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“God knows, Austin has its share of fine musicians. Even in that crowd, though, Insley ranks as a standout performer.”—JEFF BURGER • No depression read full review • MARCH 18, 2016
Insley has a great voice, I mean who doesn’t love a full, rich country baritone, but it’s his perfectly understated, never in your face, conversational style that makes him so effortlessly engaging.” ―John Conquest • 3RD COAST MUSIC • READ FULL REVIEWMarch 22, 2016
“Those who are coming to him for a first time should enjoy this well packaged album which puts a lot of releases on major labels to shame” Stephen Rapid • Lonesome Highway • READ FULL REVIEW • March 25, 2016
“…refreshingly old fashioned, a blessed relief from the plague of ‘bro’ country sweeping the genre.”Rudie Humphrey • Fatea magazine • READ FULL REVIEW • March 30, 2016
“Kinda makes me wish I had a Dave Insley lunchbox to help face the world on a daily basis.” ―Greg Victor • PARCBENCH LIVE • READ FULL REVIEW • April 18, 2016
“Dave Insley provides the ideal old American soundtrack.”―Tom Clarke • ELMORE MAGAZINE • READ FULL REVIEW • APRIL 19, 2016
“This is a dead, solid perfect modern honky tonk record that’ll keep the party going out in the parking lot well after last call.”―CHRIS SPECTOR • MIDWEST RECORD RECAP •  READ FULL REVIEW • APRIL 19, 2016
“he comes from the ‘quality over quantity’ school of songwriting; as he can really tell an eloquent story in a very simple way; always holding your attention until the very final note”―Alan Harrison • THE ROCKING MAGPIE •  READ FULL REVIEW • APRIL 19, 2016
“IT SHOULD BE NO SURPRISE THAT DAVE INSLEY’S ALBUM ‘JUST THE WAY THAT I AM’ MAY BECOME A STRONG CANDIDATE FOR A 2016 GRAMMY AWARD AS BEST COUNTRY RECORD.”WWW.ROOTSTIME.BELGIUM• READ FULL REVIEW • APRIL 21, 2016
“Firmest command of traditional Texas country music on the contemporary scene? On fourth LP Just the Way I Am, Dave Insley makes an airtight case for himself”Tim Stegall • AUSTIN CHRONICLE • READ FULL REVIEW • APRIL 22, 2016
“As much old fashioned charm as Just The Way That I Am has, there’s an effortless and relentless swing to this disc that’s impossible not to like.” ―John Kereiff • gonzo online! • READ FULL REVIEW • May 1st
Lonesome Highway Interview with Dave Insley―Stephen Rapid • Lonesome Highway • READ FULL INTERVIEW • May 11, 2016
“Just the Way that I Am is perfectly balanced between the sturdy baritone in which Insley sings his songs and straightforward, old-school C&W accompaniment that frames them.” ― John Swenson • Stereophile Magazine • READ FULL REVIEW • July 2016
“Texas swing from the man in the big black hat with the big, dark voice” ―Nick Dalton • Maverick magazine • READ FULL reVIEW • July, 2016
“If Marty Robbins had brought out the spiritual aspects and abandoned any attempts at rhyming in his Gunfighter Ballads he might have come up with ‘Arizona Territory, 1904.’“ ―Wolfgang Doebeling • Rolling stone MAGAZINE german edition • READ FULL reVIEW • JULY, 2016