September 2006 piece in The Phoenix about Drop Dead Air.

"One of the most talented and most prolific young songwriters of the early 21st century...Rosenberg is at least destined for artistic greatness if not commercial success."
--Jason Dumas, All Music Guide/Brett Rosenberg
"The fifth--and best--album by this sometime member of Graham Parker's backup band is a flawless collection of exacting hooks and memorable melodies. A star in the offing, he offers the ultimate slacker anthem, "I Got Lost," which gets our nod as required listening for teens, 20-somethings and like-minded individuals of all ages." --
CBS Watch! Magazine, December 2007
"Brett Rosenberg plays poppy Paul Westerberg-style rock songs that are fairly impossible to dislike."
--Time Out New York
"Rosenberg's guitar-playing has a distinct lyrical quality that makes him stand out in the crowd."
--Mayer, Twangville.com
Brett's another songwriter who's much better than he gets credit for. He's made a better Elvis Costello record here than Elvis has made in at least a decade.
--Amanda Nichols, Chunklet Magazine
Mildly likable late-Squeeze-via-Ben-Folds-style purity-poppers from Boston, notable for the goofy album title Speed Metal From Montreal and a CD cover where their one girl member flirts with a gorilla hosting a TV talk show.
--Chuck Eddy, the Village Voice
The headliner this evening is The Brett Rosenberg Problem and I'e spent a good portion of the night trying to pick Brett Rosenberg himself out in the crowd. My money has been on a baby-faced boy with an impressive mop of curly hair. To my delight, this denim-clad teen dream takes the stage and proceeds to rip the place apart with some no-nonsense shredding. He has this sort of Yardbirds-esque arrogance that makes me really want to believe him. Thankfully, he also has the skills to back it up. I'm put in mind of a New England version of Ryan Adams, which makes the whiskey I'm drinking seem even more appropriate.
--Danielle Cotter, The Noise

"It's as raw and dirty as pop gets. Speed Metal from Montreal has the same jangly BRP melodies that the ladies love to make out with you to; but on top of that, Brett piles on loads of loud, hi-fi rock--high points all around."
--Paul McMorrow, the Weekly Dig, reviewing 2005's Speed Metal From Montreal

With an embarrassment of switchblade-sharp hooks, rock-star swagger, wise-guy wit, outsider attitude and even a furtive love song or two packed into a tidy 30-minute package, SMFM is a freewheeling summation and extension of everything Rosenberg and the Problem do best.
--Jonathan Perry, the Boston Phoenix.

Maybe one of the reasons there are so many talentless hacks lurking around the planet is that people like Brett Rosenberg got more than their fair share of talent, and just didn't leave enough for everyone else. The lyrics are clever without being smug, the hooks dig themselves deep into your brain and don't let go, and the songs all manage somehow to sound simultaneously brand new and familiar---after a few listens, you'll be singing right along, whether you like it or not. It seems that local critics love this guy, and I can see why. A good bet to go national, so catch him now.
--Tim Emswiler, the Noise