[5] An article in the New Jersey Stage said of Tularosa: "Rett plays emotionally articulate guitar, tempering technique to fit a song's soulful spirit, uncorking his fiery chops in key moments".

[4] Writing for the Texas Monthly, Bryan Rolli called Oscuro "four barn-burning rockers featuring slide guitar licks that would make Billy Gibbons crack a smile".

[13] Pennylynn Webb of the Palestine Herald-Press, in reviewing Giving Up on Quitting, was "struck hard by a poetic sound that conjured a kaleidoscope of inspirational, soul-searching questions and profound truths".

[5] Doug Freeman of the Austin Chronicle described What the Walls Cannot See as "dark and brooding platter that sounds like Nick Cave raised on Texas songwriters".

[9] Hal Horowitz in Holler concluded that "Only the frustratingly brief length of the program ... prevents this from showcasing the full powers of a relatively new talent; one who has his finger on the pulse of the darkest edge of Americana and his own psyche".