“This Portland duo is cut from similar cloth as the North Mississippi All-stars and the Black Keys… cranking out lo-fi punk blues on homemade instruments and vintage gear.” – Harp
“The bandmates balance the primitive drone of the Southern hills with a concentrated postpunk attack that keeps the music moving at a fever pitch. Before rock and roll, people danced to the blues, as Hillstomp reminds us with a thunderous groove.” – The Miami New Times
“Who knew that with just a guitar and a few buckets, you could make such fun and fantastic music? That’s just what Hillstomp does on its first live album After Two But Before Five. The band has created an incredibly full sound with just two guys, one guitar and a bunch of stuff you could find in your garage.” – Ink 19
“Gritty and fun and damn curious is what Hillstomp are. They root around in garbage cans to find the fixin’s to make their own instruments, and they dig through the history of American music to find both inspiration and old forgotten treasures… This is a great release. Since the loss of the great Slobberbone to retirement and Old 97’s to pop-ish/foppish hell, alt-country fans looking for reverence, fun and grit beyond The Gourds need look no further than Hillstomp.” – Music Emissions
“Hillstomp avoid the superfluous refinement which distances white blues conservationists from earlier performers. Bravo!” 8/10 – Pop Matters
“Hillstomp preserves classic, dredged-from-the-Delta blues, yet adds a new speed and vigor that makes it their own.” – Synthesis
“After Two but Before Five is a barn burner of vintage blues rock… with punkabilly hinting around the corner.” – Smother
”(Hillstomp’s) vibe is like a musical version of a barroom knife fight: exciting, dangerous and a little surreal.” – Tucson Weekly