"Upon hearing the new Carcrashlander record, we are quickly reminded why Cory Gray is one of Portland's musical treasures." - Tucker Martine (Producer/Musician, Mount Analog/Flora Studios) "Don your headphones and oversized sunglasses and take a walk out in the sun and listen to the new Carcrashlander; you'll be licking a multi-colored swirly sonic lollipop of jangly guitar rock (ala Pavement), half-sung vocals (ala Little Wings), floaty keyboards and quirky horn arrangements. "Landmines" is my new 2009 summer anthem." - Laura Veirs (Singer/Songwriter, Nonesuch Records) “It is not easy to assemble an album of songs with a large variety of styles, feels, and moods while maintaining your identity as a band or musician. But this is what I try to accomplish when I make music and it’s the first thing I notice about a band as a fan of music. Cory does that and more in this new album. The styles are all over the place, yet they are beautifully woven together with vocals and lyrics just poppy enough to love and just obscure enough to maintain a sexy mystery. Uhhmm, yes, I kind of have a band crush on Cory.” - Daniel Mckenzie (Shuteye Unison, The Rum Diary) “There’s no one who writes melody like Cory Gray, for my money at least. It almost doesn't matter what he's singing as his cadences are so full of emotion, memory and nostalgia. Lucky the words are good too; cryptic, but they still let the light in. At first this new record surprised me. There are more rhythms and band textures. The arrangements are more adventurous. But after repeated listens I'm happy to find he hasn't lost any of those aforementioned qualities. He's just changed suits. No longer the panoptic dirge balladeer, on 'Where to Swim' he's become lounge singer with the lights off.” - Darren Hanlon (Singer/Songwriter) More and more folks seem to be picking up on Carcrashlander...and for good reason. We've been huge fans of Cory Gray's band ever since we were first turned onto the music. Gray is somewhat of an artist's artist and/or one of those folks virtually every reviewer considers to be super cool. His music is probably most appreciated by other folks involved in music in one way or another because their perception may be slightly more acute. Where To Swim is another exceptional batch of tunes. Strangely enough, this album is probably Cory's most accessible yet. But don't think you'll be seeing him making an appearance on the talk show circuit anytime soon. This guy has too much artistic integrity for that. Carcrashlander tunes are melodic, moody, and slightly experimental. The sound is slick...but there are always peculiar jagged ideas lurking around the background. In terms of vocals, Gray's soft subdued voice is an absolute perfect fit for the style of songs he writes. Ten incredible tracks here including "Landmines," "House Arrest," "Rosie," "Behind You In Line," and "Yellow Car Tides." Highly recommended. TOP PICK. - BabySue.com