"A rich, impassioned set of songs that essay a global nation in flux ... These sentiments reach their most powerful expression on Living In The USA, which addresses a homeland built on spurious notions of freedom, choking on fossil fuels and offering up the rule of law to the highest bidder ... Yet Electro Melodier is finely weighted between anguish and hope ... Stylistically, in keeping with recent works, the album aims for the spot where folk, blues and country converge. Farrar's acoustic guitar is an unwavering presence, though multi-instrumentalist Mark Spencer (on slide, lap steel and organ) provides much of the texture and shade ... Against a backdrop of disquiet, Electro Melodier is ultimately mindful of counting life's blessings, "friends to care for and places to be""