“With smooth tenor and crisp acoustic guitar work, his songs alternately recall the effortless calm of David Wilcox and the spiky melodies of an indie rock band, versatile in their construction as they straddle genres and instrumentation." 

- John Wenzel, The Denver Post

​""Love and a Gun" is more superb pop from Michael Tiernan, a great listen not to be missed."     - Frank Kocher, San Diego Troubadour

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“On his fifth and most accomplished album, the 12-song “Inside Your Head,” the usually upbeat San Diego singer-songwriter and former seminary student also explores more gritty themes. Some of them are conveyed in the titles to such absorbing songs as “Dark Heart” and “Rage.” The result is the most musically and lyrically varied work of Tiernan’s career.”    - George Varga, San Diego Union Tribune

"A wealth of Wisdom: Tiernan has more to sing about than your average suburban homebody. He blends his life lessons as a proper artist well and paints a landscape in your mind as vivid as other professionals twice his age. ...A more upbeat Counting Crows."

- The Santa Barbara Independent

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"Tiernan is adept at tender ballads, country-inflected ditties and smart, savvy pop-rock. His songs are finely crafted without sacrificing their emotional essence for aural slickness, and he has a knack for letting his music breathe."

- San Diego Union Tribune

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