"Powderly brings poetic justice and a feminist reinterpretation to the century-old murder ballad." - Lauren LaRocca

The Frederick News-Post (Frederick, MD)

“Besides this Gypsy aesthetic, Powderly is a singer with a plaintive voice rising above her at-times-rollicking finger-style guitar. There's a hint of the Grievous Angel in this mid-west mama's music.” - Frank Di Blase

City Newspaper (Rochester, NY)

“...Hauntingly beautiful...Slips of the Tongue establishes Powderly as one of Madison's most promising musical talents.” -Rich Albertoni

Isthmus (Madison WI)

“Katie Powderly’s debut album, Slips of the Tongue, is a beautiful slice of alt-country folk music.”

Flush Magazine (United Kingdom)

“Her pairing of beauty and sadness is one not easily rivaled. But fear not-the album is not a downer. Far from it. It just demonstrates her ability to acknowledge her demons, and maybe even dance with them a little, before casting them off into the night as she makes her first tentative steps toward dawn.” - Adam Hajnos

Flying Rooster (Chapel Hill, NC)

“The songs are not structurally complex, but full of fierce poetry and instantly memorable melodies.”

Dane 101 (Madison, WI)

“Solid country with a folky bluegrass twist. Powderly has a soft voice that is always in pitch and in tune with beautifully strummed chords.” -Declan Pohler

What is Frederick? (Frederick, MD)

“Powderly’s impassioned delivery of these lyrics, combined with [her partner’s] harmonies and a keen ear for Smoky Mountains folk and bluegrass tunes, echo Gillian Welch and David Rawlings’ collaboration on Time (The Revelator).” - Jessica Stein

Isthmus (Madison, WI)

“Jill Andrews' harmony vocals braid with Powderly's here as though they've sung together forever.” - Andy Moore

Isthmus (Madison, WI)