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Album Review by PITCH PERFECT
Billy Hubbard 4.o out of 5
By Matt Jensen 04/2023

“…he has melancholy in his voice that speaks to you no matter what the lyrics. It’s the sound of a man who has seen a lot in his life and is reflecting on it…”

“​I loved this album. The production was exceptional. And when combining that with the talent of Billy Hubbard it creates magic.”

  • matt jensen, pitch perfect

“If you like great songs and melodies, this album is one you’ll love. Terrific stuff!”

  • Steve Meyer, Former National Promotion Director for Capitol Records & Universal/MC

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lost in the nordics
06/10/23

“we can’t get enough of billy hubbard’s album “billy hubbard”

“The exceptional production combined with top tier songwriting makes this a great album. If you listen, Hubbard will take you on a journey.”

  • Jenny Clancy, Lost In the nordics

album review by the Recording Artist Guild Magazine
05/03/23

“Billy Hubbard is the self-titled debut album of a highly-emotive and passionate blues/country musician. Billy Hubbard’s first release is a collection of delightful songs with heaps of heart and, above all else, a feel-good vibe that would lend itself wonderfully to any long road trip. It’s music that evokes powerful imagery and emotions. I think it tells you everything you need to know about an artist when they succeed at painting a visceral picture for you.”

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BuzzSlayers
04/18/23

“With music in his blood, you can tell right away when you press play on Hubbard’s debut self-titled album Billy Hubbard that he has what it takes to stand out. His bluesy timbre oftentimes brimming with a country-bent and Americana twist takes us on a journey to easier times when technology and social media did not exist. His music will make one nostalgic for another time and place, but it’s his immediate sound that will have you rooted in the present.”

Goldmine Magazine’s
Album Review 10/2022

album review by writer, reviewer, and critic lee zimmerman, via goldmine magazine 10/2022 - review: billy hubbard by billy hubbard, an independent release

Singer/songwriter Billy Hubbard has spent plenty of time on the business side of the music industry — as a producer, promoter, A&R representative, and venue developer — but with his eponymous debut album, he steps behind the microphone with a compelling set of songs that reflect his verve and vitality.

Written and co-produced by Hubbard, the new album was recorded and mastered at Welcome to 1979 Studio in Nashville with an array of talented guest musicians — among them, Grammy winner and Country Hall of Fame member Charlie McCoy (harmonica) , Shawn Camp of the Earls of Leicester (mandolin and fiddle), Bethany Jean Smith (co-vocals on two songs), Ryan Sise (electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12 string guitar, co-producer), Casey Green (drums), Travis Anderson - Upright bass, electric bass, and Scarlet Egan and Richard Hill (background vocals)
— Hubbard (vocals, acoustic guitar) takes an emphatic first step towards establishing himself as an important player in today’s American environs.

Hubbard’s songs resonate with empathy and emotion, from the forlorn feelings echoed in the sad and sentimental “Civil War Letters,” an expression of love and loss written to a soldier’s wife from the battlefield, and the easy, breezy caress of “Castin’ Away My Blues” and “Goodbye Waltz,” to the emphatic strains and pervasive plea of “Take Me Back” and the rockier repast of “Got To Be Real.” Hubbard’s expressive, sandpapery vocals and precise arrangements set the tone, while the songs themselves resonate with warmth and resilience. A duet with Smith, “Lonesome When I’m With You,” conveys the regret and remorse found in a fractured relationship. So too, the palpable ache expressed in “For the Moment” contrasts with the sass and strut of “Mighty Low,” a Johnny and June-style duet that finds Smith and Hubbard commenting on a husband’s wayward behavior.

Nevertheless, the confession and conviction conveyed in a song such as “When I Look Into Your Eyes” reaffirms the essential emotional hinge on which the album hangs, with its echoes of a south of the border aura and ambiance adding atmospheric embellishment. So too, the riveting refrain and driving delivery given “I Think Of You” reinforces the energy and enthusiasm.

Taken in total, Billy Hubbard adds up to a stirring set of songs, one that marks its maker as a superb talent and one to be reckoned with. Hopefully, this is the first of many offerings Hubbard will have for us in the future. Anything he offers will be well worth waiting for.

“"When I saw your evil eye said crawl in a hole and die, knew it was mighty low of me to come home high.." very cool writing, and really diggin’ your warm, husky vocals on some of the tunes..particularly enjoyed the share duet of "mighty low"..that's such a cool device to share the story across the two characters..very Johnny and June! Really loving how well crafted your material is Billy!"

  • Mike White Presents

“a refreshingly unaffected troubadour. ah, billy when it comes to your voice, gentle cowboy, the more scratchy and scraggly, the more appealing. I seek that quiet conversation with Billy, who’s gonna’ tell us all about what it feels like to hold hands on a midnight train and look into your gorgeously imperfect lover’s eyes as the beautiful ruin of time and loss settles around us. Though you sing to us of suffering, Billy, we feel it’s all gonna’ be okay. Because as the world crumbles and falls, we take comfort in your rough-hewn inflections and gravely poetry and believe that you will keep singing us the lullaby we need to get through this day. rock us in your cradle of raw emotion some more and let us finally welcome the tears that roll in...finally, we've remembered how to smile and cry, and stop trying”

“oh, I love your sound...Fantastic guitar work. I was reminded a little of the way Tom Waits sets a mood and he is one of my favorites...”

  • Jenny Lou Drew and The Damage Done, Portland ME

“(billy hubbard) captures the grit, soul and hard-to-come-by authenticity of a time and place that is at once timeless and without borders…”

  • Beckett, Fogelsville, PA

“you bring such emotion and intensity to your singing and tasteful guitar work supports your singing wonderfully...”

  • Erika mayilver, Silver City, NM