The guardiand. 25. June 2021ByByDave Simpsond. 25. June 2021"The title track finds him watching the news and sighing "things don't look too good". However, the tunes are stirring and uplifting and the overall spirit is optimistic. As the father-of-two sings in the exquisite If It Comes in the Morning: "There's a new day coming, we've been a long time running ... but all hope is contagious."".Read review
AllMusic2021ByByMark Deming2021"On Quietly Blowing It, M.C. Taylor reminds us he knows how we feel, and that he feels the same way; perhaps that helps only so much, but there's a lot to be said for a friendly voice during a hard time, and that's just what this album delivers".Read review
Pitchforkd. 30. June 2021ByByStephen M. Deusnerd. 30. June 2021"Despite its grand scope and good intentions, the latest album from M.C. Taylor is the sound of an artist beginning to repeat himself: lite music for dark times".Read review