“Devil’s Road is arguably the quintessential Walkabouts statement; being a go-to record that distills the band’s core vision into a suite of indomitable songs that hold regular fixtures in the band’s live set-lists to this day. Encapsulating themes of love, loss, escapism and redemption throughout, Devil’s Road is a ruralized road-trip mapped out across a landscape of ravishing widescreen orchestral epics.”
- DOA, UK
“Devil's Road & Nighttown - two formidable folk rock masterpieces."
- Die Stern, Germany
"Seattle alt-folk stalwarts' dalliance with major label production values delivered this (Devil's Road) lush upgrade of their badlands balladry."
- Mojo, UK (4 stars)
“That the majority of the world has not noticed is their loss.”
- Rolling Stone, Germany (4 stars)
"...plush melancholia styled along Cohen/Bad Seeds/Walker Brothers... the American Triffids."
- Uncut, UK (8/10)
"...the culmination of an artistic vision walked resolutely."
- Roots Highway, IT
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“Unforgettable elegies of melancholy, full of transcendence and longing…"
– Rolling Stone [for the Devil's Road reissue]
