PRESS
“…He writes songs with a nakedness, perhaps, or lack of pretentiousness that’s particularly convincing.”
Gina Arnold, Creem Magazine
“While Zellar’s gravelly voice and gritty country-rock nicely suit the material, his songwriting is what really shines.”
Eric Fiddler, Associated Press
“…his compassionate songs— twangy ruminations on the battered egos and shattered dreams of blue-collar middle America— are fascinating, focused portraits that glean insight from the details.”
David Okamoto, The Dallas Morning News
“Zellar’s signature raspy vocals carry his heartfelt, self-conscious treatises on small towns and big cities, loneliness and love, and life’s peaks and valleys that burrow into your consciousness.”
Vickie Gilmer, Knight-Ridder
“Talk about the most underrated songwriters of the past decade and this guy’s got to be in your first sentence.”
Kevin O’Hare, Newhouse News Service
“His songs are just too beautiful, too fully realized to ignore.”
The Austin Chronicle, Austin, TX
“Zellar writes the kind of evocative stories that are powerfully peopled by ghosts.”
Robert Patterson, New Country Magazine
“Let’s get this straight: Martin Zellar is one of this country’s finest songwriters and it’s doggone time he started getting the recognition he deserves.”
Steve Terrell, Santa Fe New Mexican