4 stars out of 5 -- "It's as much The Attractions' album as it is the singer's, with keyboard player Stevie Nieve dextrously fleshing out the songs...", 3 stars out of 5 -- "Boiling with rage behind misted-up specs, he contorted his body into geeky misshapes and spat out violently rhymed vendettas like a murderous Buddy Holly.", 3 stars out of 5 -- "A spiky reminder of what made him a true original....With a breakneck 'Pump It Up.'"