"[Smither] taps his foot to keep the rhythm, much like the late blues legend John Lee Hooker. His finger-picked guitar lines are sleek, unhurried and insistent. And then there’s the voice –equal parts gravel and molasses, Smither’s singing sounds like a distillation of the folk and blues heroes he grew up listening to in New Orleans."
--NPR

"Smither is an American original, a product of the musical melting pot, and one of the absolute best singer-songwriters in the world."
--Associated Press