"If you have a soft spot for the haunting male/female vocal harmonies of Damien Rice, the bright Americana of 'Gold'-era Ryan Adams, or the smooth sounds of Josh Rouse, you will love this next artist. Ryan Auffenberg is a San Francisco singer-songwriter who is making some amazingly good (mature, thoughtful, musically solid) songs for someone of his age (25). He's opened for the likes of Mark Kozelek and Jon Auer (of The Posies), and is starting to gain some well-deserved notice of his own. The Bright Lights EP is an appetizer to his upcoming album Golden Gate Park."

-- Heather Browne (I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS blog)