Press:

“This is an eclectic and adventurous work with prog-rock roots, one sometimes evoking Smashing Pumpkins. Rush axeman Alex Lifeson is credited as executive producer, and he also plays on three cuts (he's one of 30 musicians featured). Thanks to the closing 21-minute title cut, the album spans 76 minutes, a rarity these days. Thankfully there's no filler on this killer album.”
Kerry Doole - NewCanadianMusic.ca

"Keram came back to the T.Dot with a bang and a hot new album. Unfortunately, he dropped in from El Lay just long enough to light up The Supermarket with a killer performance of tracks off current cookie Come to Life. The movie actor/singer/songwriter/ multi-instrumentalist and conceptual artist brought all of that and more to the gig. The album’s lush and sprawling conceptual art-rock was brought to sparkling life in all its multi-layered glory with the able assistance of some of the 30 players on the album. Afterwards, looking around at the sweat soaked and emotionally drained looking survivors, it comes to mind Keram just doesn’t play our town often enough.
Lenny Stoute - Cashbox Canada

“Eclectic is a word that will be used to describe Come to Life but that doesn't really do it justice. A mix of styles, it fits together as a seamless whole, taking the listener on a journey through the inventive musical mind of Keram.”
Richard Crouse - 1010 Talk Radio

“After listening to COME TO LIFE, I feel as though my entire music listening life has flashed before me - in a very good way. Keram makes excursions into almost every style of music imaginable here and does it with such flair that these very pleased ears, he could have settled on any of these genres and made just as brilliant a record.”
Mark Rheaume - CBC Radio

“Praise for Come to Life (2014) "A powerful and ambitious album; the beautiful lyrics and vivid soundscapes are colored with everything from a gospel choir to acoustic guitar to synths to violins to glockenspiels. This isn’t the usual singer-songwriter concept album…the songs come from a variety of perspectives and genders, spanning theatre to hard rock to experimental electronica to country swagger. What holds it together? Keram’s vocals, by turns haunting, defiant, soothing, angry, and joyful."”
Ryan G. Hinds - CREW Magazine

"Keram has made what has to be one of the most compelling albums of this last year. Any one of these 9 cuts could conceivably make it onto rotation; pick up a copy of this album and learn who Keram is before everyone else does."
NeuFutur Magazine

"An intense frontman, Keram displayed a stunning vocal range throughout the show, switching quickly from high falsettos to low, guttural growls. At times, the sound veered into what I can only describe as psychedelic rockabilly, and you never quite knew what to expect next." - -
Laurie McGregor - Little Red Umbrella

“Editor's Pick:"[Keram] brings rare songs with angular melodies and blipping sonics. Combine one part hipster presence, one part folky sensitivity, and one part electronic experimentation, and you've got a musical chameleon in the best David Bowie tradition."”
download.com

"Keram Malicki-Sanchez is on stage and all dressed up with every place to go. The boys a psychedelic vision...a one-man cultural blitzkrieg, active in music, theatre, film, philosophy, writing and publishing. Fans of his band Blue Dog Pict are enthusiastic to the point of being cultish."
Lenny Stoute - Toronto Star

"Whatever life-altering incident caused his subdued yet noticeable cynical disposition to surface may have altered how he pictured the world, but it brings out an intense determination that gets infused into his music."
Pitch Perfect Reviews

"With a Brian Wilson-esque love of experimenting with new sounds, layers and modulations, Keram leaves no room for predictability in anything he does."
The Deli Magazine