The renowned British music magazine Mojo had the following statement in the review of Amsterdam Stranded in 1999: "Vocalist Paal Flaata has a Distinct advantage over his contemporary US heroes in that, with a Voice That makes Scott Walker sound like Little Jimmy Osmond, he can sing them all into a cocked Stetson ... "rerelease of the same record got last September 4 stars in Mojo and Uncut.
Flaata's solo performance culminates in the Christmas album Christmas Island with follow-legendary church concerts, among others. The recent years he has released the trilogi consisting of the albums: ”Wait by the Fire: Songs of Chip Taylor” (2012) og Bless us all: Songs of Mickey Newbury (2014) Come Tomorrow: Songs of Townes van Zandt (2016).
In 2017 Paal released the album "Love and Rain - the Athletic Sessions".