There’s a singer in Brooklyn who seems to be loved by nearly everybody who hears him … A singer with the cynicism and heart of Serge Gainsbourg, and the observant mind of a standup comic.
PRI’s “The World”
ETHAN LIPTON IS TO LOUNGE LIZARDRY WHAT PETER SELLERS’S INSPECTOR CLOUSEAU IS TO POLICING, PRESENTING HIS SINGULAR, FUNNY-MISERABLE TAKE ON LIFE VIA JAZZY, BRASS-FESTOONED SONGS.
TIME OUT NY
WITH HIS EARNEST BROWN SUITS, MOURNFUL EYES, AND NEAT MUSTACHE, ETHAN LIPTON LOOKS LESS LIKE A SILKEN-THROATED LOUNGE LIZARD THAN HE DOES A BEATEN-DOWN AD SALESMAN—AN ORDINARY JOE SINGING GENTLE SONGS ABOUT EVERYDAY LIFE.
NEW YORK MAGAZINE, BEST LOUNGE ACT 2009
With lyrics like “We would have never met without the Internet” and “I left my wife and only child for a girl at the Renaissance fair,” Ethan Lipton & his Orchestra tell tales of quirky, modern romance.
New York Times
… SWEET MELODIES, SONGS THAT ARE BOTH INTRICATE AND IMMEDIATE, HILARIOUS MOMENTS, HEARTBREAKING MOMENTS, A GREAT BAND, AND A CHARISMATIC PERFORMER UP FRONT TO DELIVER IT ALL.
POPMATTERS
… THE DRY SINGER AND HIS ELEGANTLY SPACIOUS TRIO PERFORM SONGS ABOUT BICYCLES, TUPPERWARE, GUILT, PIT BULLS, HIPPIES, INTERNET LOVE, AND THE AFTERLIFE. IT’S LIKE A PEEK INTO AN OLD CURIO SHOP FROM A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
VILLAGE VOICE
They draw from a wide variety of American musical traditions; jazz, country, lounge and tell witty tales about often the most mundane of topics.
Soundcheck (WNYC)
IF YOU BUY ONE ALBUM THIS JUNE, MAKE IT HONKER BY ETHAN LIPTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA. THE LATE GREATS
(HONKER) flirts with rock, folk, jazz, Americana, soul, and lounge in one heartfelt and stentorian suite.
UNDER THE RADAR
TENDER, WISE AND OCCASIONALLY HOSTILE, ETHAN’S LIKE THE TIPSY UNCLE AT THE FAMILY REUNION WHO SPILLS THE SHAMEFUL FAMILY SECRETS—IT’S UNCOMFORTABLE BUT HILARIOUS, AND EVERYONE FEELS BETTER ONCE THE TRUTH IS OUT.
MATT BERNINGER OF THE NATIONAL, NY TIMES
… challenging conventional notions about what constitutes a song.
Maine Things Considered
THE BAND BLEW MY MIND. IT WAS A FEELING OF INSPIRATION THAT I HADN’T FELT IN A LONG TIME: THE KIND OF ART THAT FEEDS YOU.
THE MAINE CAMPUS
BEST MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR.
THE BRAINIAC, BOSTON GLOBE
ETHAN LIPTON MAKING LIKE ANDREW BIRD ON “CORNER SOUL” MAKES ME WANT TO HEAR EVERYTHING HE’S EVER DONE.
ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
