Uncut (p.91) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "SMILE finds them superimposing various styles and moods on top of each other with impish glee." Alternative Press (p.132) - 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "Electric guitar dirges explode into feedback squall and instrumental chaos only to emerge as dreamy electro/indie pop, often within the same song." The Wire (p.51) - "The opening track, a cover of Japanese supergroup Pyg's 'Flower, Sun, Rain', has a certain summer breeze loveliness that dissolves into one of the many warm baths of Stooges-style feedback that open up invitingly on this album..." CMJ - "[T]he diversity of styles...and the organic way the songs emerge are what keeps Takeshi's thunderous bass and Wata's blitzkrieg of distortion so ridiculously face-peeling, hypnotic and beautiful." Kerrang (Magazine) (p.47) - "[With] plenty of raw garage, breathtakingly demented guitar mauling...[and] schizophrenic sunshine-soaked pop/eardrum destruction....Essential for volume freaks." Mojo (Publisher) (p.109) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "'Statement' is a concise blast of biker pop, equal parts Orange amp afterburn and harmony vocal rapture..."

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