“A convincing world of barflies, peeling paint and characters on bar stools with very dark secrets.”
BBC Radio 4 Front Row

“Country romanticism and hard-boiled crime come together in a story that perfectly emphasizes the drama contained in the music.”
What’s On – London

“Part gig, part play, part storytelling (albeit a story influenced by Jim Jarmusch!)”
Crossing Borders, The Netherlands

“The songs of My Darling Clementine always have an interesting story to tell, and to base a work of fiction around them is inspired.”
Country Music People ****4/5

“With The Other Half, My Darling Clementine reaffirms the fact that they are the UK’s strongest and most assured purveyors of authentic traditional Americana. A superb collection of stories and songs, it would make Johnny and June proud, while giving the rest of us plenty to cheer about as well.”
 Lee Zimmerman, No Depression

“Billingham’s evocative and mysterious narrative is interspersed by seven superb My Darling Clementine songs.  Brave and imaginative”
Maverick ****4/5

The Other Half is a slice of Americana spiralling out of the music into the gritty realism of real life, real bars and the notion that occasionally a dream evaporates into a sense of reality.
Three Chords And The Truth

“It works brilliantly well, both on CD and at live shows, and makes one wonder just why it’s taken so long for anyone to come up this cracking concept”
The Big Issue / Northern Soul

“It really is a wonderful album. The narration of the story and the voice acting for the dialogue is perfect and the pacing and placement of the songs flesh out the story. The format is such that the album is best consumed in a single sitting, but the songs, all of them, can stand on their own.
NBT Music Radio

“It’s brilliant”
The Sun

“An engaging listen, perfect for a car journey or to savour at home,  and it whets the appetite for the next full album from our very own first couple of country music”
Blabber ‘n’ Smoke

“The Other Half is built around an emotive, murder-related human interest story, with much of the action centering around a seedy Memphis bar.  Written and narrated with feeling by highly respected crime writer Mark Billingham, it’s interspersed with enduring songs of intrigue, love and heartbreak from internationally-acclaimed dark country duo My Darling Clementine and it’s one of the most affecting LPs you’ll hear this year.”
Whisperin’ & Hollerin’ *********9/10

“It’s a quality piece of Americana fiction presenting the very best of what these two performing entities have to offer.”
Three Chords And The Truth

“Top crime writer and country duo unite for a hugely moving and dramatic performance. This was a great theatrical/ music experiment and certainly worth catching when it tours next year”
Weekend Notes, Birmingham.

“It’s well worth setting aside an hour to share the bruised, broken and eventually redeemed lives the words and music so engagingly evoke. Now for the mini-series.”
Folk Radio UK

“Billingham weaves these tales together in a deadpan style that readers of Willy Vlautin will recognise.”
Blabber ‘n’ Smoke

“Where literature and music collide is a perfect wrap for this latest project by top selling crime fiction writer Mark Billingham and the UK’s premier act for keeping the flame of classic country alive My Darling Clementine. For one night only, Birmingham’s Repertory Theatre was taken to downtown Memphis and awash with a sound spanning the length of Tennessee’s Music Highway.”
Three Chords And The Truth

“Top crime writer and country duo unite for a hugely moving and dramatic performance. This was a great theatrical/ music experiment and certainly worth catching when it tours next year”
Weekend Notes, Birmingham.

“Any fan of crime writing or country music will enjoy this innovative storytelling.”
Lonesomehighway.com

“A unique collaboration of crime and country, full of original words and music that linger long in the memory.”
The Morning Star

“It’s a superb collection of stories and songs, and would make Johnny and June proud, while giving the rest of us plenty to cheer about as well.”
No Depression

The way Billingham’s story unfolds is addictive. Everything works here; the story, the music, the performances from all concerned and even the way the CD is presented. It just gels together so well and comes highly recommended.
PennyBlackMusic