Here's a review from Ninevolt, which is a weekly in Virginia.

Bill Janovitz
Up Here
spinART

With Buffalo Tom still sitting on the backburner where they've been residing since the release of last year's 1988-99-A-Sides, one might think that Bill Janovitz has a fair amount of time on his hands. One would be wrong. Besides Buffalo Tom, he has two bands on the side (Crown Victoria and Bathing Beauties); additionally, he's now releasing his first solo album since 1997's Lonesome Billy, this time through spinART.

As with Lonesome Billy, Up Here finds Janovitz's familiar voice in a gentle, acoustic, and, yes, folky context. "Your Stranger's Face," with its delicate piano, is definitely a far cry from, say, "Tangerine" or "Rachael." At the same time, however, Janovitz still sounds like Janovitz, so it's a pleasant change of venue with a recognizable guide to keep you feeling comfortable. The songs tend to blend together at bit on occasion, mostly because they're pretty similar in style and tone, but there's nothing here that could be classified as a clunker. It'd be a shame if there was no further output from Buffalo Tom, but, equally, at least there's little chance that new Janovitz product will ever be far from your local record store.