Album Of The Week

"Doug Schmude tells stories, but they are all happy, and he is a rare soul that can sing the blues with a silver lining. 'You ain’t guaranteed all the days you can spend', he sings, and Schmude is on a mission to uplift with his time here."

- Emily Dongray / Americana UK -

"Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, raised in Oklahoma and Texas, coming of musical in Boulder and Nashville, and now based in Southern California, Doug Schmude's americana is a cocktail of folk, country, rock and blues that should go down well with Jason Isbell, Ryan Bingham, John Mellencamp and Steve Earle fans."

- Mike Davies / Fatea Magazine -

"As someone with not a single musical bone in my body, I’m always impressed when I hear a songwriter take a tired old theme like breaking up with a loved one, and putting their own distinctive stamp on it, which is exactly what Schmude does with 'Lines On My Face, arguably the type of song Guy Clark may have written on his last couple of records."

- Alan Harrison / The Rocking Magpie -