Inhalt: Throughout the course of 'The Storm Before The Calm', Cheney's voice is given plenty of space in the mix to flex while he draws inspiration from some deeply personal life events – a breakdown, substance abuse, marital issues, mourning the loss of his father – and his tour-ravaged, smoked-a-few-darts-in-my-time timbre adds extra cred to this revelatory collection of songs. (…) “I'm not afraid to walk alone,” Cheney sings during the intensely dramatic 'Exile' and neither he should be 'cause his solo work definitely has legs. (Bryget Chrisfield ; beat.com.au)