Praise for “Paper Over It”
“Donskey’s record is an overall winner because it has an overarching tone and style. That doesn’t mean it is without variance, but the songs seem related to each other, and they all sound like they were hatched in the same manner in the same place. The album has coherence....”
https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/entertainment/music/4864187-Album-review-Taylor-James-Donskey-keeps-it-simple-on-new-record
Praise for “Friend, You’re Too Far Away”
““The second single from Taylor James Donskey’s forthcoming record, “Friend, You’re Too Far Away,” is without time. It’s nearly six minutes long not by design; it’s nearly six minutes long because it has to be. Donskey exudes warmth and comfort through every second of the song. His years playing in other bands and teaching lends itself to a natural friendliness. “Friend” is seeded in your heart and it grows into a comrade to help you through the season. Even on my first listen, it feels like home. It’s rare to find a songwriter capable of such things, and Donskey has a record full of it, coming on Jan. 16th. My writing cannot capture the sentiments of the song; they are too pure and undiluted. The best recommendation I can offer is to sit with the song, have a conversation with it, hear what it has to say to you. It’ll give you wisdom you didn’t know you needed.””