AMG Review of Jeffrey Gaines

Jason Ankeny
All Music Guide

On his promising self-titled debut, Gaines embraces the themes of workaday life; his songs take on topics like parental responsibility ("Didn't Wanna Be Daddy"), self-loathing ("A Dark Love Song") and crippling insecurity ("Scares Me More"). His voice is husky and emotive, and stands in sharp contrast against the spare, folkish music.