Jon Langford has grit in his voice and melody in his soul. A punk-rock pioneer, a leading light of alt-country, a troubadour for our times, a musicians' mentor, a visual artist of uncommon skill, a singer-songwriter who writes with the authority of having lived a life rather just having imagined it, how do you peg Langford? Is he folk, rock, country, punk, what? Yes, he's all that. Langford is Langford, a transplanted Welshman who's been in Chicago long enough for us to claim him, and in doing so, stake a claim to a treasure.

— New City Chicago

Summarizing Jon Langford’s contributions to punk rock and all of its permutations, as well as his career-long obsession with American roots music, is liable to overwhelm anyone.

— LA Times

Jon Langford boasts a unique creative energy, unless you can name another individual who helped pioneer cowpunk (The Mekons' Fear And Whiskey) while contributing artwork to craft breweries (Dogfish Head).

— SPIN

Jon Langford has established a lofty standard of brawny melodicism and personally and politically charged songcraft, building a formidable songbook on a foundation of stubborn humanism and a finely honed sense of the absurd.

— Austin Chronicle

Americana has not lost its grip on Langford, nor vice versa.

— Pitchfork

Let’s skip the history and instead focus on the primary constant – Langford’s barkeep approachability and an affable approach to political frustration and career disillusionment.

— LA Times

The great rock and roll bridge between punk's back alleys and country music's windswept plains.

— Portland Mercury