Michael Weston King - A Decent Man (2022)

Released May 2003 ‘A Decent Man’ proved to be a further step away from the world of alt. country and was widely hailed as his finest album, mixing pop, folk, soul and country.

Produced by Jackie Leven, it featured nine new MWK songs, plus covers of Neil Youngs' 'Love In Mind' and 'Blue, Red & Grey' by Pete Townshend.

“A guitar album of exquisite beauty and fine country-flavoured pop. His strongest work to date.”
– Daily Express

His finest album yet, whose appeal unfurls with each play. The sound of a man who has distilled everything from his colourful career into a solid block of songs that resonate with assuredness, energy and depth.
- Comes With A Smile

A Decent Man is packed with good songs……romantic, a touch jaded, convincing.
- Mojo ****4 /5

Celestial City is a f*ckin’ great song.
- Peter Case

There is intelligence and a sense of humour at work here that reminds us what a great songwriter MWK is. A Decent Man is a wonderfully adult riposte to all the banal drivel that constitutes the charts these days. Tie up the kids and make them listen!
- Hi Fi ********* 9/10

A Decent Man is a truly remarkable piece of work, the production is wonderfully inventive. Anything but “another singer-songwrter album”
- 3rd Coast Music, Texas ****4/ 5

He’s quietly knocked out another masterpiece. A tantalizingly fine album, his third classic in a row.
- Whisperin’ and Hollerin’ *********9/10

Tales of small town importance and big city loneliness, self-delusion and riveting honesty. A resonant and vivid album.
- Logo

A hugely accomplished album. His strongest work to date.
- Americana-UK.com ****4/5