Members of Gospel Claws that appear on this record are: Joel Marquard, Scott Hall, Wesley Hilsabeck, John Michael Mulhern, and Sloan Walters.
"[2] Brandon Nolta at Boise Weekly was equally impressed, enjoying its "new-retro vibe like the Strokes without falling down the fuzzy production rabbit hole.
"[3] Finding that "even their weak stuff is stronger than a lot of bands can manage" he would conclude that Gospel Claws is "well worth your currency, no matter how inscrutable their name.
"[4] While making comparisons to the likes of My Morning Jacket, Tom Waits, and Camera Obscura, Georgetown University's WGTB radio found that for their first EP, Gospel Claws still seemed to be doing a lot of experimenting.
[5] WRUV at the University of Vermont tended to agree, that this EP showed that the group was still experimenting with its sound, but still really enjoyed the "edginess/uniqueness of the last track– 'Don’t Let it Die'"[6]