Laid back ballads and thigh-slapping outlaw drinking songs make up most of the 12 tracks on the Ottawa alt-country five piece's debut, but the occasional curveball is thrown in too, such as Thought Yourself Lucky's hint of 60's garage rock. Proof that there's still originality in a genre too often mired Neil Young and Gram Parsons facsimiles - Q Magazine - 4/5 Stars

"If Gram Parsons, Neil Young, The Band and Otis Redding had an orgy... You might get something like this." - Chart Magazine

"cosmic country-rock sounds of Gram Parsons-era Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers down to a science. Sweet little bits of heartache underneath pedal steel and raucous barroom sing-alongs… what's not to love?" – Itunes Canada

"The John Henrys' Sweet as the Grain is a rootsy masterpiece." - Allan Wigney – Ottawa Sun

"A twangy twist feel good vibe." Tim Perlich – Now Magazine

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