NPR Music: Eilen Jewell strikes a balance between heartache and triumph in "Crooked River," recounting personal trials made universal through the song. Throughout her career, Jewell has carved a niche between blues and country; here, pedal steel, harmonica and electric guitar provide the backdrop for her story of climbing back up from a life turned upside down.

No Depression: Jewell demonstrates her versatility, range, and depth, rebranding familiar sounds while again sharing her distinct voice and poetic bent.

Americana Highways: What’s obvious is the quality of the storytelling. The care taken to shape each song musically, lyrically & then when the time is right, the application of the committed voice. The performance, the sell….The charm also comes with Ms. Jewell’s exuberant voice — how she possesses & applies generous ounces of retro musical identity & yet manages with expertise to personify it all with sinewy strength. She doesn’t sound dated. Never.

Under The Radar: “Winnemucca” is a dusty and winding country ballad, lying in much the same vein as touchstones like Lorettta Lynn and Lucinda Williams.