Today's Country Magazine
Music Reviews
by Jeffrey Kurtis
"It isn’t uncommon for someone to cross genres and take a stab at a country album, some with a huge amount of success and others without much if any at all. However, I can’t recall a time that a Broadway sensation has done it until now..."
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TAXI
Complimentary Feedback
Song Title:  "And She Said"
by Listener ID# 287
"You had my foot tapping the whole time, Harley.  The snapshots of moments in this story -- keys and dress falling to the floor, perfume enveloping you, waking up in an empty bed -- are placed cleverly in the lyrics to draw the listener in...Good pop structure, nice rock cadence and musical progressions...It's a nice change to have the title of the song meaningful to the story without being repeated ad nauseum." 
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Hollywood The Write Way
"Not Without Harley Jay"
by Melody Simpson
"As I waited for Harley Jay to arrive at Tangier in LA to interview him before his set, I wondered what it would be like to see him outside his Rent element. After all, he did play Mark Cohen on the 2006 - 2007 National Tour and made his Broadway Debut in Rent in fall 2007 to early 2008. Once he arrived, guitar in hand, I noticed his ripped jeans, grey tee over a black long sleeve shirt, with a necklace, rings, and watch. It was hard not to see him as a possible Roger in Rent. Once I separated him from Rent in my mind and calmed down, we sat down to start the interview. Melody: With your new album, “Without Wax” are all of the songs from personal experience, specifically “Lipstick Letter“ and “Stuff Packed Up?” Those are some interesting lyrics." READ MORE...