Album Of The Week

"Surrender Hill inleder nya skivan med titellåten, 'Wild Country', och följden blir att man som lyssnare är omedelbart fast. Det svänger, är melodiöst och det luktar amerikanska hitlistor lång väg. Sedan fortsätter det så skivan rakt igenom, förvisso med lugnare inslag, men samtidigt med en känsla av äkta country med inslag av rootsrock och lite annat, och framför allt suverän sång från makarna Afton och Robin Salmon, som verkligen sticker ut."

- Torbjörn Berlin / Berlin Calling -

"Vacker, traditionell och fin americana som blåser skönt och skimrande genom både mitt hjärta och känsloliv."

- Micheles Kindh / Blaskan -

"På sitt nya album, 'Wild Country', bjuder americana duon Surrender Hill på sin mest personliga skiva hittills. Robin Dean Salmon och Afton Seekins Salmon har skrivit samtliga 15 låtar, där deras egen kärlekshistoria, från motgångar och sökande till ett gemensamt liv, löper som en röd tråd genom albumet."

- Magnus Nordin / In The Circle -

"Surrender Hills 'Wild Country', ett album där americana, country, rootsrock och western soul smälter samman i ett varmt och jordnära sound."

- Magnus Nordin / Rootsyland -

"Robin Dean Salmon och Afton Seekins Salmon utgör duon Surrender Hill som har gett ut ett flertal americana-album vid det här laget. 'Wild Country' är en av deras allra bästa, mest varierade och personliga hittills."

- Robert Ryttman / Zero Magazine -

"The poetry and music of Surrender Hill give me a bunch of chords, the truth and peace of mind. God bless Peter for telling the world about them."

- Jonas Öhman / Om Country -

"This is Surrender Hill’s latest heartfelt chapter, and across its 15 tracks, the album chronicles deeply personal and resonant themes. At its core is the extraordinary story of how Robin and Afton met in the most unlikely of ways, after years of searching, heartbreak, and personal ups and downs, finally finding each other and building a life together."

- Kenneth Bremer / Blue Desert -

" A stunning musical accomplishment that proves it’s impossible to pigeon hole Surrender Hill. They are fearless in their exploration of musical genres, and of the human condition. Shout out to Surrender Hill every day and all day for being one of the most riveting and intriguing musical duos of today. 'Wild Country' should be considered the group’s most emphatic effort yet, given its music and messaging. Simply put, it’s also their best to boot."

- Alan Cackett / Americana, Roots, Country & Bluegrass Music -

"Surrender Hill are one of my favourite americana duos, delivering both honky tonk, rousing folk rock, and soul- and blues-tinged country. With never less than a dozen songs and frequently many more, their albums are always value for money in terms of both quantity and content."

- Mike Davies / Fatea Magazine -

"This is Surrender Hill’s 7th set as they continue their interesting lived in songs, personal stories, with incisive themes, harmonies, and quite a departure from previous musical incarnations. Robin Dean Salmon and his wife Afton Seekins Salmon craft a showcase their press release sums up eloquently, 'the road is long, the heart is open, and the music they make together feels like coming home'."

- John Apice / Americana Highways -

"A lot of soulful music is offered with stories that you can listen to, a lot of harmony in expression, tradition and modernity, respective elements combined in a very beautiful way. This couple is supported excellently and sensitively by all the band members."

- Wolfgang Giese / Musik An Sich -

"Surrender Hill's 'Wild Country' is another excellent album with strong compositions and two voices that fit together beautifully."

- Joop van Rossem / Heaven Magazine -

"Surrender Hill's 'Wild Country' relies entirely on character, on craft, on the ability to create an atmosphere that you, as a listener, automatically take with you. It is a record that doesn't shout you down, but that slowly embraces you, and precisely because of that, lingers. For lovers of authentic americana, this is another convincing step in an oeuvre that is becoming increasingly rich."

- Fred Pach / Muziekwereld -

"Strong as steel, heartbreaking, love spreading and storytelling songs are filling the tracklist of the newest record from American country couple Surrender Hill. I have heard all their records made during their longlasting career, but this newest one, ‘Wild Country’, shows that the compositions by Robin Dean Salmon and Afton Seekins Salmon are becoming even more qualitative with every new album they release. Highly recommended to buy!"

- Valére Sampermans / Rootstime -

"On 'Wild Country' we find 15 songs, delivered exclusively by this musical duo. The title track immediately tells the story of their wanderings in the past and with compelling harmony vocals on fiddle tones, the country sound immediately gets us in the right mood. Honest country work by a talented duo."

- Cis van Looy / Written In Music -

"In December of 2024 I wrote 'I've been following Surrender Hill for almost 10 years, and I'm ready to sign on for another decade'. I will not change a word of this statement and I continue to be charmed."

- Sam Pierre / Du Côté de Chez Sam -

"The songwriting is romantic, often autobiographical, and the excellent musicians involved in these session guarantee quality to production."

- Fabio Cerbone / Roots Highway -