Eli Winter

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Eli Winter named Album of the Week by Stereogum

Eli Winter named a Great Record You May Have Missed: Summer/Fall 2022 by Pitchfork

Eli Winter featured in Aquarium Drunkard’s 2022 Year in Review

Eli Winter named one of the best albums of August 2022 by NPR

“Dayenu” named a Song You Need by The Fader

Anticipation named one of 8 New Records That Reimagine What A Guitar Can Do by Pitchfork

“This record is stunning. I wasn’t prepared for this level of mastery.” — Rosanne Cash on Anticipation

Eli Winter featured as an artist to watch for 2020 by The Guardian

Eli Winter on Mike Watt’s Watt from Pedro Show

“Where Winter goes from here is anybody’s guess… but there’s no need to fixate on Winter’s potential when he’s giving us such beautiful music right now.” — Chris Deville, Stereogum

“Here, the Chicago-based wunderkind—an accomplished writer with storytelling bonafides beyond the guitar—merges the mythos of his native Texas with jazzy, explosive bombast, like a cowboy on DMT.” — Linnie Greene, Pitchfork

“The cumulative effect is warm and multi-dimensional: the work of an artist who understands there’s as much virtuosity in listening as there is in playing.” — Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork

“Winter's forthcoming self-titled album clears the briars and rose petals of history to make his own” — Lars Gotrich, NPR

“From the outset of the opening “For a Chisos Bluebonnet,” Eli Winter makes clear that his latest release is a marvel of collaborative beauty. Not only a marvel of acoustic finger work, Winter proves an adept leader of an ensemble that pushes Cosmic American music to new bounds. “ — Aquarium Drunkard

"Gifted guitarist Winter reinvents himself as a bandleader and the result is a remarkable, immersive instrumental record that's all but easily classifiable.” — Camilla Aisa, Shindig

“Eli Winter is easily one of the brightest talents in the world of solo guitar music to have emerged over the last several years, and the arrival of any new material by the young musician is a cause for celebration.” — Keith Hadad, Record Crates United

“Anticipation is an extraordinary delight….the duo throw the rulebook out the window, just existing in the moment.” — Alex Gallacher, Folk Radio UK

“Eli Winter’s Unbecoming…is a stellar addition to the canon of gut-punching, emotionally brave guitar music that’s become its own genre in the Americana landscape.” — Will Schube, PassionWeiss

“A forceful record that shows him taking the big step that his previous work promised” — Justin Cober-Lake, PopMatters

“Eli Winter’s The Time To Come is a remarkably assured debut….Every moment is earned, every note rings out with warmth and wonder. Beautiful stuff.” — Tyler Wilcox, Aquarium Drunkard

“Rich and inviting, The Time To Come is especially impressive for coming so early in the songwriter’s career. The future is bright for Eli Winter, and we’re lucky to be able to witness it.” — Luca Cimarusti, Chicago Reader

“Winter’s set was exactly what we had hoped to see — a showcase for a generational talent” — Daniel Lynch, NYCTaper

“Winter has released an elegant and emotive debut album” — Laura Snapes, The Guardian