"...one of Austin's best-kept secrets....a swirling mixture of acoustic rock laced with country and a range of other less obvious influences...", 7 out of 10 - "...the Gourds blend collegiate smart-assness with workaday smarts, throwing dobros, mandolins, fiddles, and banjos into twangisgh songs that are almost always tightly constructed and finely observed....they are unafraid to tackle Americana..."