"There's an undeniable poetry to Rifkin's words.What's more impressive than Rifkin's introspective voyage, however, is the confident way he flits from tabla and sitar vibes on 'Bones Become Rainbows' to the austere guy-with-guitar of 'For C.M.R.' (where he manages to out-nasal Dylan), or from the sunny folk-rock of 'Dandelion' to the harmonium bliss of 'Fear No Apple, Fear No Flood.' These songs flow together with convincing inspiration." - Joshua Klein, Pitchfork"Rifkin is an undeniably talented songwriter.he can be simple and direct or grand and atmospheric, with elements crashing together around his uniquely pitched voice. [The Low Hanging Fruit] is.solid in creativty and a genuine need to be absorbed and understood. There will be more to the Wailing Wall story, you can just feel it. This record is just too much of a leap forward for there not to be." - E.N. May, Consequence of Sound"Indie-folk done right.[The Low Hanging Fruit is] a strange-sounding record that makes ample use of sitar and plenty of instruments you won’t have a shot at identifying. The most powerful of them all, though, is Rifkin’s voice, which stands up better than most to the all too common Jeff Magnum and Will Oldham comparisons. The energy level is generally high, the melodies are among the best you’ll hear all year, and the tone is pensive, questioning and slyly romantic.It’s music as celebration, as the reason for and answer to everything." - Mike Conklin, The L MagazineDiscography:- S/T EP (6 songs, self-released CD-R 2006, now available as a free download)- "For My Baby Brother"/"Nails and Wood" 7" single (2 songs, yellow vinyl, limited edition, self-released 2007) - Hospital Blossoms full-length LP (10 songs, self-released CD-R in 2008, remastered and reissued as a free download by JDub Records in 2009)- Hospital Blossoms Bonus EP (4 songs, outtakes and demos, free download 2008)-Hospital Blossoms: The Book (18 pages, illustrated and annotated companion to the album of the same name; self-released 2009, currently out of print and unlikely to return)- The Low Hanging Fruit (NEW FULL LENGTH ALBUM, 10 tracks, produced by Tim Fite, released on CD and as a download by JDub Records in 2010)Booking, or just to say hi - rifkin.jesse@gmail.comPress - Kip Kouri - kip@tellallyourfriendspr.comLabel - Aaron Bisman - aaron@jdubrecords.orgThanks for listening!love,The Wailing Wall
