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7.3

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 13 out of 15
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  1. Mojo
    80
    While the music is a combination of old Smog and new... there's a freshness here, a sense of change, and most remarkable, a real empathy on display. [May 2003, p.89]
  2. Uncut
    40
    The tentative pop entryism evident on albums like 1999's Knock Knock is largely absent here; instead we have his gruff baritone take us through an increasingly uninteresting outlook on love and life. [May 2003, p.108]
  3. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    Look beyond the music... to Callahan's uncanny vocals, which are placed unusually high in the mix, lending an eerily detached air to his deadpan lyrics. [25 Apr 2003, p.150]