K Phillips Music

 ”K Phillips is a poet, a songwriter and a singer. When it comes to words, the guy knows where to put them.”

- Jim Beal, Jr. San Antonio Express News

 

“American Girls is not a tribute to apple-cheeked Miss America candidates. The females he’s dealing with here are among deadliest of the species…”I will kill your boyfriend if he shows up here,” he promises on Rambler, which sounds like an outtake from Exiled on Main Street….and  “Sheriff’s Wife” is as dark a piece as Steve Earle ever drug up out of the backwoods.”

-  Grant Britt, No Depression

 

“The basic building block is Americana, but the arrangements and songwriting lean heavily on blues, Southern funk, and R&B…gritty, slightly degenerate tales of love and lust. ‘Get It’ has a sinister R&B groove and oozes with illicit sexuality and ‘Does It Hold Water’ channels the churning soul of an early Stax hit.”
- J. Poet, Lone Star Music

 

“Remember the classic roots-rock days of Leon Russell, J.J. Cale, early ’70s Clapton? Well, this 27-year old West Texas singer/songwriter has distilled that music into his own intoxicating brew.

- Culture Catch

 

“Earthy, eerie, evocative, sultry, moody, and funky. A celestial first album from K. Phillips.”

- Jessie Scott, Music Fog

 

“The songwriting on the album is clever and runs the gamut from sweet and playful to downright dirty,

which was clearly the intent”

- Chris Fullerton, Ryan’s Smashing Life

 

“From honky-tonk and folk to heartland rock and deltafied soul.  It’s all here.  From behind his keys and harmonica, Phillips belts out a staggering blitz of songs that evoke musical comparisons to the most interesting musical romps taken in the 70′s by Elton John, The Band and Leon Russell.”  - Brad Beheler, Galleywinter

“Phillips draws more from country, blues and Americana, with a generous helping of backwoods funk. In his vivid story songs, such as “What I Can’t Have” and “To Dance With You,” one can hear kindred spirits such as Leon Russell, Guy Clark, early Tom Waits and Bruce Springsteen. On most of his numbers, you could imagine the Muscle Shoals horns filling out the arrangements. He sounded as good on spooky slide guitar as he did invoking gospel and soul on the piano.”

- Gene Armstrong, Tucson Weekly

“He’s the real deal”

“Though “K” doesn’t stand for keys, the piano keys burn under his fingertips so naturally that it seems innate”

“Not Since Ian McLagan, (The Faces, Rolling Stones) has a keyboard player touched my soul. “

“Phillips is a poet, singer, songwriter, guitarist, harmonica honker and keyboard player who fronts a Seguin/New Braunfels aggregation that often includes other band leaders such as Keegan Reed. Phillips’ between-songs poetry might cause a listener to squirm now and then, but when he and the band launch into their original songs, the squirming stops. Phillips and company have a rock/Americana sound that features Phillips’ often thought-provoking lyrics wrapped with music that’s much different from that of his Texas Music peers. Keep an ear out for Phillips because the kid has something going on.”

-  Jim Beal, Jr., San Antonio Express News, June 18, 2006