"This is the sound they’ve reached for since the very beginning, and they’ve never played it as gracefully or confidently as they do here." - Pitchforkmedia (score = 8.5, Best New Music)

"The Walkmen have just made a gem of a rock album..." - New York Magazine

"...their place in the pantheon of the New Gods of indie rock is justly earned." - Paste Magazine

"...In the New Year, a waltz that may be the band’s finest song — bare-knuckle rhythm guitar swept up in fuzzy organ chords that dazzle like a mirror ball seen after too much cheap champagne." - Rolling Stone

"The Walkmen’s quietest music often has the greatest allure..." - NY Daily News