“Lena Rich is a songwriter at her core, and that strength carries throughout the record, Emerald City. The arrangements are where Emerald City really opens up. Traditional country gives way to indie-folk, with sweet banjo, layered guitars, and pedal steel weaving in and out of the songs. On tracks like the title track, “Emerald City,” and “Lottery in Fargo,” there’s a distinct indie sensibility - the kind of atmospheric, genre-blurring sound that might have comfortably landed alongside Cat Power or Feist if this were 1999. Whatever genre box you decide to drop these songs into - Emerald City is simply a genuinely great album.”

-Meanwhile In Music