"Linus of Hollywood recaptures the innocence and sweetness of Brian Wilson in his mid-sixties heyday and this CD is a treasure trove of bittersweet pop jewels. The opening track "Say Hello To Another Goodbye" is so stunning that I listened to it a half-dozen times before I even made it to the rest of the album. The song, like much of the disc, is a perfect combination of Wilson's child-like innocence, mastery of melody and studio, with the fat, full sound of British bands such as 10cc. Several of the tunes have a sound that reminds me of Elliot Smith with Linus' soft layered vocals and Beatley guitars. By the way, Linus of Hollywood is a guy, not a band. In the tradition of the obsessed pop geniuses that obviously inspire him, he expertly plays the majority of the instruments and all the vocal parts on his own, assembling songs piece by piece in his bedroom studio. This album is a rare find and fans of Brian Wilson, Beatles, XTC, and 10cc should definitely seek it out!"
-- Pookie Review

"YOUR FAVORITE RECORD is absolutely gorgeous, dripping with the kind of magical melodies and harmonies that will make fans of Jellyfish and Wondermints jump for joy. One listen of YOUR FAVORITE RECORD is all it will take to give credence to it's title."
-- David Bash (Goldmine)

"4 1/2 stars..Certain albums, as light-of-touch and precious as they are, hold an inexplicable grasp on the imagination, their melodies so delicately beautiful and their sentiments so guilelessly injected with emotion that they become the best parts of you. Many of these sorts of albums found their genesis in the 1960s-the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds and Millennium's Begin, are two particular examples. Linus of Hollywood's debut solo album, YOUR FAVORITE RECORD, is yet another opus in line with those sacred pop-music morsels, a record that grows closer and closer to your heart each time you listen to it. The influence of Brian Wilson and Paul McCartney hovers around the perimeter of these songs, so full of ebullient chamber-pop melodies as they are, and the album has the same sense of joyous independence as the early-'70s solo albums from one-man-band Emitt Rhodes, while also betraying the easy sway of Harry Nilsson and Randy Newman.. Melodically the album certainly draws on 1960s California pop and the attention to sonic detail on the album stands next to the best recordings from the era, but you can call it retro or derivative only insofar as you can label a whole genre of music as such. That type of criticism stands little chance against music this accomplished. Your Favorite Record is one of those albums that marks a moment in your life. It is only pop music, yes, but it is packed with big-hearted sounds and sentiments, lush and affecting, with that inexpressible touch of magic."
-- Stanton Swihart (All-Music Guide)

"This deserves a major review, as does the one which precedes it. Great pop inspired from the 60's is rare and this is fucking brilliant stuff. Wow. As impressive as Matthew Sweet's latest. The first three cuts are already legendary in my memory. Wow, again. Where did Linus come from? Along with Owsley, Cloud Eleven, and the Shazam, he's one of the year's best pop hopes, although he's more anachronistic than those acts. Imagine Harry Nilsson trying to make his own PET SOUNDS, really - an original throwback to the days of fab well-crafted melodic pop songs. He knows what he's doing." -- Pat Pierson (Yeah Yeah Yeah)