Album Notes

"Ain't nothing orthodox about the spin he puts on blues, funk and boogie...The singer-guitarist is just this side of buzzville, and it's his swagger and joie de vivre (in cahoots with a well-crafted chorus or three) that'll boost his ever widening circle of zealots. See the new LOOK AT ALL THIS! for proof." -VILLAGE VOICE

"Complete with tasty horn and mandolin accentuation, Howard Fishman spans
genres from the upbeat zydeco styling of "Katie Lala" to the talking country
blues of "That Lonesome Road." The opening track, "Superstitious" could pass
as an acoustic David Byrne/Mexicali jam. It doesn’t hurt that the
Grammy-winning producer Rob Fraboni, who has worked with everyone from Patti
LaBelle to Bob Dylan and Allen Ginsberg, did an incredible job highlighting
the varied backing instrumentation and unique vocal delivery of this
singular artist. Fishman is a musician’s musician that can tickle the ivory
and turn right back around with some fantastic guitar rhythms and licks.
Unafraid to layer his sound with backup vocals, "The Best Is Yet To Come,”
dedicated to the songster’s mom, is flavored with a gospel vibe that chimes
through like something from a redemptive Sunday service mass, complete with
a lovely mid-song break-down featuring just drums, piano and vocals before
launching into an inspiring coda. With "You Say," "Small Talk," "Decision,"
and the closing track, "Pictures," Fishman pulls off some delightfully
tender ballads that effectively carry the emotional weight between the
faster-paced tunes like the beams of a well-built musical mansion." -VERBICIDE