Spin (11/99, p.193) - 7 out of 10 - "...the Gourds blend collegiate smart-assness with workaday smarts, throwing dobros, mandolins, fiddles, and banjos into twangisgh songs that are almost always tightly constructed and finely observed....[they] are unafraid to tackle Americana..."
Dirty Linen (8-9/99, p.69) - "...one of Austin's best-kept secrets....a swirling mixture of acoustic rock laced with country and a range of other less obvious influences..."
The Gourds: Jimmy Smith (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, bass, percussion); Claude Bernard (vocals, acoustic guitar, accordion, Wurlitzer piano); Kev Russell (vocals, acoustic guitar).
Additional personnel includes: Max Johnson (vocals, electric & pedal steel guitars, banjo, mandolin, fiddle); Keith Langford (drums, percussion).
Recorded at Laurels Ranch, Comfort and Arlyn Studio, Austin, Texas in October-November 1998.