Spin (p.91) - "Japandroids have a point of view and an M.O., but more impressively, they've mastered another secret to swaying the public: confidence without smugness."
Spin (p.32) - Ranked #16 in Spin's "40 Best Albums Of 2009" -- "[They] unleash fuzzed-out chordal riffs and rampaging fills..."
Entertainment Weekly - "The cacophonous bursts of garage-rock fuzz on this young Vancouver duo's third album are the stuff of a thousand beer-soaked basement parties..." -- Grade: B
Q (Magazine) (p.116) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Japandroids eschew traditional song narratives in favour of taking single lines and repeatedly shouting them over a wall of fuzz guitars..."
Clash (Magazine) - "It's just a couple of guys having fun...this, coupled with the album's sheer energy and catchiness, makes it a worthwhile party album."
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