REVIEWS FOR "Islands" :

*Chosen by Metromix for "What We Loved in 2009".

"An album like Islands, the new full-length from recent Brooklyn transplant Keegan DeWitt, reminds you just how many so-called "orchestral" indie-pop/folk acts are just playing make-believe with their mini-string sections, romantic imagery and rustic wardrobes.

DeWitt puts all those elements in plain view on the tender, lush Islands - along with some heady poet quotes in lieu of a lyric sheet - but throughout, this unabashed sophistication is delivered with sincerity and authority.

Part of that comes from experience. In his former home, DeWitt scored five films, including Quiet City, which was nominated for an Independent Spirit award. Still, it would be lazy to toss the "cinematic" tag onto this understated collection. DeWitt's distinctly low-toned voice - unaffected and perpetually sleepy - channels thoughtful melodies that pivot and twist through sparse but potent string arrangements.

"I wish you could have two of everything beautiful that reminds me of you," he croons on "Telephone," which, like a number of high points, gracefully toes that tricky line between precociousness and classical simplicity - a line that so many of DeWitt's peers trample over."
NASHVILLE RAGE

REVIEWS FOR "Texas Snow" Score :

"This is not a story told primarily through dialogue, instead it is a very cinematic event where beautiful photography (by Keith Hueffmeier), music (by Keegan DeWitt, composer for Dance Party, USA & Quiet City), editing, an expertly maintained pace, and just the right tone slowly envelop you and place you inside the sunlit but slightly off-kilter world of three St. Louis twenty somethings."
DIY FILMMAKER

"And of course, Keegan Dewitt sprinkles the tenderest of piano notes over the film, creating some of the most poignant and memorable moments."
MATT JAY BLOG

REVIEWS FOR "Quiet City" Score :

"Understatement is the key to the film's success, from [the] precision editing to Keegan DeWitt's sad, soothing piano score."
SIGHT & SOUND

"The score by Keegan Dewitt must also be mentioned. Though Dewitt also scored Dance Party, USA, it is here in the empty pauses of this film that the subtle genius of his compositions are fully realized. Dewitt's slow score dwelling on the low end of the keyboard does not set the tone, it punctuates it."
DVDTALK

"Late in the film, traffic lights change beneath an elevated highway, and then we cut to a scene of four people dancing in an apartment; the beauty of the first shot -- as carefully composed as an oil painting -- is matched by the inspiration to score the dance not with whatever it is the dancers are hearing but with the atmospheric music written for the film by Keegan DeWitt (another Portland native). It's sheer poetry."
THE OREGONIAN

"The piano music interludes in both Katz movies, composed by Keegan DeWitt, are beautiful"
THE STRANGER

"'Quiet City' is a formal movie, elegantly edited, whose images, both still and moving, are conjoined to a soundtrack that reduces the noise of the city to an evocative background hum, quiet but not silent."
NEW YORK TIMES

REVIEWS FOR "& The Sparrows":

"Keegan Dewitt is a talented performer and songwriter who could be great and this debut album showcases the talent and highlights the room for maturity into a powerful artist....All the tracks are performed with a gusto and musicianship that seeps through the songs and into your head...This is a stunning debut that will reward repeated listens and grow into a real favourite. Great songs with depth and heart."
AMERICANA UK

"The shuffling country-rock, complete with piano and pedal, makes Keegan Dewitt sound more like an English pub-rocker than a kid from the Pacific Northwest. Dewitt enlisted the help of the North Carolina band Roman Candle who produced, engineered and, most importantly, filled in as his Rumour. North Carolina stalwart Chris Stamey was so impressed by the record that he volunteered to mix it. Dewitt`s debut showcases a talent for hook-filled intimate storytelling set again a rollicking backdrop."
MILES OF MUSIC

"I love finding awesome new music, which sadly doesn’t happen anywhere near often enough. The vast majority of things I listen to don’t grab me at all, but every now and then I find a real gem. Keegan DeWitt falls into that category..."
ANOTHER FORM OF RELIEF

"The Sparrows belong to that rare group of artists which you encounter once in a decade. All the years which you have lived and all cd's which you have bought were in search of a group like this, one to be a cornerstone in your life and to which you will always return... I could seperate each song and speak to it specifically but it would be tough to put words to them. Who are these people? How old are they? I don't want to know. I just want to listen, listen some more and continue listening."
ROOTSTIME

PRAISE FOR "CHRISTMAS LIGHT" OFF OF "It's Christmas Time Again (w/ The Db's)":

"Up-and-coming New York singer/writer Keegan DeWitt chimed in with the incandescent 'Christmas Light.'"
POPUP RADIO

"Revelers on the East Coast also finally get to represent with Keegan DeWitt's charming 'Christmas Light.'"
BLACK & WHITE (BIRMINGHAM)

Selected as a highlight as part of Dan Deluca's '"25 Best Christmas Songs'"
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

"DANCE PARTY USA" REVIEWS:

"The shots of young people saying nothing, the piano score (by Keegan DeWitt, another onetime Portlander) keeping time with long, hand-held glides through the 'burbs, even the silent montage of fireworks: They herald the first movie of a guy who's seen Last Days..."
WILLAMETTE WEEK

"The hauntingly beautiful score (by another Portlander, Keegan DeWitt) imparts a wise and aching feel that undercuts yet harmonizes with the youth of all concerned."
THE OREGONIAN

"The performances are natural and compelling, and the score, by Keegan DeWitt, is a small wonder."
FILMPOP

"The willingness to let these kids slouch through these ambiguities, reflected in the ambient plunk and twang of Keegan DeWitt's soundtrack, makes "Dance Party, USA" as poignant as it is brief."
NEW YORK SUN