Rolling Stone (3/6/03, p.71) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...[Their] rawest record yet....The album's sonic simplicity and emotional complications are inspired by blues and folk as well as the Ramones..." Mojo (4/03, p.97) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...With a live, lo-fi groove, and an energetic Tanya Donelly on guest backing vocals, this feels like some return to form..."
The Wire (3/03, p.68) - "...The new Throwing Muses album marks a storming return....The reunited group burn through their new material with a shocking vigour..."
Throwing Muses: Kristin Hersh, Tanya Donelly (vocals, guitar); Bernard Georges (bass); David Narcizo (drums).