[2] A year later, Phoxjaw released their first single "Victorian Dolls" and shortly afterwards brought keyboardist Huw Allen into the band.
[6] John D. Buchanan of AllMusic described Phoxjaw as indie rockers who play a "raw, grimy, driving, and intense yet melodic sound" heavily influenced by grunge and British post-hardcore of the 2000s.
[1] Christian Biehl of Ox fanzine described their music as a "cross between modern metal with alternative rock, wave and a dash of madness.
"[8] German magazine Visions recommended Phoxjaw to fans of Glassjaw, Stone Sour or Every Time I Die.
[9] Punktastic stated that the band sound like "the bastard child of The Horrors and The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster".