`These songs are beautiful miniatures, each one capturing something elemental and essential, and each one simple but detailed and fully realized with a few words and the simple instruments. There is something universal and timeless about them - they sometimes sound like a chamber version of Califone and though seemingly polite, there are dark undercurrents. `All My Ghosts` is a deep black hymnal and in common with other songs has water running through it. . . you can imagine this bunch as reluctant pirates flying a black flag. The songs often creak like a wooden sailing ship making its way through the waves and songs like `Below` have a definite sea shanty quality - with the cello sawing away like rough timbers rubbing together and with the clarinet fluttering in the breeze like a standard the nautical theme is complete. Each one of the songs stands on its own and if you add together the impact of a dozen of these vignettes it all adds up to excellence.` 8 out of 10 STARS (Nobody`s Favorite) -- David Cowling, americana-uk.com (Nobody`s Favorite Records)
