THE NEW YORKER:
“Jeffrey Foucault, sings stark, literate songs that are as wide
open as the landscape of his native Midwest."
PRAISE FOR THE NEW ALBUM, GHOST REPEATER:
THE NEW YORK POST:
“Reflective roots music... Ghost Repeater drips
in pedal steel and quiet beauty."
PHILADELPHIA CITY PAPER:
“[All of the songs] function as polished short stories...
This is a CD launch worth toasting."
THE STEREO TIMES:
“Impossible to take your ears away... a singular talent,
an important new voice... striking intimacy and naturalness of tone...
a brilliant collection of songs... [an] artistic and masterful achievement."
THE NEW YORKER:
"An album full of gravelly, gorgeously rolling poems about weather, trains,
and love. Foucault pronounces his last name "Folk-alt," which
sounds something like one of those inadequate names given to the acoustic-guitar-driven
musical genre of which he is an exceptional practitioner."
THE CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: 
"One of the best albums of the year... Jeffrey Foucault incorporates
the best of the Americana, alt-country and roots-rock genres into his
third solo album... Those who recall Bruce Springsteen in the pre-"Born
to Run" days will hear echoes of the Boss... as well as the best
of the Texas troubadours, including Joe Ely and Butch Hancock. But there's
nothing derivative about Foucault's haunting allusions... the fundamental
truths that emerge are undeniable... Musically, Foucault has created a
harmonious minimalist sound that's driven by his acoustic strumming and
the economical Mark Knopfler-style electric fretwork of veteran Iowa guitarist
Bo Ramsey... there's a tumbling tumbleweeds sensibility to Ghost Repeater
reminiscent of the finest Dust Bowl anthems."
THE NEW YORK TIMES:
“Jeffrey Foucault is a young man with an old soul… contemporary
and timeless.”
NO DEPRESSION:
"There is no America like the one that serves as a backdrop for the songs
on Jeffrey Foucault's aching new album... his spare, rootsy tunes are
deceptively complex... the title track is the real stunner here... guitarist
and producer Bo Ramsey augments Foucault's acoustic songs with sinewy
fills on electric guitar, adding a high-lonesome feel and ominous undertones."
THE STRANGER (SEATTLE):
“Incisive... a contender for many 2006 Best-of lists...
mesmerizing."
THE WASHINGTON POST:
"Not that Foucault doesn't know the dark side of being from the U.S.A.
It's hinted at in the lyrics and also in Foucault's voice, a young man's
baritone that's been roughed up by the grit of creation, revealing layers
of wisdom and wonder... [he] can conjure demons as adroitly as his Americana
heroes Chris Smither and Townes van Zandt."
THE IRISH TIMES: 
"Quietly brilliant."
THE DENVER POST:
“Excellent...Foucault's strong, sandy voice and gently melodic
tunes seem perfectly suited for nuanced material balancing poetic cultural
critiques with songs about love... a mix of upbeat and pensive country-folk
and blues... captures that mood without trying to be a definitive statement...
oozes a comfortably leathered vibe."
ACOUSTIC GUITAR MAGAZINE:
"Honest and bittersweet... Foucault leavens the heavier moments of dark
revelation with tender images and welcome doses of hope... [an] inimitable
sense of space... his acoustic guitar is a warm, woody constant - a steady
companion to his gentle, leathery voice."
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS:
“Simple small-town ballads and love songs whose lyrics are
great poems in themselves..."
THE MONTECITO JOURNAL:
"Blessed with a sandpaper voice and a gift for compelling songs... a young
singer-songwriter with an old soul."
MOJO:
"Moments of songwriting brilliance."
UTNE READER:
"He's barely 30...but Jeffrey Foucault sounds like a grizzled old bachelor
holed up in a one-room shack at the edge of an Iowa cornfield... haunting
texture...weepy pedal steel... Taking a road trip this fall? Put this
one on the playlist."
AMERICAN SONGWRITER: 
"Jeffrey Foucault's third album opens with its title track, a crackling
state-of-American country/gospel/folk anthem that already feels timeless;
a classic in every sense of the word... a solid, cohesive collection...
much to admire... an album that will continue to reward repeated listens."
ABOUT.com:
"Jeffrey Foucault could easily make a record by himself that would absolutely
slay anyone who listens to it. His lyrics are so sweetly precise that
they can give you chills or make you sweat, depending on where you are
when you're listening. On Ghost Repeater...Foucault leaves his
listeners with no room to complain."
WORCESTER TELEGRAM & GAZETTE:
"Stunning... an elaborately thought-out batch of songs... Foucault's
use of words is downright symphonic."
THE PATRIOT LEDGER (BOSTON):
"A minimalist gem of a record...Foucault is never less than riveting."
AMERICANAROOTS.com:
"The music on Ghost Repeater is pure genius... every song
is a highlight ... clearly establishes Jeffrey Foucault as a singer/songwriter
whose star is just beginning to rise."
THE SUN (UK):
"It's easy to pigeon-hole Jeffrey Foucault as "Americana"
or "alternative-country". These tired tags, however, barely
do justice to this exquisite album... the sheer quality of the writing
and playing means that Ghost Repeater transcends all preconceptions.
He is simply a talent cut from the same cloth as Nick Drake or Townes
Van Zandt... recommended to lovers of every kind of music."
THE IRISH WORLD:
"Ghost Repeater is an apt name for this album, because you need
repeated listings to take in just how high in quality it is... Songwriting
at its rawest and best. Foucault is comfortable enough to really slow
it down on tracks, but versatile enough not to let it get sluggish. It's
so full of mood the songs are practically screaming to be used in film
soundtracks... Stirring stuff."
ACOUSTIC MAGAZINE (UK):
"Ghost Repeater is everything that country music should
be in the Willie Nelson / Johnny Cash tradition, and for that reason,
it's an album that fans of all kinds of music can appreciate."
COUNTRY MUSIC ROUNDUP (UK):
"Jeffrey Foucault, with his wonderful country blues was a class (or two)
above most. Pulling on material from his albums Stripping Cane
and the recently released Ghost Repeater, his fantastic playing
and smoky, storytelling vocals of a man beyond his years was a shining
beacon... one barn burner after another... superb." (Live review,
Kilkenny Rhythm & Roots Festival)
Q MAGAZINE (UK):
"An excellent third album… Americana doesn't get much finer."
UNCUT MAGAZINE (UK):
"A deceptively simple record of slow-yielding but undeniable treasures…
fans of John Prine will find much to admire… exquisite."
AMERICANA-UK:
"Jeffrey Foucault is a supremely talented performer and songwriter, and
this is a collection of beautifully crafted songs with wonderfully ambiguous
but convincingly poetic lyrics...Very highly recommended, and already
a strong candidate for the CDs of the year list.”
PLAYNETWORK:
"So far, by far, Ghost Repeater is my favorite album of
the year. Jeffrey Foucault falls somewhere in between 1975 Bob Dylan,
Paul Simon, acoustic John Hiatt, the thoughtful, thankful side of Loudon
Wainwright III, Marc Cohn, Randall Bramblett, Gary Jules and anything
Bernie Taupin might have written or thought about writing."
ALT-COUNTRY.com (UK):
"This one is just right! Note it down for your best-of-the-year lists!"
VINTAGE GUITAR MAGAZINE:
"Channeled into art, anger can create wonderful results... Less-accomplished
performers would merely create angry screed, but Foucault (with the help
of producer Bo Ramsey) has cobbled an album full of regret, hope, humor,
and joy."
WIRTSCHAFTSBLATT (Austria):
"A great country & blues album… the electric guitar howls like
a train through the landscape… contemplative, sad, beautiful."
NOORDHOLLANDS DAGBLAD (Holland):
"Hallelujah Foucault!"
FREIGHT TRAIN BOOGIE:
"This man consistently hits the nails of contemporary North American
culture squarely on their deserving little heads... The songs are stark
and pensive against wonderfully melodic lines that fit Foucault's voice
like a well-tailored glove. There's just the right amount of “stuff”
on the tracks of this disc, nothing to excess, unless it is possible to
have an excessive amount of excellent writing."
BLUES MATTERS (UK):
"The best voice since Willis Alan Ramsay... a brilliant album."
THE BRADENTON HERALD:
"Songs with meat on their bones... the Wisconsin native's third album
sparkles with cinematic images... gems are spread from start to finish."
SONGBOOK (UK):
"Foucault's most fully realised collection so far... the album's
eleven songs are all of the highest quality... some of the finest roots
music emerging from across the Atlantic."
PRAISE FOR JEFFREY FOUCAULT'S PREVIOUS ALBUMS:
NO DEPRESSION:
"Jeffrey Foucault is the bard of small-town anywhere… his poetry
rich with details … his worn-in voice like an old down jacket…
frayed… gritted… plaintive poetry in the troubadour tradition…
delivery so raw and real it fairly throbs."
THE BOSTON HERALD:
"An atmospheric Midwestern poet-troubadour, a charming presence and a
splendid guitarist."
GUITARIST MAGAZINE (UK):
"If any old grump complains that they don't make singer-songwriters like
they used to, admonish them and guide them gently to the CD rack marked
Foucault, Jeffrey..."
UNCUT MAGAZINE (UK):
"The music of Wisconsin native Foucault is the kind so many aspire to
but never attain: beat-up troubadour folk whittled to dolorous perfection..."
PASTE MAGAZINE:
"Jeffrey Foucault's voice [is] an emotive instrument that reaches
an astonishingly wary, intimate place..."
THE INDEPENDENT (UK):
"Surely Jeffrey Foucault has misplaced a middle name, so ably do
his husky, weatherbeaten drawl and guitar-picking emulate the sound and
style of careworn singer-songwriters such as Willis Allan Ramsey and Kelly
Joe Phelps..."
MOJO:
"A striking debut… comes out sounding like the love-child of Chris Whitley and Kelly Joe Phelps… strong songs, a voice and blues guitar that sound wiser than his years.
THE BOSTON GLOBE:
"An enjoyable presence… Mixing tales of melancholy with wry observation…
showed both promise and a warm vocal range."
SING OUT:
"Jeffrey Foucault is one of the very best, and one of the most compelling,
young singer-songwriters that I've come across in years."
THE TENNESSEAN:
"An intriguing songsmith… has impressed hard-to-please fellows including David Olney and Bill Morrissey… exemplary."
DIRTY LINEN:
"Weathered sweetness… rich and convincing… earnest and thoughtful… hints at experience which belies his 26 years… bound to be one of those rare debut albums that an artist's longtime fans will continue to revisit for years to come."
CREATIVE LOAFING:
"A singer who uses his rich voice and acoustic guitar to weave stories of the heartland… Townes Van Zandt obviously figures heavy… lyrical panache that should make fans of John Steinbeck take note."
