Joe Romeo’s music has gained stellar reviews. Here’s just a sampling.

"Romeo's visually strong lyrics ooze into brain crevices like the best memorable images always do. Sometimes he dons kindred souls like a new coat; that understated heft of spirit grounds his songs, ballads and confessions bright with hope."
-Chris Toenes, The Independent Weekly

“Highlights from the disc's fare included "Fight For You" (a jittery rocker with a soul-stomp chorus), the character-driven "Crazy Larry", and the emotion-overdriven "Train Tracks"…representing the kind of internal clear-cutting that you hope catharsis, in the form of a blistering rock song, brings.”
-Rick Cornell, No Depression                        

"Romeo and his excellent band of local veterans breeze through fluid adaptations of these always vibrant styles with the perfect combination of raucous late-night fun and reserved maturity."
-Jordan Lawrence, The Daily Tarheel

"Joe Romeo & The Orange County Volunteers - self-titled- [is] some combination of folk rock, surf rock, and Americana. Really great, twangy tunes that are heartfelt and simply beautiful. This guy knows how to write music."
-WKNC FM, WKNC.org

"Joe Romeo has the perfect combination of literate swagger & dark self consciousness; he simultaneously revels in & recoils slightly from his own rockstar instincts"
-Ross Grady, Trianglerock.com

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