Included in the Wire's "50 Records of the Year 2007"., "With songs drifting in and out of full-on blasts of static and swampy, harsh basslines to moments of almost Manchester indie calm...", "There is a bracing, open-air-worship quality in Whalen's long-breath chords and the ecstatic seizure of Johnson's heavily distorted guitar breaks.", 3 stars out of 5 -- "Everything here is duly served with a dedication to finding the ultimate locked groove that's admirable in its singlemindedness."
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