"[2] Erika Brady, host of Western Public Radio's Barren River Breakdown, described him as "an artist with extreme potential... His voice as a writer is very distinctive, and he's a good performer.

Several musicians and singers connected to the university appeared on the project (The Kentucky Headhunters guitarist Greg Martin, Byron House, Beegie Adair, Athena Cage, and Larnelle Harris).

[11] After a decade-long break from recording following the tragic death of a musician friend, Melloan credited his wife and small children for the hopeful tone of "Hallelujah Love.

[12] The music video for the second track, "Things I Feel,"[13] shows Melloan performing in a garage with a rock band including Wild Cub keyboardist Eric Wilson on electric guitar.

Instead, he meets an equipment dealer at a warehouse, selling everything but a prized antique Gibson guitar his wife secretly removed from the sale.