"One of America's best -- and most underrated -- songwriters."
-- PopMatters
"What? You want some kind of description of the artist and his music? Just fucking listen to the guy and enjoy his prowess."
-- Frank Black a.k.a. Black Francis
"A voice to turn good girls bad...Maybe crazy but damn exciting."
-- The Village Voice
"A proudly weird talent with a nervy raw appeal."
--Time Out New York
"Best Actual Gig of the Year. Very very impressive."
--Sleazegrinder UK
"The bastard child of Sinatra and Lemmy. Great epic, minimalist rock tunes with that end of the night feel."
--Random Magazine UK
“For all his simplicity, Reid is like nobody else.”
-- Seattle Weekly
"Possessed with the voice of a drunken wolf. Songs that roar."
--Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"Best Of Manhattan"
-- New York Press
"A soot-black sense of humor as biting as an underfed Rottweiler."
--Cleveland Free Times
"An unholy howl of a voice."
-- CMJ New Music Monthly
"Reduce-you-to-tears razor wit...Reid Paley ought to be a household name."
--Pittsburgh City Paper
"One of the East Coast's best-kept secrets, his wryly misanthropic schtick is all his own. Live, he is the Bill Hicks of the blues. You need to see him."
--What's On In London
"Straightforward, sarcastic, funny and gifted at putting a song together."
--New York Press
"For fans of churlish honesty and unaffected one-man shows, REVIVAL is a nonstop riot."
--San Francisco Weekly
"A jarring reminder of what rock'n'roll once was and could be again."
--The Washington Times
"Reid Paley is the kind of artist Seattle loves."
--The Stranger
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lyrics
THE DARK SKY (Reid Paley)
Stop me if you’ve heard this one
You’ve heard it all before
Just another holy joe
Streets are lined with suckers
Buying snake oil from a whore
And there’s no place left to go
Don’t be afraid of the dark sky
I’ll hold your hand
When it comes down
Here come the morning sun
It’s all yours and mine
Let’s get up front and watch the show
Here come that judas cow
Watch ‘em get in line
It’s the only thing they know
Don’t be afraid of the dark sky
I’ll hold your hand
When it comes down
Everyone go home now
There’s nothing left to see
Try to remember how the years
Turn into years
And no one really cares what’s true
And when the caterwauling’s filling up your ears
There’s only one thing left to do
Don’t be afraid of the dark sky
I’ll hold your hand
When it comes down
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The Monkey’s Paw (BMI)
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