Rolling Stone (3/4/99, p.88) - 3 1/2 Stars (out of 5) - "...an insidiously seductive exercise in chill-out cool; the best tracks brush-up against you like a gentle breeze....quiet storms from quasi-samba beats, swelling strings, cascading melodies and his own whispered vocals...this album shimmers..."
Q (5/99, p.112) - 3 Stars (out of 5) - "...languid and burned-out, with not much singing, it's another excellent if unnervingly diffident addition to the post-rock academy..."
The Wire (4/99, pp.69-70) - "...bright, shimmering quality...derived from an infusion of jazz...
Muzik (4/9, p.108) - 4 stars (out of 5) - "...understated triumph from America's avant-rock scene....flow into a world of mid-West ambience, elegiac acoustic pluckings and Beta-Band-on-ether fluffiness. Unusual name, strange greatness."
CMJ (1/10/00, p.7) - Ranked #30 in CMJ's "Top 30 Editorial Picks [for 1999]."
CMJ (2/15/99, p.5) - "...an evolutionary step for the multi-faceted musician....takes a more organic approach, employing delicate guitar interplay, resonant bass and minimal percussion..."