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Sep 30, 2013The lyrics and arrangements are stellar.
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UncutSep 30, 2013Internal Sounds is a sparkling conflation of '69-vintage Byrds, early Burritos and psychedelic country helped along by the odd splash of boiling surf. [Oct 2013, p.74]
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Sep 30, 2013Internal Sounds both solidifies and expands on the veteran group’s signature tone, beefing up the punk-infused, psych-rock twang without losing any of the technical mastery and subtle nuances of the playing.
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Sep 30, 2013The closer, We Are Circling (featuring Buffy Sainte-Marie), acts as a coda, binding the whole concept together, underlining the sacredness of family, community, music-making and the passage of time.
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Classic Rock MagazineJan 2, 2014This album may be a little unfocused, but it reveals mire and more with each listen. [Feb 2014, p.94]
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Nov 18, 2013Internal Sounds is full of endings and beginnings, with cinematic instrumental act breaks, twangy fist- pumpers ("The First 5 Minutes"), muscular power pop ("Another Tomorrow Again") and haunting drones (the excellent closer, "We Are Circling").
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Nov 1, 2013The album does reveal their wide influences across tracks rather than within them. For a band not as tight, that could have made for a scattershot album, but this one coheres nicely.
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MagnetOct 18, 2013The Sadies can still sound like the best rock 'n' roll band in the world, but here. for all their brilliance, they miss that steadying hand. [No. 103, p.60]
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Q MagazineJan 28, 2014Trad country and honky tonk duke it out with outlaw attitude and roadhouse rock, a high ground meeting point between early R.E.M. and Drive-By Truckers. [Feb 2014, p.120]