Nick Cave meets Johnny Cash-The Cincinnati EnquirerMournful songs (which mix the moods and textures of Leonard Cohen, Johnny Cash, Tom Waits and Nick Cave)...A striking cd- St. Louis MagazineWith Their Appalachian echoes & imaginative new lyrics, Orton's songs reach straight for the audience-St. Louis Post DispatchJars you to the strangeness of this American landscape...Deserted fairgrounds, unlit country roads, sawdust floored barrooms, vandalized cemeteries and overstayed debutante balls...Born of inner necessity-Amazon.com Melodies that cross numerous genres ranging from country to rock to cabaret... lovely Faulkneresque stories set to music.-cdbaby.comA dark & original slice of Americana-apple i-tunesA mix of Blues, Folk, Country, Cabaret & vintage 60's Garage Rock, The Malediction's sound has affectionately been described as, Country Noir or Gothic Americana. According to bandleader, Kevin Orton: It's all just Folk music really...Maybe aggressive Folk but Folk music