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“Reflective and evocative folk/pop…LaJoye not only knows how to tell a story but how to create drama in the melodies”

Gary Schwind, Glide Magazine

"a deeply personal and intensely creative exploration”

Jason M. Burns, Americana Highways

"This is what folk music is supposed to do. Singing truth to power, piercing to the heart"

Marilyn Rea Beyer, The Midnight Special

"an extraordinary songwriter... Spencer’s vocals and honest lyrics take you deep into, what seems to be, their very personal diary thus inevitably hitting the listener square in the heart. Sometimes a small number of words will craft a perfect scene... Other times, mini epics emerge... set to crushingly gorgeous music."

Cee Populus, Rockin' Around With You

"rich storytelling and lush folk... With vocals that are warm, inviting, and heartfelt..."

Glide Magazine

"Their poetic, insightful lyrics and charming musical choices all combine to create a work of genuine art."

Vents Magazine

"LaJoye projects a shining authentic core, with the music itself representing a map of LaJoye’s path to their present moment..."

Caleb Campbell, Under the Radar Magazine

"A reflective confessional, a hymn to humanity and letter to self that looks to the past to find peace and acceptance in the present, a sprinkling of [Janis] Ian and Tracy Chapman, this deserves to be on those year-end best of lists."

Mike Davies, FATEA Records

"LaJoye’s pure, crystalline vocals deliver their truth in the most heart-wrenchingly vulnerable way as they offer [their] experience proudly for the whole world to hear."

Sarah Swift, Mother Church Pew

"Spencer LaJoye does not shy away from saying what they really mean."

Rachel Cholst, Rainbow Rodeo

"[a] sensitively impassioned, honed and yet dynamically embroidered new recording..."

Exclusive Magazine

"heartfelt...earnest and insightful songs."

Skope Magazine

"Sometimes an artist comes along who was not on your radar before, and they make a truly profound and lasting impact upon first listen. Such was the result of hearing Spencer LaJoye’s new album, 'Shadow Puppets.' The Boston-based singer-songwriter wows and wins with an album full of whip-smart poetic observations, heart, and honesty. It’s already a contender for best of the year."

Amplify Music Magazine

"Sensitive, empathetic, and powerful"

Graeme Smith, York Calling

"Strong vibes and powerful words wrapped in an accessible package make the music stand out commandeering understanding, respect and solidarity."

Three Chords and the Truth

"Yearning, nostalgic vocals"

Annie Parnell, Country Queer

"Sort of sad that somebody who went to Calvin now rejects what the Bible says about men and women"

Someone on a Calvinist subreddit

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