When the time comes when we're ready to move on, they're more than willing to sell the contract to a major label with the resources to put on a bigger marketing push.

Mike Boehm of the Los Angeles Times wrote that while there are "some clear Alice in Chains echoes in My Sister's Machine...one can also detect similarities to sources beyond one scene--you can hear some of the Cult's catchy hard-riffing, and some of Axl Rose's contorted, word-bending phrasing.

[1] He also highlights another track "Monster Box" where he writes, "MSM takes a radical departure from standard heavy-metal ideology by condemning libertinism and sex without emotional bonds."

"[4] Jim Washburn, also of Los Angeles Times, described the band as "more melodic and more propulsive than its Seattle soul mates Alice in Chains" on the album but was far less enthused when he saw them in concert, during which they were said to be filming the video for "I Hate You".

[5] Troy J. Augusto of Variety described the album as "a noisy, angry and yet thoughtful collection that points to good fortune for the band.