[4] A comic book, 22 Brides, inspired in part by the band and created by Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti, was used to promote Beaker via a full-page ad in each issue.

[5] Trouser Press thought that "the graft of punky abandon to the trunk of folky preciousness doesn’t mesh strongly enough to make the second album more than moderately intriguing ... but experimental hybrids do have a way of sprouting strange flowers.

"[14] Acknowledging the Indigo Girls comparisons resulting from the debut album, Tulsa World called the sisters "indie-go girls—all the guts without the cheap sentiment.

"[15] The Washington Post opined that, "though it's noteworthy for being livelier and more raucous than the band's self-titled debut, 22 Brides' Beaker reveals that [the] sibling singer-songwriters ... have gotten better at both ballads and rockers.

"[16] AllMusic wrote that "22 Brides add a raw, electric edge to Carrie and Libby Johnson's blissful sibling harmonies on their sophomore release.