“Carpenter is equally drawn to the avant-garde as he is to the old, rural, and gothic. He has interests in free jazz and improvised music, film directing, and radio broadcasting, and seeks ways to connect these interests into a wide vision.” -- Richard Elliot, PopMatters 

“Americana by way of David Lynch's Lost Highway" -- James Reed, Boston Globe

“Boston musician Brian Carpenter is one of those guys who has worked with so many big names that he seems bound to become a big name himself.” -- Chris DeVille, Stereogum

“Boy From Black Mountain is the prettiest darn dark Americana record in recent memory.” -- Barry Thompson, Boston Phoenix

“By carefully orchestrating the styles of small-town Americana, Carpenter wove together a breathtaking journey into the psyche of a nation as it was beginning to craft an urban landscape of entertainment and desire.” -- Piero Scaruffi on Dreamland, Scaruffi