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Dietrich Strause’s songs are a mix of timeless melody, literate lyricism, and a virtuosic command of imagery. His new album ‘How Cruel That Hunger Binds’ was produced by Zachariah Hickman (Ray LaMontage, Josh Ritter). This collection of songs is somewhere in the shadows of the likes of Randy Newman, Nick Lowe, and Paul Simon. He has toured with folk luminaries Anais Mitchell, Great Lake Swimmers and Sarah Jarosz.
“Little Stones to Break the Giant’s Heart” reveals his knack for vivid, literary lyricism inflected by myth and metaphor. The songs boast a virtuosic command of imagery and wordplay”
WBUR, Boston’s NPR News Station
“Strause’s voice is mellifluous; his sound has traces of a young Paul Simon mixed with that Josh Ritter Midwestern wanderlust.”
Modern Acoustic
“The songs are beautiful and moving. His subjects and sincere, stripped-down delivery call up all of the modern legends of song craft—Jeff Tweedy, Ryan Adams, and Jim James—and the sentiments linger for days, the ashtray always nearby."
Jeff Wallace, My Secret Boston