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Review of "Welcome To..." from Richmond Times-Dispatch (Richmond, VA):

"Just about two years have passed since Horsehead dropped its audacious and audaciously titled debut, "Record of the Year," an out-of-nowhere entry into an emerging, modern Southern-rock canon. Shortly after that album's release, the Richmond band seemed to disappear back to nowhere, presumably to forge new wounds that could later be exploited for undeniable, tear-in-your-beer listening pleasure. It sounds like a painful strategy -- but not an unsuccessful one. Horsehead's just-released sophomore disc, "Welcome to Horsehead," is almost an instructional guide on being rundown and lovesick, an emotional place where the only immediate cure is to "drink it off your mind" (to paraphrase "Bottom of a Glass"). By focusing on the jagged edges of heartbreak, Horsehead should find itself with a captive, and constantly regenerating, audience." - Ryan Muldoon

Review of "Welcome To..." from Style Weekly (Richmond, VA):

"Channeling the streamlined fusion of Tom Petty and the Rolling Stones, the second release from Horsehead, “Welcome to Horsehead,” is filled with timeless hooks and harmonies. Although many of the songs have a deep undercurrent of melancholy, the album is unified by the cohesive element of hope." - Rob Sheley

Review of "Record Of The Year" from No Depression (Nov/Dec 2006):

"Despite the equine band name, RECORD OF THE YEAR struts a lot more than it trots.  For starters, there's the vocal snarl of the opener, "Different Man", followed by "Hide Today" and its "Sweet Virginia" take on country.  "Too Bad" sports Nicky Hopkins-style piano between the grooves, and you'll find Keef and Ronnie guitar slash almost everywhere.  And "Six Foot Anna" could be "Angie" in southern roots-rock dress.  Even the most disinterested reader has probably spotted a theme by now; it might have been more fitting for this Richmond, Virginia quartet to have named itself Horse's Head Soup.  Making it all go down easy are the band's road-tested chops - as displayed by frontman/songwriter Jon C. Brown and lead guitarist Kevin Inge, both late of psychedelic shouters Dragstrip Syndicate, and Silos/Gutterball/Cracker vet Bob Rupe - and their genuine, not to mention presskit-professed, love for the Stones."

Review of "Record Of The Year" from Style Weekly (Richmond, VA):

"I thought I’d put in an AC/DC CD when I first heard this. The opening chords of “Different Man” are dead ringers for the twin guitar attack of Australia’s loudest musical export. Horsehead is 1970s classic rock in all its time-honored, raised-lighter glory. The honky-tonk swagger of the Rolling Stones, the Southern-fried soul of Lynyrd Skynyrd and the pop sensibilities of Tom Petty are but some of the arena-rock influences that define the group. The slinky bravado of “Know My Name” struts like the Faces (featuring a blazing saxophone solo from Roger Carroll), while ballads — “Hide Today” and “Say You Suffered” — take their cues from the country rock sound of Gram Parsons. Each song will remind you of something you originally pumped your fist to and sang along with on the radio. Though its members wear their influences on their sleeves, Horsehead makes each inspiration its own. The sound is helped immensely by the stellar production and tight musicianship required in making radio-friendly tunes. Too bad radio wouldn’t play this, because if you are a fan of classic rock, Horsehead has made the record of the year." - Chris Bopst