“Austin’s long been rich with Americana talent, and Western Youth rises near the top of the heap”
“Western Youth taps into the kind of rollicking road show of the Band or Tom Petty”
“Since Justin Townes Earle is maverick country rocker Steve Earle's son, local six-piece Western Youth are definitely the latter's spiritual heirs.... the group smolders with a Stonesy swagger under which resides Townes Van Zandt's bruised-heart genius that fueled the elder Earle's best work. ”