Inspiration Information

Rolling Stone (3/15/01, pp.81-2) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...A smooth, trippy soul-funk opus....revealing an expansive creativity that appeared unlimited..." Spin (2/01, p.107) - 9 out of 10 - "...We're (quite) taken through clear-eyed soul, blues, funk, and pop, then dropped home with our astonished smiles..." Entertainment Weekly (5/4/01, p.71) - "...Like Stevie Wonder, the self-reliant, sweet-voiced, then-17-year-old is on every track, stirring up soul, jazzy chords, psychedelia, and studio ingenuity into a tasty, weird mix..." - Rating: A- Q (5/01, p.133) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Half the album is marvelously psychedelic soul....Factor in jazzy bubblebath ambience, primitive electronica and opulent funk, and this is a bona fide lost classic." Uncut (p.126) - 4 stars out of 5 - "That this incredible recording sound so utterly 'now' is testament to the visionary genius whose synth silkiness and sophist-funk orchestrations tripped the minds of everyone from Prince to DJ Shadow." The Wire (1/02, p.40) - Ranked #13 in Wire's "50 Records of the Year 2001". Vibe (4/01, p.172) - 4 discs out of 5 - "...The sound of a 21-year-old guitar prodigy...getting really deep into his own groove-obsessed head. A bona fide buried treasure."