Podrida isn't just a strikingly accomplished debut—it's near–essential listening for anyone who's been taken with the recent turn in some parts of the indie cosmology towards folkier and more countrified sounds.”
– Stylus Magazine

"Instruments layer together subtly and deftly, creating an atmosphere that brings to mind the wide Western plains or old, not–quite–forgotten lovers."
– Spin

“..a pretty, Southern–inflected indie rock album, soft acoustic guitar arpeggios, various keyboard instruments, and brushed drums leading the way”
– All Music Guide

“Ola Podrida have beaten Sufjan Stevens to the punch and recorded an aural–love letter to singer David Wingo’s Lone Star state.”
– Pop Matters

“chock full of beautiful songs” – My Old Kentucky Blog

“This is "Texas Music", in the best sense of the phrase.”
– Gorilla vs. Bear

“The folksy calm lets the songs feel easy, lets them feel familiar; and yet deep in there, beneath the easy and familiar songs, is something more than status quo. There's a fierceness that feeds these soft–voiced things, something far too sensuous for bedtime. If this were a 2006 album, it would be one of my albums of the year.”
– Said the Gramophone

“unfailingly cinematic” – Exclaim

“Wingo's mastery of the sound is hard to deny"
– Coke Machine Glow

“very good album…fantastic live show. Definitely worth checking out”
– Brooklyn Vegan

“Ola Podrida excels at creating a beautifully atmospheric mood, as well as gentle beauty that's both spacious and deceptively complex….At the end of ‘Jordanna,’ Wingo sings, ‘I'm not sure there's any point to it all / but I sure loved hearing your voice,’ and the latter sentiment surely holds true here.”
– NPR

“Ola Podrida is a cohesive, confident album full of folky, quiet guitars and thoughtful lyrics that coalesce into complete songs. But what sets the group apart from similar acts like Iron & Wine and Paul Duncan is its cinematic flair: Wingo treats his words like images, so that the music acts like a soundtrack that gently reinforces their meaning and impact.”
– Pitchfork (8.0)

“it's easy to fall prey to Ola Podrida's rustic charms” – Textura

“…the upcoming album is a thing of quiet beauty reminiscent of the very best under–the–radar homegrown ’70s folk experiments…I have a feeling this is only the beginning.”
– Aquarium Drunkard