"...Loeb's earnest confessionals are melodically attractive, but the album's chilly, relentlessly polite musical approach is at odds with the artist's soul-baring lyrical stance..." - Rating: C, 2.5 Stars (out of 5) - "...disappointing....staid arrangements and lackluster riffs. Loeb's songwriting and delivery haven't aged as much as she apparently thinks they have, either...", 5 (out of 10) - "...Record companies don't know what to do with talented, smart indie girls with guitars....Problem is, Loeb was a bit of a pale indie-imitation from the start: like her debut TAILS, FIRECRACKER is underwhelming and middlebrow, overproduced and pointlessly moody..."
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