[8] The Chicago Tribune wrote that the band "has risked throwing syncopated, almost-house beats into its rootsy attack...

The experiment works beautifully, creating nifty textures that bubble underneath and shimmer on top so invitingly that you're tempted to overlook the almost complete lack of melodies.

"[10] The Orlando Sentinel noted that "Raindogs seem intent on downplaying their Celtic-folk side and forging ahead with a stronger rock emphasis.

Well, maybe not the whole band, but ... lead singer Mark Cutler is a stylistically schizophrenic combination of Tom Petty, a younger Mick Jagger and Karl Wallinger.

"[12] The Boston Herald concluded that "Johnny Cunningham's fiddle still provides the band's signature touch, but it's a far less forceful element than the hard-slamming drum sound.