November 18, 2003
Prefix Magazine

Wonderfully Nothing triumphs: the extra time spent in the studio only enhances the overall feel of the album, a slightly melancholy reflection on life told through sonic vignettes. Chase is clearly a studio rat; Wonderfully Nothing could very well have been a senior project in audio engineering with ProTools. But Chase doesn’t sacrifice soul for cleverness. Chase obviously spent a long time figuring out exactly what he wanted these songs to sound like. Though the lyrics are solid throughout, the texture and sound of the songs reveal how Chase has matured as both an arranger and a musician. He knows what works and what doesn’t. Streaked with imagination and care throughout, Wonderfully Nothing is wonderfully something.