Shivering Timbers should be seen in concert to appreciate the range of their talents, such as Sarah's powerful voice and Jayson's skilled guitar work
--No Depression
Imagine a mellow P.J. Harvey fronting the Bad Seeds on a shadowy corner of Sesame Street
-- Nashville Scene
photo by Nate Burrell
Shivering Timbers has that Lewis Carrol/Jim Henson knack for not shying away from the darkness
--The Big Takeover
The band tore into their set, flirting with the blues and verging on the psychedelic. Their songs build and build until they reach an epic crescendo, rock 'n' roll is born...
--Dayton City Paper
photo by Nate Burrell
Shivering Timbers, led by husband and wife Jayson and Sarah Benn (with Brad Thorla or David Marchione on drums) are classics in that great Akron tradition: they don't fit into any mold but their own.
Sarah is a captivatind singer -- part P.J. Harvey, part Patsy Cline, while the nuanced howl of Jayson's guitar work is the perfect mate to her sultry vocals. What's more difficult to describe is the mood they create, which can, at times, entrance and haunt the audience, while in the next breath, invite them into a whimsical, foot-stomping play land. With a combined musical background encompassing everything from punk rock to gospel, blues to classical, Shivering Timbers have crafted a sound that is at once deeply personal, yet broadly appealing.
Fellow Akronite Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys was moved enough to produce their debut album, We All Started In The Same Place, a collection of original home-spun and studio-crafted songs, fold songs, and nursery rhymens re-imagined and inspired by the birth of their daughter
The band anticipates the release of a sophomore album in autumn of 2012, and is currently touring the midwest and east cost.
I hear tinges of Grace Slick and Janis. I hear a bluesy center with lip-sneering attitude. I also hear children laughing…
--CitizenDick.org
