"Dixie-fried rock ‘n’ roll awesomeness…draws deeply from the playing of New Orleans masters & he clearly imbibed the grooves of classic British rock such as Led Zeppelin & the Rolling Stones. Life & Love is a barn burning smoker of a record that’s simply irresistible"

"Compelling, dynamite piano fronted classic rock. These songs are beautifully recorded & masterfully produced; poetic & creative, this album is filled with surprises during each fresh new listen. Rich in colour & mood, many other artists will be happy to find it influential in their own songwriting process"

"…an excellent album, a further development of the sound Chew revealed on his debut Tennessee & Other Stories… To the fore of that sound is Chew’s own piano playing, bold and rhythmical, influenced as much by The Big Easy as the Mississippi Delta. Hans Chew’s music grooves, as blues-oriented music really ought to groove. At its heart is an innate understanding of where this style of music comes from…”

"Four stars...classic...timeless..."

“#21 on Uncut's Top 50 Albums of 2010”