Reviews3.5 stars out of 5 - "...Their most precise work yet - both musically decorous and lyrically savage....There is beauty here, cold but alluring...", Ranked #7 in Nme's 50 "Albums of the Year 2001"., 8 out of 10 - "...An albumn of meticulously arranged set pieces...effectively conjured up by the cracked and florid genius of Donahue...", "...The big sky's aglow with a 4th of July fireworks salute, and the lemonade is dosed...Sip and dream.", 4 1/2 stars out of 5 - "...What we have here is real desolation veiled behind sumptuously light music....Sublimely rueful...", "...A Magnificent, Widescreen Epic...", "...Swaps magic realist renderings of the Catskills for a watery evocation of Old Broadway...the country comes to the city, meaning much here sounds plausibly like HARVEST: THE MUSICAL...", Ranked #32 in Wire's "50 Records of the Year 2001"., Ranked #13 in Mojo's "Best 40 Albums of 2001"., 7 out of 10 - "...A half-hallucianted backdrop for Woodstock resident Jonatyan Donahue's pinched, utopian ramblings...", 4 Stars Out of 5-"...There Are Unexpected Delights at Every Turn..."
Additional InformationThe band's awe-inspiring sounds and fragile emotions come together in fantastical and heartfelt ways on their fifth album.