“It is an album to enjoy for the quality of the musicianship, and with the range of moods to be found here, you will always be able to find something that suits whatever vibe you are in. The strong foundations are Kalish’s honest reflections of life and its struggles. Listen in and savour the lessons learnt on his travels without having to leave the comfort of your own armchair. A perpetually wandering soul, keeping country music alive, strong… and cosmic.”

"Kalish is a craftsman who never squanders an opportunity to connect with clarity and conviction."

"It’s a warm, melody-forward country soul project that stands out even among the sensational projects so far this year from Nashville-based artists."

"Kalish rattles you to the core, and he’s unafraid to make you squirm ─ or at least jolt you awake." 4 out of 5

"These searing reflections are delivered vigorously by Kalish, its spry instrumentation a force prepared to fill any honky-tonk with its rootsy charisma."

"5 out of 6 stars"

"in fact, a set of songs for everyone who likes their music real with a hard coating of country music in several forms."

"Like Daniel Romano or Robert Ellis, he wields a complete working knowledge of what's come before in country music, even if he prefers to operate slightly outside the norm. "

"Part Waylon Jennings and part Gordon Lightfoot, he perfectly blends rough edged lyrics with lush musical arrangements. Like a velvet-gloved fist"

"Kalish is a seasoned performer with a voice full of character ."

"A throwback country folk nugget that harkens the work of Steve Earle and Robert Earl Keen. Kalish delivers with an aged bravado that conjures images of 70’s wood paneling and neon beer signs."

"Nathan Kalish consistently tells a heartwrenching lyrical tale over serious alt-country musicianship. He’s gathered a band of heavy hitters around him on Songs for Nobody and it really puts his already-great songwriting over the top."

"Nothing beats a well-written song, with strong playing and topped off by a voice brimming with soul and character. All the boxes are ticked on this new single (and the accompanying album) from Nathan Kalish."

"Grapes of Wrath set to music. Dustbowl plow scraped to the depths. Any analogy of depth and reality you want to use are all good ways to describe what Nathan Kalish’s music feels like."

Americana and country that dips its toes into the waters of alternative rock and psychedelia.

"My Best" articulates Kalish's wandering spirit, and rolls along with an easy vocal delivery before an otherworldly spiraling solo.

"It’s the real, true-to-life version of forgotten America that songwriter Nathan Kalish and The Lastcallers sing about in their new album Continental Breakfast of Champions; not some fairy tale to help prop up a false sense of escapism for bored suburbanites."

“Continental Breakfast of Champions” cements Kalish and his hard-gigging, crisscross-the-nation band as a true force on that scene with tales from the road and street prophet-styled commentaries on “Religious Freedom,” “Rich Man’s Tool, Then Die,” and “Overdosin’ on the U.S.A.” Recorded at Native Sound in St. Louis and engineered by Kalish himself, this follow-up to last year’s “How Am I Supposed to Get Back Home” is chock full of Eric Soules’ distinctive thumping bass, Mike Hopper’s twangy, fiery guitar work and Kalish’s earthy philosophy – culminating in the haunting final track, “High Desert.” It’s an incendiary, provocative mix of players and songs, and the way country music is supposed to sound”

Clearly, they love what they do and the time spent playing together had paid dividends on Continental Breakfast Of Champions. They are a tight unit. Although the band consists of three, they really blend into one. If you try to focus on the individual instruments, you can. But why?

"Nathan Kalish is a songwriter’s songwriter. He makes the kind of music that other songwriters aspire towards. And on this latest release, Kalish and the Lastcallers avoid even the threat of a sophomore slump with the tremendous Continental Breakfast of Champions. "

"Kalish appears to have no fear as he is very objective and even handed in his writing. He puts everything out there for us to interpret and internalize. There are two tragedies here. One is the sad events that happened in Kalish’s life and the other is the fact that album has gone overlooked. It isn’t too late. We can make up for lost time. This album definitely will stand the test of time."

"sounds like detroit found some balls in the trash and gave the detonator of an atomic bomb to an arab monkey. this is the one thing the detroit freepress did not want to happen!"

"Nathan Kalish and the Wildfire is an energetic, southern-tinged rock and roll band from Grand Rapids, Mich., with a sound that could be likened to what alt-country was before that wuss Ryan Adams got a hold of it."

"Mixing folk and psych rock, Nathan Kalish and the Wildfire come from across the state to bring a tasty blend of sounds.The Wildfire’s sound harkens back to an essential period of music and does so in a way that isn’t demeaning."

"Like a wild bottle rocket with a short fuse, Kalish has blasted to the top of Grand Rapids' rock scene in short order, his raw, energetic, rootsy, blissfully catchy tunes packing a more forceful wallop than, say, anything from Ryan Adams or even The Raconteurs. With guitarist Julio Gomez and crew tearin' it up, Kalish spits out blistering, creative, dangerous flames."