Pasadena Weekly, 4 Stars:
For the first time the acclaimed Virginia quartet incorporate percussion, along with producer Sam Kassirer’s keyboard — and, in the process, deliver one of the year’s finest, most beautifully written and performed Americana releases. Eric Brubaker’s vigorous fiddle solos enhance the title track’s epic sweep; “Take Me to the Ending” and “Broken Mandolin” (the latter inspired by Anthony Doerr’s novel “All the Light We Cannot See”) haunt with vivid imagery and guitarist/banjoist Trent Wagler’s warm, appealingly burred baritone; “Till No One is Free” floats on the band’s sibling-like harmonies with some kind of alchemical grace: “Tell me again that love will always win/ Even if you don’t know if you believe.”
Elmore Magazine:"The Steel Wheels are back with their first studio album in four years and it represents a significant leap in sound. Some of these textures are soothing, and most are just simply gorgeous."
The Boot, "The Steel Wheels Morph Their Sound for ‘Wild as We Came Here’"
No Depression:
"As I say, the new one may be the best yet." Album Review
"The Steel Wheels kicked off their 2017 tour with a rousing cd release show in front of a packed house at the Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville, VA. The band hit the stage with a truckload of energy and the crowd fired it right back to them, artist and audience pushing each other to greater heights." Live Show Review