"Essentially an old-fashioned power-pop record fashioned from the up-to-the-minute playbook of synth-laden indie-rock (think bands like Wolf Parade and Menomena), Aqueduct's latest album could be their breakthrough. There's nothing not to love here: quirky songs, big guitars, keyboard heroics, sing-along vocals, and an endless supply of larger-than-life hooks. It's an album that screams 2007, but nonetheless reminds me of a pair of late '90s masterpieces: the Flaming Lips' Soft Bulletin and the Dismemberment Plan's Emergency and I, two records that melded skewed yet personal songwriting with imaginative sonic twists and turns."  (Shepherd-Express)

"The quirkiest synth riffs this side of a Flaming Lips convention."  (Harp Magazine)

"Like a collaboration between the Beach Boys and XTC."  (Onion - AV Club)

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