A neo-psychedelic monument, the most phenomenal Americana record of the year ★★★★- ROLLING STONE GERMANYa thing of real beauty ★★★★- UNCUTIsrael Nash surely deserves wider exposure. If Rain Plans doesnt convince you, nothing will- THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAYa landmark record in both a literal and figurative sense. Its the third of Gripkas career thus far, but one whose rapturous beauty easily outstrips anything hes done before. There are striking echoes of Laurel Canyon-era Nick Drake and a cosmic dusting of Pink Floyd. a record that suggests the full flowering of a rare talent- CLASSIC ROCKIn Rain Plans, the guitars crackle and burn, the harmonies moan with sadness, and Eric Swanson spins gold with his pedal steel. The song looks both inward and outward widescreen Americana at its finest.- NPRThe album is filled with lush, psychedelic soundscapes to compliment Nashs reflective songwriting.- MASHABLE★★★★- THE INDEPENDENTGripka has created a Wall of Sounds that could best be described as the CSNY album that Neil Young should have produced but never did.- NO DEPRESSIONThis is more spooky, ethereal death-country that evokes ghosts on the prairie and storm clouds on the horizon- GRANTLANDThere is an easy-rolling, outdoorsy, relaxed feel to the songs here an airy wide-openness- RELIXA glorious neo-psychedelic masterpiece.- KEXPNash paints a sonic picture using bright strokes of grunge, 60s folk-pop and crying pedal steel.- CMTcompelling.- PASTEhis third album drips with authenticity and his songs seep into your soul, lingering long after the last notes fad away. ★★★★- THE SUNIsrael Nash harks back to another time and makes it his own with noteworthy success.- AUSTIN CHRONICLEThere is a vivid sense of imagery permeating through Rain Plans. Simple, textured instrumentation compliments songs about traveling through life to find whatever it is youre looking for.- GLIDE MAGAZINEAmericana at its purest- THE ONION / AV CLUBlikely going to make several year-end lists when all is said and doneboth here and abroad.- STEREOSUBVERSIONRain Plans is nine songs long but every tune washes over you in no worry with wandering guitar solos that are in no hurry find their end.- HEAR YAmoody new album Rain Plans falls in the lush, hazy territory between 70s-heyday Neil Young and Fleet Foxes.- MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNEGripka has created a Wall of Sounds that could best be described as the CSNY album that Neil Young should have produced but never did.- NO DEPRESSIONSeriously, if you care about your music you need this latest offering from Israel Nash Gripka in your life. Its a classic.- PENNYBLACK MUSICNo.7 UNCUT Editors Top Albums Of 2013No.14 ROLLING STONE DE. Critics Poll 2013GLIDE MAGAZINE Top 20 Albums 2014No. 20 UNCUT Top Americana Albums 2013