"From the first song, Ellsworth sets his agenda, and that agenda is to make an absolute blinder of an album. The tunes are fantastic - singalongable, lighter-waveable, head-noddable. Ellsworth and chum play super-hot guitar - light, heart-plucking, perfect solos, and melodic backing that culminates in a truly satisfying album."
...Helen Purves, Rawstar.net

"...one of this year's strongest albums from an indie artist."
...Douglas Sloan, Metronome Magazine

"If the current state of rock radio was not such a complete mess, this release [American Compost] would probably garner a lot of attention from radio programmers. As it is, you will probably have to discover this album on your own. But the discovery is well worth it".
...Americana Homeplace Radio

“…telling tales in the vein of Springsteen and Mellencamp, utilising a truly splendid turn of phrase to vividly bring his songs to life. This has the added bonus of opening up new lyrical nuances with repeated plays especially on the title track 'American Compost', the intimate 'Every Time She Thinks About Marie' and the pleading 'Can Anyone Hear Me'.”
...Stuart A Hamilton, Zeitgeist.com

"Rootsy Rock n roll that combines classic blues stylings and country traditions with timeless songwriting and sharp ideas (both thematically and musically).
Not sure why an artist of this quality has to self-release CDs, but I guess that’s where 'the industry' is at these days."
...Flamin' Waymon Timbsdayle, Roctober Magazine

"A great CD like this is comprised of great songs, great singing and great playing.  Often, it also makes us think, or follows a theme.
This is an album in the way albums used to be.  For maximum effect it should be listened to all the way through in a single setting! You won't be disappointed."
...Don Zelazny, Americana.com

“…this is smart, unassuming stuff, delivered with refreshing restraint and a deceptively minimalist flair. Pretty much every guy who’s ever strapped on a guitar and tried to make a brown-bag rock record has been aiming for the sort of weathered authenticity that runs through American Compost’s eleven tracks…”
... Jeff Giles, jefitoblog.com

“…we’ve picked up the title cut 'American Compost' (which we really like and would encourage you to pay special attention to the lyrics), the hook filled 'She’s So Sweet' and 'Madam Freud' (from the moment we heard this cut, our toes started tapping and that meant this one had to go in).
...RadioFreeDavid.com

“American Compost” at times brings a smile, and at other points prompts questioning of the status quo. Humor lightens the heft of the subject matter, but there is nothing lightweight to Ellsworth’s grown-up rock ’n’ roll zeal. His tunes are inevitably catchy and freewheeling, but his lyrical content can be needling and provocative, pondering the health of the ideals America is supposed to represent.”
...Scott McLennan, Worcester Telegram

"Songs and stories wrung out of the mills and laundromats of this daily planet. Peopled by folks you know. Folks who live and die in towns all over America and never make the evening news. You don't learn to write these songs in songwriting workshops. It's beyond technique; more than the sum of its parts."
.... Reed Perkins, Below the Radar.