Press
"There's gamelans! A very chilled out sound from Jesse Rifkin that's perfect for summer BBQs and late night drives. Tip o' the cap to multi-instrumentalists." - MTVU
"The Low Hanging Fruit [is] a spirited indie-folk record flush with everything from sitar to singing saw." - The Boston Globe
"New album, The Low Hanging Fruit (JDub) is open-eared, with sounds plucked from every patch of earth." - Time Out New York
"This one here should add a little pep to your afternoon step...The Wailing Wall's upcoming The Low Hanging Fruit can't help but remind us of the slightly nasally handclap-backed folk croons that brought so much promise from Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's debut songs." - The Tripwire
"The Low Hanging Fruit, like its predecessor, is a fascinating blend of deeply felt, intelligent wordplay, and an eclectic but convincing amalgam of Dylan, Leonard Cohen and Neil Young, updated to the lo-fi indie scene and flavored with echoes of Bjork, and Sufi Qawwali and Hindu Kirtan as well. The result never feels forced or contrived." - The Jewish Week
"The Wailing Wall (brainchild of New York-based multi-instrumentalist, Jesse Rifkin) dress their folk songs with exotic influences and acoustic and percussive textures at times reminiscent of Animal Collective." - The Deli NYC
"Bridges The Microphones to my Bar Mitzvah; they sound like one of the better updates on the works of Jeff Mangum or Phil Elvrum." - Impose Magazine
"Any fan of introspective music on the alternative end of things must check out The Wailing Wall's debut album, Hospital Blossoms...The Wailing Wall brings together an immensely talented group of musicians to tell a story of sadness, acceptance and catharsis." - Coolhunting.com
"Not only a songwriter of immense talent, but one of the only current indie musicians that deserves comparisons to Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel, or Phil Elverum's output in The Microphones." - The Faster Times
"The Wailing Wall's sound could be described as Bob Dylan meets the reggae-punk band Bad Brains" The Forward
"Every once in a while it's nice to hear organic sounds coming from the city that never sleeps. Led by Rifkin, The Wailing Wall simply shined as a collective, with every instrument meticulously strummed, tickled, shaken, and pounded in all the right places." - BeatCrave
"As raw and organic as the recycled cardboard cases in which they're packaged. Using computers, four-track machines, and strange recording locations (like an isolated boathouse in Stone Lake, WI) Rifkin's greatest strengths lie within sensationalist lyrics and superb instrumentation - think a mini-Mangum." I Guess I'm Floating
"The Wailing Wall's Jesse Rifkin's voice is very unique, he's also an expert songwriter. That he surrounds himself with equally amazing [musicians] makes a release like Hospital Blossom one of the most amazing folk releases this year." - Fensepost.com, #9 on Best of '08
Named one of the 'Best of '06' - Team Love Records
"Jesse and his ever-fluid band of gypsy devils threw one of the best head-lining shows I've seen in 2007 last time they did a show with us." - Sleep When Dead NYC
"Downright sincere and honest." Razorcake
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