The Boston Herald

February 9, 2003

For the last five years, Portland, Maine has developed a reputation as a sort of vest-pocket Nashville of the Great White North, producing crack alt-country bands at a rate out of proportion to its size and location.

This second album by The Coming Grass augments that reputation. Fronted by the husband-wife team of New York City rock veteran Nate Schrock and sweet-tart singer Sara Cox and anchored by ex Uncle Tupelo/Wilco drummer Ken Coomer, this quintet mixes bracing, guitar propelled roots rock with country elements from all over the map.

The result is a sound that recalls the Uncle Tupelo/Wilco/Son Volt axis, the Bay State's Blood Oranges and alt-country inspirations the Rolling Stones, but that has a grace, unity and intelligence all its own. You heard it here first: The Coming Grass are coming on.