I wasn’t prepared to like the country boy whose latest CD, Landlocked, pictures him in a plaid shirt leaning against a red barn. But Jeremy James won me over with cleverness and barefaced storytelling. I was prepared for cowpoke ditties jangling with twang, girls and whiskey. Instead, what you get with Jeremy James is pure, simple takes on life. Folktales spun out on clean and clear lines, merry melodies and clever lyrics. I love “Home,” which sums up Jeremy’s migration from Arkansas to New York with a clever wordplay. “When I look back on that red state line / I can’t help but to romanticize it / I’m watching my life unwind / And I’m in a blue state of mind.”

--Lowbudgetsuperhero.com, Sept 6, 2007