Sam Williams lights his own way all throughout Glasshouse Children. The title track, which kicks off the record, features Williams singing about a “house atop the hill” with a “black gate at the bottom of a long driveway” and how it “looks pretty as picture but Lord knows it ain’t.” Williams co-wrote the song with Ronnie Bowman and Dan Auerbach, and says it’s the centerpiece of the record. -Music Row

 “For me personally it’s definitely been a positive,” said Bowman about starting so young in the business. I think the earlier you start, the more comfortable and natural you will feel on stage. Also, it’s a lot of hard work but I have a lot of fun doing what I do for a living.” -The Bluegrass Standard

Always an emotionally convincing singer, Bowman cuts especially close to the bone here, reflecting a tumultuous period during which he divorced, left the LRB and moved to Nashville. There’s a lot of heartbreak on the album, along with recrimination, regret and defiance, but there are also songs such as “One Life” — though he’s a fine writer, it’s the only one here in which Bowman had a hand — and “Rise Above”, which offer a measure of generosity and hope. Taken as a whole, it’s about as confessional as bluegrass has ever gotten, and a compelling piece of work. - -No Depression

The first song off King’s upcoming album El Dorado, “The Well” is full of religious imagery: he sings about setting souls free, the fires of hell, and the good lord. King wrote the song with Ronnie Bowman and Dan Auerbach, who produced the album.-Rolling Stone