Reviews
Ranked #32 in Q's "Best 50 Albums of Q's Lifetime", 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...Sensitive white-boy blues for white boys who really oughta know better....sweet, gently burning songs...", Included in Magnet's "20 Best Albums of 2000" - "...An emotional singer adrift on seas of music-hall pianos, grabdly strummed guitars and even grander sentiments...", Included in Cmj's "Best of the Year" for 2000., "...A sincere songwriter's flowing meditation on relationships that by turn caroms and glides between heartbreak and romance...", 4 out of 5 - "...Stunning....giving as full a portrait as possible if his musical and personal life....he'll eventually win your heart...", Included in Q's "50 Best Albums of 2000" - "...Intelligent singer-songwriting had at last been updated for the dance age...", Ranked #7 in Ew's Top 10 Albums of 2000., Rated #4 in NME's "Top 50 Albums Of The Year" - "...Rough around the edges but uncommonly pure at heart....a testament to Gough's timeless songwriting...", "...A slippery and surprising little record - an oblique song cycle tracing a relationship from balmy beginning to corrosive end....an intimate hour that's far from bewildering." - Rating: A-