The reviews are rolling in for Slings and Arrows....and they mighty fine. A sincere thank you to all the writers, DJ's and music lover's who take the time to listen and review Slings and Arrows and help spread the love! And if you dont have it yet, GET IT HERE!
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"Slings & Arrows is such a smokin’ disc, with such sharp, incisive playing and a gorgeous widescreen production"
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" Michelle Malone's Slings and Arrows is her very best album.... She has one of the most remarkable voices I’ve ever heard. She’s uniquely able to blow the roof off the place with a loud raucous number, and then to turn right around and whisper a soft song that will break your damn heart."
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“Michelle Malone’s Slings and Arrows isn’t a great album because it challenges so many of the assumptions / presumptions / misconceptions about female artists. It’s just a great album; one that also happens to do do those things. It's Outrageously good. While the vocals and songs on Slings and Arrows are outstanding, the slide guitar work is the real revelation. ” NO DEPRESSION
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"Malone’s music burns with the unbridled passion of her voice and guitar, further infused with the best characteristics of Southern rock – boogie, soul and a truckload of guitar-driven swagger" Twangville
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"Michelle Malone fires Slings and Arrows and strikes gold. True dyed in the wool southern Americana is hard to find, and Michelle Malone is a beacon. She is the real deal, and Slings and Arrows is the validation."
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"Slash N' Burn Blues Rocker Michelle Malone soars on SLings and Arrows...it's a stunning guitar driven record with killer songs at it's core - 8 stars" GLIDE MAGAZINE
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“Pure, unfiltered Georgia soul lined at the edges with bluesy Americana and primal punk ‘n’ roll…Wait until you hear Slings & Arrows, music fans. It will absolutely, totally, kick your ass.” Blurt Magazine
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Michelle Malone's Slings and Arrows is Twangville's #1 release of the week
"This bodacious record, smothered in southern rock and hard-edged blues, is loaded with lyrics so sharp, they cut to the bone. I’m captivated right from the start." Philly Cheeze Rock and Blues Reviews
"With the music Malone has created with fellow Georgia musicians, the album she has made is tough and truthful yet upbeat, driving and energetic, This one is something SPECIAL and highly recommended." Making A Scene
“Slings and Arrows is packed full of everything that Malone encompasses – hard-hitting roots rock, wailing guitar solos, empowering anthems, soulful ballads and start-to-finish good times. The entire album carries a feeling of defiant positivity which perfectly sums up Michelle Malone.” Music Fest News
Alternate Route's #1 Song of the week
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“Slings and Arrows is a significant and candid insight from Malone, one that finds the veteran singer and songwriter as incisive, potent and commanding as at any time in her career - 4 stars.” Creative Loafing (Atlanta)
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"Her fretwork is fiery and her voice raucous and deliciously provocative...an excellent album!" Blues Magazine Netherlands
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"Rewardingly heartfelt and unpretentious - that's how they do it in Georgia. 4/5 stars Knoxnews.com
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"A rootsy, rocking rebel with southern blues populating her sound...Killer stuff from a rising luminary." The Midwest Record
"Slings and Arrows is a tight rocker." Blues Man Blues Report (Read Article Here)
#1 on Parade's Top 10 List - PARADE
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“Whether moanin’ at midnight or howlin’ at the delta moon... Malone’s the sexiest, most swaggering-est gal rocker on the g%#!dam planet right now.” Blurt magazine
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"Malone’s riveting wail and sizzling slide guitar blend sass and defiance with an authoritative presence exuding a spunk all her own." - Performing Songwriter
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"Malone bursts forth like she’s got something to prove. She's mastered all the tools of the trade: hook-laden songwriting, a no-nonsense voice with powerful range, tough and tender guitar, and a memorable presentation. She's destined for greatness. " - Blues Revue Magazine
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"Malone has virtually perfected a style that is equal parts blues, rock, kick-ass attitude and sometimes startling vulnerability." - Southern Voice
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"With Slings and Arrows, Malone unleashes another set of rugged, soulful rockers and ballads slathered in the humid, Southern atmosphere that she perfected." -Creative Loafing ATL