Rolling Stone (3/18/04, p.72) - 4 stars out of 5 - "McKay's penchant for offhand satire and warped musical-comedy allusions aligns her [with] skewed songsmiths such as Randy Newman and Van Dyke Parks. And she's only nineteen."
Rolling Stone (p.146) - Included in Rolling Stone's Top 50 Records Of 2004 - "[I]t's McKay's laser-beam wit and able songwriting that made it one of the debut albums of the year."
Entertainment Weekly (2/13/04, p.71) - "Combine luxe jazz vocalist Julie London with a rapper and you'll get a sense of this unique singer-songwriter's charm." - Rating: A-
Uncut (p.96) - 3 stars out of 5 - "Think Randy Newman crooned in a voice like Peggy Lee and delivered with the panache of Rufus Wainwright."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.110) - 4 stars out of 5 - "From exquisite jazzy swoon to political satire, this has wit in spades, an irrepressible love of language and genuine originality."
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