from TRAX
PASADENA WEEKLY
November 23, 2002

JOHN MCGILL
Journey From La La
(Patmos)

Thirteen tracks of mostly midtempo pop from thoughtful Inland Empire scribe
McGill, who sidesteps the musical wimpiness plaguing many sincere
singer-songwriter projects with bright guitar-bass-keyboard arrangements
and the occasional shimmer of pedal steel and slide guitar complementing
his smooth, yearning vocals. The faux-bluesy title tune and songs like
"Entangled" and the apocalypse-pondering "11:59" indicate he's got more on
his mind than the standard romantic concerns.