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Amongst the nine tracks are some of Black's best work but although the album's ambience shifts - from the darkness in 'Black Suit' and 'Long Song' to the whimsy in 'Volcano!' and the breezy 'Break The Angels'--the consistency does not.
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MojoThis, one, in its place [Pixies reunion], is fresh and really rather fab. [Mar 2009, p.106]
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Black Francis has brewed up a pretty thirst-quenching prospect with Petits Fours’ the debut album from this new venture with his wife.
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The album may not be the most cohesive collection of songs, but it’s infinitely entertaining, delicate and precise in its construction, and a solid debut from a couple we can only hope to hear more from.
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Grand Duchy have enough fun on the album that more often than not, it's contagious.
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Under The RadarA record that blends his trademark guitar squalls and characteristically crunching bass with feathery synths. [Spring 2009, p.65]
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Q MagazineOther tracks are a little less memorable, but the experiment's still worthwhile. [Mar 2009, p.98]
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Uncut'Black Suit' has a glimpse of where we might be had the Pixies never splintered. Elsewhere, though, the lyrics lack the ingenuity of Black's best, and Clarke's synth work feels like an awkward fit. [Mar 2009, p.86]
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It doesn’t help that Clark’s affection for ‘80s synth pop lays the sonic foundation for much of Petits Fours, and it also doesn’t help that as it continues, Francis cedes an increasing amount of lead singing duties to his wife.
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Petits Fours just has too many annoying bits about it to be good.