The New York Times called Buffalo, NY born Willie Nile “one of the mostgifted singer-songwriters to emerge from the New York scene in years.” Uncut Magazine called him “A one-man Clash” and “theunofficial poet laureate of New York City”.His album Streets Of New York was hailed as “a platter for theages”by Uncut. Rolling Stone listed TheInnocent Ones as one of the “Top Ten BestUnder-The-Radar Albums of 2011”and BBC Radio called it “THE rock ‘n’ roll album of the year.” Hissingle from that album, “One Guitar,” was the “Top Pick of the Week” in USA Today. Bono,
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