Rolling Stone (p.122) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[T]he Concretes' big orchestration and sweet fragility are a winning combo."
Entertainment Weekly (p.77) - "[T]he staccato horns and guitar drones bathed in Wall of Gloom reverb provide just enough warmth to ward off frost-bite." - Grade: B+
Q (p.113) - 3 stars out of 5 - "The Concretes' singer Victoria Bergsman has a vague, sleepy delivery that speaks of narcotic bliss....Their melodic sense is deceptively bright-eyed."
Uncut (p.95) - 4 stars out of 5 - "The Concretes' sophomore effort blends fizzy girl-pop with Mazzy Star's stoned drawl, topped off with a swooning horn section and all liberally sprinkled with magic dust."
CMJ (p.5) - "[S]omething gorgeous. The album's lilting pop confections recall both Brian Wilson's summery '60s sugar and the subtler charms of old school doo-wop..."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.100) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[With] deceptively polished songwriting skills....THE CONCRETES are within a feather duster's reach of something quite wonderful."
This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
The Concretes: Per Nystrom, Victoria Bergsman, Maria Eriksson, Martin Hansson, Ulrik Karlsson, Lisa Milberg, Ludvig Rylander, Daniel Varjo.
Recording information: Studio Grondahl, Stockholm, Sweden (2004); Dubious, Stockholm, Sweden (2004); UAE Magnetophone, Stockholm, Sweden (2004).