"...Intoxicating powerhouse of a baritone"

LIVE REVIEWS - NOAH AND THE WHALE - MANCHESTER ACADEMY 10.09

...Sean Rowe was excellent; beautiful, folksy Americana-infused guitar songs don’t come much better than from a man with a growly voice.

SEAN ROWE SET TO SUPPORT NOAH AND THE WHALE

New Yorker Sean Rowe has been announced as support for Noah and The Whale’s UK tour this month. Rowe’s luxurious baritone voice has been described as “thick and sweet as molasses”, and even though his songs are laid back, acoustic affairs with him using his guitar as a percussion instrument as well as a stringed one, the power of his voice give his music a distinctive, soulful energy.

SEAN ROWE's MAGIC LIVES UP TO ITS NAME

Sean Rowe’s voice is lower than you’d think, deeper than it should be for a young man...

KEEPIN IT SMOOTH:  BOZ SCAGGS/SEAN ROWE

...Speaking of jaw-dropping: Sean Rowe made a roomful of new fans with a gripping 30-minute set. Rowe’s voice is every bit as soulful as Scaggs’, and his delivery was dramatic and engaging. He completely reimagined two iconic classics, Richard Thompson’s “Vincent Black Lightning 1952” and Leonard Cohen’s “Bird on a Wire,” and played a bunch of originals that trade on silence as much as audacious bursts of sound. He commanded the undivided attention of the packed house, and got a big and deserved ovation at the end. Kudos to the local promoters who are putting Rowe on these shows. He belongs on the big stage.

***** 5 STAR DUTCH REVIEW

Pure magie vanaf de eerste tonen. Pure magic from the first note...

BREAK ON THROUGH TO THE OTHER SIDE...SITTIN'IN WITH SEAN ROWE

Sean Rowe - Magic (Collar City Records)

Sean Rowe latest album Magic is an album that is truly a real discovery, a singer songwriter who can write and play songs that just come together like magic. His voice is truly unmistakable and his sound is fresh with folk and blues influences. His songs tell stories which draw you in with his voice. This is brilliantly shown with the opening track Surprise and finishes off with the captivating The Long Haul. Production values are solid. I can see this doing well for Sean. He doing something that is fresh and original and his voice highlights that perfectly and I just can't stop playing Surprise, it's just a fantastic song.