Darryl Sterdan, one of Canada's most respected music critics, writes in his blog Tinnitist, "Brian Campbell fuses poetry and peace on his meditative and hopeful new EP A Crystal Rim. The Montreal singer-songwriter digs deep to find inspiration from his topsy-turvy life as a poet — and his practice as a Buddhist — with this immersive and hypnotic

Darryl Sterdan, one of Canada's most respected music critics, writes in his blog Tinnitist, "Brian Campbell fuses poetry and peace on his meditative and hopeful new EP A Crystal Rim. The Montreal singer-songwriter digs deep to find inspiration from his topsy-turvy life as a poet — and his practice as a Buddhist — with this immersive and hypnotic five-track document. The EP features adaptations of poems by renowned poets, as well as an original composition inspired by Campbell’s faith. With life-affirming messages rooted in the allegories of famous poems, A Crystal Rim encourages listeners to sit with the work, absorbing the richness of both the timeless words and the circular melodies found in his folk-based sound." Other lauditory reviews appear in Record World International, Cashbox Canada, Canadian Beats, Find Your Sounds and Roots Music Canada.