Rolling Stone (p.71) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n engaging album full of rootsy beauty: gorgeous, wilderness-wandering ballads like 'Stolen Shoes & a Rifle' offer all the benefits of a great pastoral folk-rock record..."
Rolling Stone (p.90) - Ranked #13 in Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums Of 2008 -- "[P]ositively boisterous, jumping from glam-y folk rock to latter-day R.E.M."
Spin (p.102) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[R]ollicking outlaw narrative 'Black River Killer' and backwoodsy 'Lady on the Water' shine with spacey, eclectic instrumentation, from blipping synths to serene woodwinds."
Blender (Magazine) (p.78) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "On this fourth record, singer-guitarist Eric Earley accesses the haunted Americana Wilco nailed on YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT, with big nods to mid-'60s Bob Dylan, early-'70s Neil Young and the country Grateful Dead."
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