"music has not addressed midlife with this much dignity since Neil Young's "Freedom"." - Boston Globe "If Steve Earle ever gets back to writing 'chick songs' he may find that Ralston's 'What About Me' got there before him. And the Earle connection doesn't end there, although Ralston isn't overtly political, he and Earle share a burning desire to tell the truth and nothing but the truth" - Americana-UK "Mature, Thoughtful. Carwreck Conversations, Ralston Bowles' debut, is a mature, thoughtful portrait of age, youth, and the place 'where dreams and truth collide'. Along the way he aims more questions inward than at the outside world, without ever falling prey to easy rationalizations or self-pity." - All Music Guide "Carwreck Conversations is chock-full of the smart and catchy, rock and folk-tinged material that has long made Bowles a coveted performer throughout the Midwest." - The Grand Rapids Press