“GETTING TO THE ALBUM HAD BEEN A LONG TIME COMING FOR CLIFFORD, WHO TEACHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MUSIC. ACROSS A COLLECTION OF TEN SONGS, HE TRACES PAIN ALONGSIDE BEAUTY — HOW MAKING IT THROUGH SOMETHING DEVASTATING CAN REINFORCE YOUR APPRECIATION FOR LIFE AND ALL THAT’S STILL UNLIVED.” - HOLLER COUNTRY

“ON A SATURDAY NIGHT IS A WONDERFUL DEBUT PROJECT. WHILE THE MATERIAL IS AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL IN NATURE, EACH OF THE SONGS IS DELIVERED IN A COMPELLING MANNER THAT ANY LISTENER CAN CONNECT TO. J.M. CLIFFORD…” - BLUEGRASS TODAY

"J.M. CLIFFORD IS FOCUSED ON THE PRESENT — AND ALL OF THE EMOTIONS IT BRINGS WITH IT — IN HIS NEW SONG "THE RESERVOIR"...OVER A SIMPLE ACOUSTIC GUITAR AND FINGER-PICKED STRINGS, BARE-BONES PERCUSSION AND A GRADUALLY GROWING FIDDLE LINE, CLIFFORD SETS A PEACEFUL NIGHTTIME SCENE..." - THE BOOT

“KICK THE“J.M. CLIFFORD DELIVERS MUSIC THAT IS MOVING ON SEVERAL LEVELS — LYRICALLY, SONICALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY. THIS SONG IS A PRIME EXAMPLE.” - AMERICANA HIGHWAYS

“THIS FIRST SINGLE, DAMN SHAME, ALLOWED HIM TO PROCESS THE PAIN OF HIS MARRIAGE DISSOLVING…CAN’T WAIT TO HEAR MORE FROM THIS TALENTED WRITER. THERE’S ALWAYS ROOM FOR A NEW VOICE IN BLUEGRASS MUSIC.” - BLUEGRASS TODAY

“THE SONGS ADDRESS HIS PERSONAL STRUGGLES HEAD ON, EVENTUALLY FINDING SOME MUCH NEEDED CLOSURE AND ACCEPTANCE.” - ADOBE & TEARDROPS ON “ON A SATURDAY NIGHT”

“SOMETHING ABOUT THE LIGHT AND ENERGY OF THE GUITAR WORK REMINDS ME A BIT OF THE MILK CARTON KIDS. THE EXPRESSIVE LYRICAL STYLE PUTS ME IN THE MIND OF SOMEONE LIKE PAUL SIMON. THE COMBINATION OF THOSE STYLES MAKES FOR A CAPTIVATING AND ENJOYABLE ACOUSTIC FOLK SOUND.” - EAR TO THE GROUND MUSIC

“WITH MANIC SPEED AND AN EMOTIONAL STORYLINE, THE SONG COMPLIMENTS CLIFFORD’S SMOOTH AND BRIMFUL VOICE AS THE SONG RELATES TO A CERTAIN POINT IN TIME COMING TO AN END AND RESONATING THE TIME SPENT.” - MUSIC MECCA

“J.M. CLIFFORD FOUND HIMSELF AT THE OUTSET OF QUARANTINE PROCESSING A DIVORCE AND THE RECENT DEATH OF A PARENT. HE’D CUT HIS MUSICAL TEETH IN SUNNY’S BAR, A BLUEGRASS BAR OUT IN RED HOOK THAT YOU CAN FIND PORTRAYED IN THE NICK OFFERMAN MOVIE HEARTS BEAT LOUD. CLIFFORD RELEASED HIS DEBUT SINGLE, “DAMN SHAME” THIS PAST FRIDAY…” - ADOBE & TEARDROPS