The Golden Age

Spin (p.96) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[The album has] an even-tempered groove, with acoustic fingerpicking fading into discordant electric guitar and then back into beats that sashay like ballroom waltzes." Entertainment Weekly (p.94) - "[A] lush collection that ranks among their best. Singer-songwriter Mark Eitzel reconfirms both his offbeat sense of humor...and his soulful vocals..." Uncut (p.72) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "THE GOLDEN AGE is the real thing. These songs catch Eitzel in uplifting mood, aided considerably by Dave Trumfio's production." Alternative Press (p.140) - 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "What it does have is songwriting, setting the stage with 'All My Love,' a downtrodden pledge of devotion that wears its mood like Leonard Cohen in the rain." No Depression (p.69) - "The music is warm and organic, with somber acoustic guitars and piano, and earthy accents from electric guitars building into the occasional squall." Q (Magazine) (p.100) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Pick of the bunch...is 'The Windows Of The World,' a beautifully executed 9/11 lament that builds to a mighty white-noise climax." Mojo (Publisher) (p.105) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "'The Victory Choir' conflates sardonic country rock with sparkling Beach Boys polyphony." Paste (magazine) (p.78) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he results are typically vibrant, if only because this allows Eitzel's deft songcraft to remain front and center." The Word (magazine) (p.98) - "'All My Love' and 'Sleeping Beauty' wrap the world in an unsettlingly seductive narcotic embrace....No one else tackles life's seedy realities with such style and charm."