Cut You Out garnered attention from industry taste makers, and received significant spins on college and specialty radio.

[3] After Matt Pinfield played the track "Monster" on the FM radio station KROCK, the band decided to record a music video for it.

Jeff Brown of CMJ compares the album to the music of Sister Hazel and Tonic, and says Cut You Out is a "mature, well-crafted rock record resplendent with a sound that swings for the fences."

He notes Kundrath "belts over gigantic power pop guitar hook[s]" for the title-track "Cut You Out," and "What Do You Have To Say" and "Watch" nail the feel of post grunge and modern rock.

"[5] A mixed review in Punk Planet by Bart Niedzialkowski says "this is a good rock record if you don't mind repetitiveness.