- Critic score
- Publication
- By date
-
The results are sure to please longtime fans, while possibly reeling in a few folks who were turned off by the sonic excess of Dinosaur Jr. at their most punishing.
-
Mascis’ songs are still simple, clever, and catchy.
-
Alternative PressMascis... provides the most compelling case yet to worship at the altar of his slacker guitar genius. [Jan 2003, p.92]
-
He's singing better than ever--his attenuated Neil Young whine has developed into a deeper, mellower, less distracting instrument--and his arrangements of percussive punch and fuzzy guitar have rarely sounded so effortlessly rocking.
-
MojoWhat keeps him afloat is his unflagging pursuit of a good tune. [Nov 2002, p.102]
-
SpinHis songwriting is sharper than you might expect. [Dec 2002, p.141]
-
The WireAfter long, lean years of straight edge piety and arthouse restraint, guitar solos that don't hold anything back are as refreshing as they are liberating. [#224, p.56]