“Best Hammered Rock 'n Roll Band/Best Band To See Hammered."
It was toss-up between the Sights, Detroit Cobras and Porchsleeper, as all bands are, um, confirmed libation enthusiasts. But since Porchsleeper has multiple songs that include the word "drunk" in them, and they close the night with a tune about living in their parents garages, we figured them the clear winners. Yes, theyre passionate about beer. Yes, they adore the din created when soused. And yes, they welcome the empty bottles tossed in their direction at shows. Well give em a couple of years before honoring them with the "Best band to be spotted at bleak AA meetings" award.
Detroit Metro Times
Best In Motor City (November, 2005)

“Best Tune That's Guarrenteed To Start A Fight In A Parking lot Porchsleeper's Nineteen Seventy Two”
"It's the drunken Porchsleeper verses all".
Detroit Metro Times
Best In Motor City (November, 2005)

“It drips pathos and heart; like a gin-blossomed barstool raconteur, humor and sadness lurking beneath the grins and twang. As understood by the band’s dogged fan base, this quartet is a summation of a good old American rock ’n’ roll songbook, only loud as fuck.”
Brian Smith, Detroit Metro Times
Article (July, 2005)

“Right from the opening strums of "Nineteen Seventy Two" to grand finale "Johnny and Joyce" (whose lyrics and Zeppelin-esque coda are probably the top moments in their catalog so far) the group furiously chugs along from one song to another, fueled in equal parts by Mountain Dew, Jack Daniels, and cheap beer, taking a break only a few times to catch their breath with a few acoustic numbers. From start to finish, Porchsleeper is one of those quintessential summer drinking records for those who like their rock to do just that: rock.”
Rob Theakston, All Music Guide
Review (July, 2005)

“the only thing I remember is trying to hit Porchsleeper's pedals with a beer bottle...”
Chris Handyside, Radio Fever, 97.1 WKRK Fm
(April, 2005)

“A Beer Shower of impassioned rock...”
Johnny Loftus, Detroit Metro Times
Article (April, 2005)

“The whiskey and beer disappeared as quickly as the power chords faded...”
Gary Blackwell, Motor City Rocks
Article (April, 2005)

“Maturity and its cousins jaded and cynical run throughout this encouraging debut.”
Johnny Loftus, Detroit Metro Times
Review (October, 2004)

“These guys are either recovering assholes, or great liars”
Charmie Gholson, Ann Arbor Observer
Article (June 2004)

“Porchsleeper could very well be your favorite bar band...good rock ‘n roll, plain and simple.”
MacKenzie Wilson, Ann Arbor Paper
(April 2004)

"The theme of alcohol makes the group a perfect bar band, as does a trio of drinking songs on its new CD that will take you from high quality rock and roll, to a busted-heart lament and back again."
Sarah Stollak, Lansing State Journal 
(Feb 2004)

"Coming off like a pure-bred Midwestern band drunk on shots of later Replacements with a roots-rock back, the record's finest moments come on "Time to Kill," when Porchsleeper uncharacteristically tones it down for a soft-touch ballad."
Shannon McCarthy, Real Detroit: Off The Record 
(Jan 2004)

"The trilogy of drinking songs clustered together give one a general thematic sense for what these twangy gents are up to. But it's the infusion of a power-pop/punk edge that keeps this music flying by the seat of its beer-soaked pants, and you want to join them for the ride."
milesofmusic.com 
Review (Jan 2004)

"Every Day Is Better Than The Next is a no frills rock and roll affair that equally summons the ghosts of AM radio and early college rock as it recognizes the groups modern day muses. It's simple rock and roll created on its own terms that's as honest as possible, and a band can't receive much higher praise than that." 
Rob Theakston, All Music Guide
Review (Jan 2004)

"It's difficult to listen to Porchsleeper without finding yourself humming lines from the clever and fun, hard-rocking "Somethin' to Drink About" or the lazy county/blues/rock love song "Time to Kill." The insightful lyrical twists on old idiomatic phrases work well with Porchsleeper's solid rock song structures"  
John Hutchison, Ann Arbor Current 
300 Words on Porchsleeper (Sept 2003)

"Tired of everything else and want to sweep the musical cobwebs out of your brain? Porchsleeper makes the perfect broom." 
Roger LeLievre, Ann Arbor News 
(Dec 2003)