Starting in 2000, the band began performing numerous reunion shows, while principal songwriters Ken Stringfellow and Jon Auer pursued solo recordings and tours.

[citation needed] Two songs from the album, "I Guess You're Right" and "Love Comes", were included as sample music in Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system.

[3] Peter Gaston of Spin wrote that "Even with a rather ho-hum second stanza, Every Kind of Light is an instant reminder that the '90s would have been a far worse place without the Posies, and that this decade is much better off with them around.

"[5] In a mixed review, AllMusic's Mark Deming called the album "...a bit hollow," writing that "It's nice to have the Posies back in the studio again," but that "Every Kind of Light isn't the triumphant return fans might have hoped for.

"[2] All tracks are written by Jon Auer, Matt Harris, Darius Minwalla and Ken Stringfellow