Press
Praise for "Call Me Lonesome"
Released March 22nd, 2005
Debuted at #5 on the Freeform American Roots radio chart
Reached #19 on the Americana chart
Arizona's Best Songwriter, 2005 - Arizona Republic Newspaper
Album of the Year, 2005 - Phoenix Valley Tribune Newspapers
Top 10 Debut Albums of the Year, 2005 - Third Coast Music
"This guy is so deceptively original that it just blows your mind. Insley pulls together his lessons from 20 years of country punk, newgrass and anti-Nashville and makes the kind of set you have to drop everything and tell your pals about. A new book on Americana is now being written. Hot." Chris Spector, MIDWEST RECORD RECAP, February 2005
"one of those rare releases that modern country music fans and diehard old school "alt-country" geeks can listen to together. Keep an eye on Insley as he breaks out of the Southwest. The guy seems to have what it takes to be a star." Devin Grant, CHARLESTON POST & COURIER, January 13, 2005
"Loose-limbed, no-nonsense, desert country, with a strong sense of narrative and an endearing streak of self-deprecation." Gilbert Garcia, SAN ANTONIO CURRENT, July 21, 2005
"Realness is what Insley's audiences, regardless of age and hipness level, respond to. His own life's stories are so rich with wry, touching details that it's almost a disappointment when he interrupts a string of originals to cover a classic by Waylon, Willie or another star whose lyrics draw from separate histories." Jimmy Magahern, PHOENIX NEW TIMES, August 25, 2005
"Insley can be intense, angry, ironic, comedic or satiric, and his songs hook your interest and retain your attention without becoming overly sentimental or emotionally overdone. He’s both a strong writer and an effective singer, and Call Me Lonesome has plenty to recommend." Ron Wynn, NASHVILLE CITY PAPER, April 8th, 2005
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