"The traditionally flavored pop-folk lyrics and sparkling acoustic licks performed by guitarist Sean Watkins, his violinist sister Sara and mandolinist Chris Thile reflect an eclectic mix of influences that include classical, jazz and rock. The trio is making down-home music relevant for a new generation... To hear Nickel Creek is to hear the vibrant reinvention of a classic form."
-Time Magazine

"…Indeed, the house that Bill Monroe Built seems to be undergoing something of a stylistic remodeling and anyone curious about where it is headed next need only to listen to the postmodern polystylistic sounds of the three cheerful prodigies who call themselves Nickel Creek."
- NY Times

"…This group has already played together for a decade. It shows as they reel off inventive acoustic instrumentals both original and traditional with uncanny empathy."
- USA Today

"As for… Nickel Creek, a postmodern bluegrass trio from California that made its New York debut at the Bottom Line, you'd better run right out and get its self-titled CD if you haven't got it already. Nickel Creek blends bluegrass, classical music and pop with irresistible aplomb, and sings like angels to boot."
-Washington Post

"…Arguably the finest acoustic string ensemble operating today…Nickel Creek is the future of American acoustic music, and the future never looked rosier."
- Chicago Tribune

"Because they started so young and lucked into mentorships with some forward thinking musicians, they don't think twice about making musical bedfellows of Bob Dylan and Bach in the middle of a bluegrass tune."
- Los Angeles Times

"With influences as diverse as Elliot Smith, Radiohead, Murray Peharia, and Bach, the Creek are certainly willing to experiment. In fact, the band have already attracted the attention of egg-head music scribes with New York Times' music writer Terry Teachout describing their sound as both "postmodern" and "polystylistic."
-MOJO