"[Radiant] may make you want to get into your car, blast the tracks and reminisce about past love or fantasize about new ones. It also reminds me of parts in old TVB Chinese television episodes where either a couple finally gets together after torturous years of keeping their love from each other (this is where a Scott Tang track would start playing), or the part when the couple breaks up but you know they still love each other so it makes you want to jump into the TV to tell them that there is still hope. Although pop albums are not my music of choice, I found “Radiant” to be refreshing at times and perhaps renews my hope that real love exists."
--Featured Artist review, Boston Progress Radio
"'Topanga' is upbeat, catchy, and Keane-esque. I resist the urge to air drum along every time I listen to it. As for the album as a whole, Radiant is a genuine piano-driven pop record. It’s obvious that Scott’s love of music drives the entire record."
--FR*A (FutureRockstarsOfAmerica.com)
"In the crowded music world, it`s all about pop. And there are precious few standout piano-centric artists out there--all happen to be pretty big: Elton John, Billy Joel, Tori Amos, Norah Jones, Coldplay, Ben Folds--just to name a few. That`s not to say singer/songwriter piano man Scott Tang has instantly graduated to that level with his debut album, Late Night Drives--only time will tell. However, he has drawn his mighty sword with eight (that good old Asian lucky number) solid cuts and has hit the ground running. Catchy pop songs like "Boomerang" and "Put Your Heart Into It" defy temporary residence in your head, while the crucial lead track "Freeway" simply soars triumphantly--a clear choice for a lead-off hit. Tang`s brand of music is also intelligent and poetic--check his lines like "kisses and cigarette burns" ("By The Way") and "I`m firing drunken arrows at the moon" ("The Chance To Fight"). The production is also impressively sophisticated--radiant and polished, without the disposable cheap veneer that reduces some pop songs into bubblegum. There`s something overtly genuine about these songs, emanating the kind of enduring soul that many pop artists wish for just a small fraction of. Late Night Drives is sparkling contemporary pop music with a rare kind of purity and verve."
--Denise Park, ChopBlock (Rating: ****)
