"Benson has been a mainstay of the Seattle music scene since the mid-'90s, when he formed the Nevada Bachelors. Since then, he's been carving out a niche for himself, honing his gift for intricately crafted acoustic pop under the name Dear John Letters. This year, he steps out under his own name... "

-Seattle Weekly

"Robb Benson has a real gift for alternative pop. It's literate, heartfelt, memorable stuff, and Benson is an onstage bundle of nerves and energy."

-Tom Phalen (seattlemagazine.com)

" Often gentle and wholesome, sometimes acrimonious, Benson's songwriting warmly refers to the Beatles."
- Corianton Hale (The Stranger)

" Benson spits and talk-sings songs in a cracked, wobbly, trembling voice, somewhere between the Kinks' Ray Davies, Ian Hunter, and Squeeze's Glenn Tilbrook ...Benson proves he's one of his generation's most talented..."

- Hal Horowitz (all music guide)