IN THE PRESS

“David James Allen has delivered one of the most refreshing songs I have heard in a long time with ‘Nobody’… it is a well-rounded and reflective track both personally and musically. A traditionalist’s dream, but you don’t have to be one to enjoy it” – Two Story Melody (USA)

“On ‘The Architect,’ David James Allen delivers the epitome of a quality roots singer-songwriter album.” – Living Life Fearless (Netherlands)

“A musically sophisticated album… could have been written at any time in the last 60 years” – Americana UK (UK)

“A decade of life and love poured into a single piece of art… a testament to Allen’s creative ability and concentration when it comes to music.” – Music Mecca (USA)

“beautifully crafted songs about setting aside personal ambitions and finding self-worth in a lasting relationship.” – The Hamilton Spectator (Canada)

“[DJA] blends rhythm, energy and melody in his countrified songs, topped off by a voice that’s rich with personality, grit and grace. ” – Post to Wire (Australia)

“Beautiful lyrics and particularly tasteful musical coloring… Truly a discovery!” – Altcountry.NL (Netherlands)

“Allen’s voice is tangibly honest, engulfed in expressive guitar touchings and colorful steel shading. “For The Times” is a calling out, an emotional release of poetic design that rekindles the sunnyside-up twang stylings of Marty Stuart and Dwight Yoakam.” – Glide Magazine (U.S.A)

“Radiations effortlessly combines Allen’s literary songwriting with late 60’s/70’s baroque pop, country, folk, and psych sounds resulting in a polished and multifaceted album that is warm, reflective, and has light melancholic undertones… a deeply satisfying listen.” – Record Dept (U.S.A)

“The haunting and enchanting chorus of “I want you” is enough to hypnotize and send you into another dimension. The echoing vocals and wailing violin are like morphine to the ears, just easing any immediate pain and discomfort. Allen offers some kind of cosmic combination of Leonard Cohen-meets-Pink Floyd-meets-Gene Ween…” – Music Mecca (U.S.A)

“Wonderful sounds that hearken to that same creative bag [of] Nilsson and to later John Lennon [DJA’s music] … is not steeped in current indie tropes, [it’s] music that [has] earnest wonderfully askew poetry delivered with a voice that has it’s own unique persona..” – American Pancake (U.S.A)

“Delicate and supple, with ameanable ambience of vibrance and resoluteness, David’s vocals dance and prance like no other. A focused tint of vastness and grandeur” – Come Here Floyd (U.S.A.)

“Effortlessly blending country, folk, psych and pop sounds into a wonderful kaleidoscopic sound that could easily exist in any of the last six decades.” – Post To Wire (Australia)

“Allen compels listeners to also think about their final moments as a celebration of living and our own happiness. He pushes us to feel comfortable choosing contentment over possessions when finding a dreamscape to sink into for eternity” – Two Story Melody (U.S.A.)

“Collected into a song of profound craft and gumption, there lies a film of heavy sadness, delight, and all of the contrasts that makes a life, worth taking part. ” – Come Here Floyd (U.S.A)

“Wonderfully rich and immersive psychedelic folk-rock sound … There’s some Devendra Banhart weird wistfulness, backed by a burbling funk-lite rhythm section and some dovetailing vocals … [Radiations] promises to be a lush journey into folk and Canadian Americana music. ” – Post To Wire (Australia)

“[A] Beautiful folk sound fit for sunshine. ” – Obscure Sound (U.S.A)

“Cathartic and Retrospective. ” – A1234 (U.K)

“[When The Demons Come is] a stone cold brilliant album that absolutely should not become a tiny footnote of, in this case, Canada and Toronto’s (and even broader) music history. ” – The Spill Magazine (Canada)

“[David James Allen’s] rich and brooding voice is brimming with a sombre wisdom well beyond his years.” – Colorado National Radio (U.S.A)

“[When The Demons Come is] one of the more sublime debut albums of 2017” – The Spill Magazine (Canada)

“[When The Demons Come is] … is a tour de force exploration of love, loss, religion and spirituality… Full of emotional highs and lows, that will not leave the listener unmoved.” – The Great Dark Wonder (U.S.A)