“A pleasant and easy-listening sound, nicely paving the way to foreign shores” - New Folk Sounds
“Feel-good-folk at its intricate best” – Oxfringe Festival, England
“A promising indie folkband” – 3 voor 12 Utrecht
“Entrancing, atmospheric folk. Extremely uplifting. Not to be missed!” – Origins Promotions, Ireland
“Versatile, discreet folkmusic” - 3 voor 12 Rotterdam
“A captivating indie folk band” – Lapstock Festival, England
And our most recent complete reviews (sorry, some are in Dutch):
Live review from our show at Jack Chams, Plymouth on 19th June 2011 –
“Dutch neo-folksters and strangers to the city, GOODWIN SANDS, had the crowd eating out of their hands within two songs – and if that isn’t a sign of innate goodness, I don’t know what is. Caught halfway between First Aid Kit’s earthly coo and the indie breeze of Laura Marling, the quartet rely on close vocal harmonies and understated instrumental thrum to soothe away the pains of being pure at heart. Lovely.” (Darren Johns, 24/7 Magazine)
Live review from our Oxfringe festival appearance in Oxford, England on 13th June 2011 –
“Headlining was a dutch band, Goodwin Sands. What a pleasant surprise! It has a real mesmerizing quality, and the lead singer, Anna Curvers, has a delicate and precise magnetism that has you hanging on every word. When the whole band offer backing vocals and switch instruments between songs the deal is sealed, these guys can really play. The carefully crafted compositions are executed with finesse, and as I watched the band I noticed that they’re all smiling – and so are the audience. This is feel-good-folk at its intricate and smiley best. Goodwin Sands are touring the UK so catch them if you can ….” (Read the full review here)
American music blog Music is the door to the soul interview (May 2011) -
“Acoustic and intimate music always works better, and more if it’s folk, so why not taking that same sound to the studio? Well, that’s what Goodwin Sands is all about! With such an unique name and an interesting mix of dutchs and english, the result can’t be anything but a great band and they definitely have the sound I love ….” (Read the whole interview here)
“Time Well Spent” E.P. Recensie – New Folk Sounds
“Lekkere easy-listening EP van deze Nederlandse formatie. Aangename arrangementen in zowel zang als snaarinstrumenten. In het buitenland is deze band ook al ontdekt. Minimalisatie en toch vol, moet het motto zijn geweest bij het maken van Time Well Spent. Gezien de komende tour deze winter door België en Duitsland, tezamen met eerdere optredens in Engeland en Ierland, mag gezegd worden dat deze band aardig aan de buitenlandse weg timmert. Ik ben benieuwd hoe de band op het podium klinkt.” – Piet Karregat
Live Review from De Bieb, Utrecht – 3 voor 12 Utrecht
“Tussen eindeloze rijen cd’s, onder strenge oranje-gelig gekleurde TL-buizen is de band Goodwin Sands te vinden. Terwijl de cello van Tim nog even het opwarmen is kijkt de band wat rond. Zoals normaal is het kalm en stil in de bibliotheek. Op de achtergrond klapt een bezoeker af en toe de op alfabetische gesorteerde cd’s om….” (Read the full review here)
