"Thankful Dirt finds a way to calm your soul while still singing about deeply personal pain." -Ankeny Unplugged
"There is real passion in this music and it brings to mind nostalgia for times long passed when life was simpler though not any less trying. It brings to mind the beauty in hard work and hard, but true love." -Insider Iowa
"So intimate are the album’s 12 original songs that soulfully mine the collective organic sounds of folk, country, bluegrass, blues and rock sounds that you feel like you’re listening to the couple discuss the joys and tribulations of their lives over a cup of coffee at their kitchen table" -CityView
Darren and Molly Matthews sing real songs… busted up, sad, even soul-cleansing songs. But catharsis brings joy, and these two, well, they'll leave you feeling joyful. Pull up a chair, share a cup, flash a smile, and push that devil out the door.
