[3] Several months before his death, Good had composed a new tongue-in-cheek "anti-biography" for the band's profile on Yep Roc's website, poking fun at the inflated public relations hype typical in music marketing by calling Colder Streams "by far, the best record that has ever been made by anyone.

[1] The initial tour dates had to be cancelled when drummer Mike Belitsky had to undergo emergency wrist surgery;[3] however, the band did perform a single show which was recorded by documentary filmmaker Ron Mann for release as the concert film The Sadies Stop and Start.

gave the album a rare 10 out of 10 rating, writing that "No matter what comes next for the Sadies in the studio without Dallas Good, their legacy (and his) was secure before Colder Streams, but here's a record that punctuates and cements it.

"[4] Pat King of Paste rated it 8.5 out of 10, writing that "Upon listening to Colder Streams, one thing is made abundantly clear as soon as the needle hits the groove: This is far and away the best the band has ever sounded on record.

It's almost alarming how this record feels both immaculate and voyeuristic at the same time, like on the fuzzed-out choruses of opener "Stop and Start" and the Travis-sung autumnal folk ballad "All The Good."