"...exuberant Canadian Michael Johnston bounces around from instrument to instrument keeping the energy high."

- The Scotsman, January 18, 2009

...a gifted songwriter, dynamic keyboardist and a major talent..."

- Perthshire Advertiser (Scotland, UK), April 8, 2008

(the above review is from Air Canada's En Route fall 2005 magazine)

“...delicately beautiful.”

- the Toronto Sun (Jan. 2005)

“**** Johnston’s songcraft is pure. His melodic senses sniff out folk-centric soft rock, barrelhouse roots and traditional country... Johnston’s treasure trove of time-defying tunes will find many homes.”

- Metro (Jan. 2005)

“one seriously impressive debut. ”

- EXCLAIM (Feb. 2005)

“I was hooked from the very first song.”

- Claudia Garcia de la Huerta, CBC Radio’s “Big City, Small World”

"The most prominent feature of this brilliant album is well-crafted melodies that crawl into your head and take up permanent residence for weeks.  The songs are infectious, contagious, compelling, addictive." 

- The Belleville Intelligencer (Feb. 2005)

“A superbly rounded collection of songs from a singer/songwriter with a very bright future”
- Stylus (Spring 2005)

“Charming, funny and fey. Another OCFF discovery who’s developing as a major talent faster than anyone could believe”
- Richard Flohil for Folk Prints (Fall 2005)

"A true gem..."

- Soulshine

“This album is purely Canadian in all the best ways. Michael Johnston has finally succeeded in uniting our great land — at least musically. This satisfyingly full-bodied disc jumps between rocking numbers and slow crooners with ease.”
- Chart (Feb. 2005)

“...a dusty, plaintive voice, delicate touch and a way with a melancholy melody...check him out while you can..."
- The Winnipeg Sun (June 2005)

“Michael Johnston is being tipped as one of Canada's finest emerging singer/songwriters...he has a charmingly sweet voice and possesses fluent piano and songwriting styles.”
- Tandem (Jan. 2005)

“A new Canadian classic.” - Dave Ullrich (the Inbreds/Zunior.com)