McGonigel's Mucky Duck

“He spins a yarn with fresh wit, details a failure with unflinching honesty, and everything in between remains admirably cliché-free.”

“Gimlet eyed and smart mouthed, with a self-deprecating kind of swagger, he has positioned himself as an heir to outlaw-country royalty like Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and especially Ray Wylie Hubbard…” 
“…extends a worthy Texas tradition: the weathered, hard-drinking, weary but clear-eyed troubadour….”

“Texas smartass delivers hilarity and heartache.” 
“Carll unreels road-damaged stories with a boozy twang, his wicked couplets cut with a sentimental streak…”

“11 Next Big Things in 2011” 
“Silver-tongue-in-cheek country iconoclast.” 
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“…reveals Carll’s bleeding heart, romantic as well as political.”

“If 2008’s Trouble in Mind heralded him as an heir to the Dylan-inspired singer-songwriter school of John Prine and Guy Clark, this follow-up finds Austin-based Hayes Carll setting some standards of his own.”

“Carll’s mix of humor, sadness and trenchant observation is present in full force…”

“an earnest craft….it’s refreshing to hear Carll goose it with so many clever nudges and winks.”