“In an era of tumult and needless divisions, Beth Lee’s Hardly Matters is an album for the ages, one which she’s been building towards throughout her storied career. Her lineage has always had music entwined in its very fiber and Lee pays tribute and does that history proud in this new album. If you only pick up one LP this year, do yourself a favor and make it Hardly Matters. And remember one important bromide…It’s all in the voice.” - Vents Magazine
“This outing touches upon the female pop-rockers that inhabited the charts throughout the 60s. But instead of sounding retro 60s Beth Lee (vocals/guitar) wisely adds the edge of the new wavers who injected lots of life into the old recipes…The music has the catchiness that is ear-candy & Beth’s songs are exhilarating” - Americana Highways
“Beth Lee has one of those voices that one never tires of, a mix of charm, sensuality, and defiance, belting out her original hook-laden songs” - Glide Magazine
“The latest is a solid mix of up tempo, jangly guitar rockers like “Only You,” and slower moments like the stellar album closer “Umbrella” (sounding like one of the best songs the Trinity Sessions-era Cowboy Junkies never wrote).” - New Noise Magazine
Austin-based singer-songwriter [Beth Lee] has historically harbored a country-friendly sound. But more recent outings have found lee adopting a fresher genre backdrop, leaning further away from her twangy roots and Americana comfort zone and embracing more pop-adjacent formulas that pair the principles of ’70s/’80s/’90s sass with hints of modern indie rock. And with Cat Power/Jack White/Loretta Lynn engineer Stuart Sikes handling recording duties and Chuck Prophet percussionist Vicente Rodriguez returning to the producer role, Lee (alongside some of her Breakups bandmates) takes it even further in that new direction on her next full-length Hardly Matters” - Jack Anderson, KUTX Song of the Day
“An 11-song sequence that highlights the Austin-based artist’s songwriting craft and performative charisma, Waiting on You Tonight emerges as one of 2021’s early benchmarks for Americana album of the year.” - No Depression
“Waiting on You Tonight shows a more vulnerable side to Lee’s heartworn tales without sacrificing the fire or grit fueling the band’s sound.” - Laurie Gallardo, KUTX, Austin Music Minute
“Lee, who is based in Austin, Texas, sounds rather like Lucinda Williams, but her music also evokes new wave acts like Blondie as well as the so-called “girl groups” of the 1960s…There’s lots of attitude here—lots of ear candy, too.” Jeff Burger, Americana Highways
"A perfect mix of brass, sass, vulnerability, and no-nonsense" - Laurie Gallardo, KUTX, Austin Music Minute