“The cool, subtle sway of the tune might evoke a sort of Memphis soul, as Migliorelli himself recants. Indeed, the evidence is laid on the table through the song’s deeply soulful sound, although it comes across more like a gentle breeze than a barreling train. Each way of approaching soul has its spot in music and its champions who ferry them forward so well, but Migliorelli and the Dirt Nappers’ soft, laidback vibe is instantly infectious. There’s a folk-rock air about it in the way Migliorelli approaches his lyricism and vocal delivery with poetic grace, a full but not overpowering band sound backing him up and making it all sound real pretty. If ‘She Moves Like a Mystery” is evidence enough, than the outlet’s upcoming album is definitely one to keep an ear out for.” -
“Uncommonly skilled musicianship. Whether it’s 50’s, southern, country, pop, Americana, or folk, Frank Migliorelli & The Dirt Nappers are at all times cool and composed with each song’s respective rock muse of choice in their third studio album, The Things You Left Behind. Incorporating—as we have come to expect—a superbly-mixed collective of veteran music-smiths with Migliorelli’s gentle-yet-direct, subtle-though-honest brand of storytelling and songwriting, the album comes off crisp, clean, and wildly enjoyable—all while leaving no topic off limits, from broken hearts to gun laws.”
Glide Magazine
Frank Migliorelli & The Dirt Nappers' new album 'The Things You Left Behind' brings back that handsome and exciting rock 'n' roll from the 70s and 80s. Located in New York, the band has developed a twangy and inspiring sound. Frank Migliorelli & The Dirt Nappers have been praised for their songs by industry magazines such as American Songwriter Magazine and Glide Magazine. The new album 'The Things You Left Behind' is a must for rock and country fans alike. Frontman and songwriter Migliorelli has gathered The Dirt Nappers around him. Mike Heaphy on steel guitar, Danny A. Weiss (keyboards), Tony Tino (bass), Sherryl Marshall (backing vocals) and drummer Tommy Deihl make up the ideal rhythm section. Opening with a rocking title track is like kicking in an open door. So clever, but 'She Moves Like A Mystery' is also a sultry track. The acoustic 'Vagabond Shoes' diverges with rock songs like 'Take It Back', the bluesy 'The Key To Your Heart' and the mid-tempo 'Fire Inside'. The country-motivated 'I Wanna Know', with its steel guitar arrangements and 'Every Bartender In This Town Knows My Name' are next highlights. The ballad "She's Not Coming Home" is with a big nod to The Beatles. But the band shifts up a gear with 'Only Here'. Frank Migliorelli & The Dirty Nappers have one hell of a record to promote.
Philip Verhaege -Keys and Chords
His previous "Bass, Drums, Guitars And Organs" had pleasantly taken us by surprise for revitalizing the sound of those artists who, between the seventies and eighties, carried the flag of the most classic rock, often sprinkled with pop and country in an album of great freshness and immediacy. Frank Migliorelli and his Dirt Nappers from Croton on Hudson in the State of New York try again now with equal inspiration, between excellent electric and acoustic guitars, a pedal steel that peeps out every now and then to emphasize a certain love for country music but above all with intact the slightly 'retro' charm but always exciting and with crystalline melodies. “The Things You Left Behind” still plays with those themes that had made its predecessor a work highly recommended for those who love Tom Petty, the most romantic Southside Johnny and all the singers of a certain urban poetry with heartfelt and nostalgic accents. A band the Dirt Nappers able to support the leader in the best way both in his moments more related to rock and in those in which the ballad format proves to be perfect to describe a sentimentality absolutely devoid of any added sugar. And Frank Migliorelli still proves to be a very good interpreter and pen, starting with the title track that opens the album with sixities in the heart and a decidedly sunny melody. "She Moves Like A Mystery" is one of the best moments of the album, very inspired and soft, followed by an equally clear "Take It Back", more rocking and enthralling. "Vagabond Shoes" is a sumptuous ballad that reminds me of the first Willie Nile with whom he shares poetry and literary references and all "The Things You Left Behind" shows wit and intelligence in telling small and tasty little squares like "Every Bartender In This Town Knows My Name ”,“ She's Not Coming Home ”and“ The Fire Inside ”to name just three examples in an interesting album in all its moments.
Remo Ricaldone-Planet Country
https://www.planetcountry.it/frank-migliorelli-the-dirt-nappers-the-things-you-left-behind/