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From Montreal Voir Weekly 13 January 2005
Having begun within the Software Servant boys there is more than 25 years and being made a name at Katrina and the Waves by composing the hit which one knows, Rew in is only with its third album solo since the end of these two groups. EnjouE9 musical craftsman obviously preferring quality with the quantity, the guitarist rather takes again the formula of an English rock’n’roll engraved and free like all than the easy ways of the commercial success which he already knew. With proof, one finds in the songs of Essex Hideaway a vitality and intonations which point out those heard formerly at Church or in Elvis Costello. Rew was thus not deprived to leave an album far from the air time, preferring with reason to make some at its head and to remain original.

From Gaesteliste de Internet-Musikmagazin 2 February 2005
Beside Robyn Hitchcock most relevant softly the Boy, Katrina & The Waves founder and of many colleagues – e.g. Julian Dawson – as brilliant musicians estimated Kimberley Rew submits with “Essex Hideaway” – one may hardly believe it – only his third solo album. Whereupon the master shows in principle everything that he can do. And that is – without specific order – Glam -, Pub -, Folk -, Psychedelia -, kind and wenn’s to be must also “correct” normal skirt. The style is obviously less important thereby than that that sounds if possible everything after the 70s. The fact that Rew played otherwise in each case the second banana can be actually only because of its evenly not impressing singing it voice. As idea-rich Kompositeur and first of all brilliant guitarist he needs to hide itself anyhow behind nobody: So many exzellente, but perfectly different guitar parts one did not hear already for a long time no more on a disk united. The whole with a prize of dry humor is rounded off: Thus the CD begin e.g. with a church song inclusive. Child choir and on the Cover stands that “if necessary Nuesse are contained” – only if someone should be allergisch. Who stands on typically English sound and diagonal ideas, which sound nevertheless good however and come along a little old-fashionably, which should themselves clean-whistle this disk times.

From Kinda Musik 28 January 2005
At the beginning of Essex Hideaway was scared undersigned rot themselves, because the first number ‘ Bless This album ‘ has been rather litterally taken, and sounds the terrible ‘ Netherlands sings ‘. Until Kimberley start sing Rew (da’s therefore a vent). And Eo-gevoel god thanks is amen replaced and Monty Python-achtige geinigheid. ‘ Always look on the bright side or life ‘ therefore, a pinch English cabaret, combined with m.o.r.-rock and all spontaneous and ongepland, which is Rew. With an unwarped plat English tongue fall natural. Rew, earlier already to admire as a gitarist at The soft boys and Katrina & The Waves (both their hit ‘ Walking on Sunshine ‘ and Katrina’s winning number ‘ Love shine a light ‘ on euro vision songfestival 1997 Rew was written) in the past 25 years however but four cd’s has brought out, because he was busy. And that is jammer, because he can make plates. Rew use of a scale to gastmuzikanten, and not lowest also. Don Airey (keyboards) played rather with Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and later also with Ozzy Osbourne. Ian Gibbons (piano) played for seventeen years in The Kinks, and Dave Mattacks (drums) have among other things played the drums at Paul McCartney. And that cooperation has something magically, because the solidarity, skill and enthusiasm radiate of it. It hear that the men have terribly much fun have been had in the studio, as a result of which it already spirituously striking as album still funnier becomes, and nowhere afgezaagd, far-fetched or oubollig.